Bob H.
Contributing Member
Many of you know I'm in the midst of an engine rebuild on a 1987 Crusader Model # 350 / 7.4L Gen 4 ( many of you may be getting bored with reading about it, sorry!). Everyone here pretty much agrees on replacing the distributor, and I have found the stock Mallory replacement. Now our plan has always been to upgrade the ignition system to electronic. Based on past posts/input here I've decided to go with the PerTronix line.
So here is the quandary; do I buy the stock Mallory, then buy the kit to make the change to electronic, plus the coil? Or do I buy PerTronix's marine graded, billeted distributor that already comes equipped with electronic ignition system? I end up having to buy new coils with either purchase but by purchasing PerTronix's distributor I save close to $80.00. Supposably reliability is the same but if I stick with the stock Mallory, I keep the option of being able to convert back to a points/condenser system in case of an emergency.
Which would you chose?
So here is the quandary; do I buy the stock Mallory, then buy the kit to make the change to electronic, plus the coil? Or do I buy PerTronix's marine graded, billeted distributor that already comes equipped with electronic ignition system? I end up having to buy new coils with either purchase but by purchasing PerTronix's distributor I save close to $80.00. Supposably reliability is the same but if I stick with the stock Mallory, I keep the option of being able to convert back to a points/condenser system in case of an emergency.
Which would you chose?