*Ed* asked,
*1)What will this do for me? I have a 258 with a Weber. Will it decrease or increase my emmissions?*
It will decrease your emissions if you change coils or go with the MSD module.
The carb has nothing to do with the ignition.
The stronger spark energy and more accurate delivery of that spark will give cleaner burns, and decrease emissions.
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*2)Will I have a more stable idle and transfer to the main circuit?*
You will have more stable and smoother idle, along with increased power all through the RPM range. The cylinders will be getting fire, and getting that fire at the correct time for a change.
The transfer to 'the main circuit' you speak of is a function of the carburetor, and your ignition system will have nothing to do with that. You will need to consult Weber tech line on how to correct any carb problem...
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*3)Can I do it myself? I am 16 and have a basic mechanical ability, but no one that I know knows anything about cars. Actually I do have access to a mechanic for free, but he works the 3rd shift, and I have to go to school (every dang day).*
Forest Gump could do this upgrade by himself. If you can change your own distributor cap, rotor and plug wires, you are in business...
Once you see the parts, you will know how they work...
Just pay attention to what goes where, and if you have any guest ions, have someone with a 70's or 80's ford truck raise the hood, and that should clear it all up...
Don't cuss going to school, and take all of the science and math courses you can get!
There is no such thing as a stupid or dropout automotive engineer. If you want to learn race cars or high horsepower secrets, learn math. It's all math...
Basic math, geometry, and applied physics.
I would put a 16 year old to work building 1,000 horse power engines if he could do the math...
How tall, how strong, how goofy, how ugly don't count in the real world, that's all high school crap... It's all what you learned and how you can use it....
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*4)Will it be reliable? I don't want any my Jeep to have another weakness.*
More reliable than your current ignition,
More reliable than the GM HEI, more reliable than any of the aftermarket mega buck ignitions.
Part available in ANY discount auto parts store... what more could you ask for?
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*5)Does Autozone carry all of the good parts? I live in Memphis, home of Autozone, and there are no longer any other chains near me.*
Auto Jerks is just fine, if you can get the mouth breathing nose miner to understand what you are looking for. Counter men at chain stores are pretty dense most times.
They do carry premium brands of caps, rotors, coils, and plug wires.
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*6)If I screw it up, can my engine launch out of the bay, landing three towns over in someone's living room?*
No it won't launch, but it will turn you into a little gay catholic basket ball fan that drives a brown Ford Probe... So pay attention to what you are doing... Unless you WANT to be catholic and drive a Probe....
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*7)Will I have to fabricate a little mount for the coil on the block?*
Only if you want to learn something, otherwise you can just get one from the junk yard.
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8)Is the Ford cap waterproof? I think I heard it was, but don't know if I made it up. I only ask because around here all of the trails either have mud, water, or mud and water.*
No. The Ford cap, nor the Motorcraft distributor is water proof.
There is a vent hole in the bottom of the Motorcraft distributor, and the seams and cracks where the vacuum advance attaches, the cap meets the housing, the wiring goes through are all potential leak points.
The upgraded ignition will not drown out any sooner than the old small cap did, if that's what your asking...
You can also make you housing pretty much water resistant pretty easy, but that's another thread...
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*These questions also apply to most ignotion upgrades, but since I have never seen anything with an upgraded ignition, I don't know what to expect.*
These questions have been covered here several times. If you are new, we will cut you some slack and answer them again.
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*Ed* wrote,
*What is up with this? Everytime I make a post no one answers it. I ask stupid questions, but I want to know these things. Teamrush, I know you know this. Help a new guy out.
ed*
I don't have near as much time on the BBS as I used to, so I pick the questions I think I can give the best answers to, and the more common questions I let the guys here answer.
It takes between 1 and 2 hours to write an in depth answer, and more than that to post an article, so there is a real time investment factor here.
(There is no return at all, unless someone posts a 'Thank You' on the BBS, so don't forget to thank everyone that answered your posts!)
They did a good job for you, so say, 'Thank You!' and be polite, and they will continue to help you with all your questions...
Besides, I thought you post was trying to bait me.
There are some pretty low crawlers here among the real people, and they like to stir up trouble. Not very many of them, but it only takes a few to start things... And I'm pretty short tempered...
I didn't know if this was real, or one of them starting something again...
If you notice, there are a lot of times I let the others answer, and if they haven't hit the nail on the head, (And they usually do, it's a pretty sharp crowd!) then I post.
I also post after the others do so I don't have to hear it from the pot stirring boys...
Keeps things on an even keel around here...
I don't want to upset the guys here to see what they can learn or teach, or to upset the casual reader or casual question asker...
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Good luck, and ask again if you have any problems, Aaron.
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