280 electronic ignition

[mom'sZ]

My car is a 77 280z. It has the factory electronic ignition. When I rev the car to 6K the stock module overheats and the car won't run very well. So I've read a bunch and trying to find a good ignition solution for the car. It's a scca its road race car. I found this thread where Jon M. discribes using the 79-8x ZX distributor with a GM HEI ignition module.

http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=110022&highlight=HEI

Does this work with the 76-78 280z ignition? (the one with the module on passenger side kick panel, not the black box mounted on the distributor)

Toward the bottom of the thread savageskaterkid posts link to dimequarterly article about how to do it. (great!)

Here is the article (thanks SSkid) http://dimequarterly.tierranet.com/articles/tech_hei.html

Here's anouther thread where Jon post article on Joseph Demers web site about how to rebuild distributor http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=107791&highlight=HEI

With a wiring harness diagram posted.

I would also be willing to use a pertronix or Crane (although I like that the pertronix doesn't have an external module like the Crane) I must use the stock distributor housing by the rule book. Any advise?

[COZY Z COLE]

http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/distributor/index.html

 

Reconditioning an early 280ZX distributor...

http://www.atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/distributorrebuild/index.html

 

LARRY

[mom'sZ]

Thanks for replying Larry

that first link shows converting a 77 for the ZX distributor, got some good info but I need to use a 76 - 78 distributor as per class rules. Will the guts swap over? I didn't appear so.

Anybody know of a good ignition for this car?