At the end of May I'll be selling my t2 and getting a project bug and putting in a s5 NA 13B. I'm going with a carburater for simplicity and I'm wondering what ignition I should use. Will a distributor from a 1st gen 12a work, I'm going to be spinning past the stock 8k rpm redline as this motor will be built and ported.

 

Distributor will work fine.

 

Dizzy and dual MSD 6ALs.

 

I'm using a direct fire setup incorporationg the trailing coils from a 2nd gen and a generic brand coil form AutoBone. Works pretty well.