I put in one of those electronic ignitions and it left me stranded at a inconvenient time. So I went back to my trusted BOSCH with the point setup and never looked back. I keep an extra points and condenser in my glove box. With a feeler gauge and small screw driver. Peace of mind!! I've never have had to use those back up points yet.
Never thought about the ground side of things. I imagine that could cause the module to overheat? We have thought about digging this setup back out and giving it another go. Definitely more inclined to with your information. Thank you.
@@2GuysandaBug I am looking into these for my cars and trucks. Talked to a guy today he was saying about the coil fails. Also remember guys saying you need that billet bracket to get adequate ground. I will be talking to CB at the show to get the info. Empi has a brand new similar one with their own coil. I may look into it. has everything for $220. looks like the cb one with different high energy coil.
I was considering getting this distributor for my buggy but after hearing about your issues with it I'm kinda reconsidering now lol I don't feel like getting stranded in the woods somewhere if this happens to me
We have been running the Perteonix for awhile now with no issues. We have a theory that the module was getting hot. There was a lot going on back then and we learned a lot since then. We think the engine would run hot and cause the electronics to fail. We have added a doghouse cooler, and a full flow oil pump which lowered the temp a lot. We have thought about trying this setup again but just haven't gotten around to it. It's a case of if I knew then what I know now. Lol. Always learning that's for sure.
We used the one already installed. The current motor is a DP 1600. We are thinking about building a 1915 so we may need to change the springs for that setup.
Hard to say really. We ended up removing those setup and running the pertronix. I think we have an electric issue that was causing this setup to fail prematurely. We have been running the pertronix for a few months with no issues. Either way going from points to electron seems to help the over all performance and not having to adjust the points every month is a big win.
I put in one of those electronic ignitions and it left me stranded at a inconvenient time. So I went back to my trusted BOSCH with the point setup and never looked back. I keep an extra points and condenser in my glove box. With a feeler gauge and small screw driver. Peace of mind!! I've never have had to use those back up points yet.
Thanks for the video! Installing my kit as we speak. You guys seem like good guys! Positive vibes boys! Nice bug!
Great work guys! Glad it’s in and running well. She sounds great taking off!
Thank you sir. Chris says it has a little more pep too.
@@2GuysandaBug that wouldn’t surprise me at all.
I installed mine last year and my Bug runs great!
that parting shot :))) , glad you it tuned , sounds great and scoots too 👍
Nicely done!! Sounds great. Took off nicely!
Thank you sir, Chris is really enjoying driving now with this upgrade.
From what I am researching right now the issues lie in the coil. And make sure the bracket is tight for proper grounding.
Never thought about the ground side of things. I imagine that could cause the module to overheat? We have thought about digging this setup back out and giving it another go. Definitely more inclined to with your information. Thank you.
@@2GuysandaBug I am looking into these for my cars and trucks. Talked to a guy today he was saying about the coil fails. Also remember guys saying you need that billet bracket to get adequate ground. I will be talking to CB at the show to get the info. Empi has a brand new similar one with their own coil. I may look into it. has everything for $220. looks like the cb one with different high energy coil.
@@Mikefngarage Mike, definitely let us know what you find out. The Empi setup sounds interesting as well.
Nice I'm glad you got it set up with a working unit finally.
You and me both. :)
I was considering getting this distributor for my buggy but after hearing about your issues with it I'm kinda reconsidering now lol I don't feel like getting stranded in the woods somewhere if this happens to me
Way to go guys. Good job sounds great 👍
Thank you.
When you have repeated problems, the issue is usually not the product. This ignition is widely used, I run it and not seeing or hearing problems.
I would agree, a lot has happened since this video :) we haven't put this setup back on the car yet, currently running Pertronixs with no issues.
Did you ever figure out what the problem is / was I see you went back to the Pertronix. What's the update?
We have been running the Perteonix for awhile now with no issues. We have a theory that the module was getting hot. There was a lot going on back then and we learned a lot since then. We think the engine would run hot and cause the electronics to fail. We have added a doghouse cooler, and a full flow oil pump which lowered the temp a lot. We have thought about trying this setup again but just haven't gotten around to it. It's a case of if I knew then what I know now. Lol. Always learning that's for sure.
Nice video, sounds great, what kind of spring did you used? The ones that come already installed or one of the other ones?
We used the one already installed. The current motor is a DP 1600. We are thinking about building a 1915 so we may need to change the springs for that setup.
Chris, what’s the long(er) term review of the distributor. Is it still working for you ?
Do these distributors offer much of a performance gain over a pertronix svda?
Hard to say really. We ended up removing those setup and running the pertronix. I think we have an electric issue that was causing this setup to fail prematurely. We have been running the pertronix for a few months with no issues. Either way going from points to electron seems to help the over all performance and not having to adjust the points every month is a big win.
I'm going with a 009
So we don’t buy cub performance ....
If it failed the first time, shame on them. But again and again? Shame on you.. stop buying their junk...
Cb has good stuff
If the electronic module goes bad again, it can be bypassed. With a MSD box and MSD coil setup. More information on available the samba.com. 👍