[DeTomaso] Durospark ignition system

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 After I lost a can-of-oil coil and its feed wires to a left-on ignition switch a decade or two ago, I switched my Ford Duraspark to an e-coil from the slightly later Ford TFI (thick film ignition) system. It's designed for a non-existent molded plug on the distributor wires, but if you look down inside the coil's plug-in, there's a + and a - code molded in, and will take spade lugs in place of  the molded plug. It never overheats and gives a slightly higher amperage to the whole system. The Duraspark does NOT need a ballast resistor, or the resistor wire in later Pantera power leads. 
    On Monday, July 29, 2024 at 05:58:17 AM PDT, Rich Hoppe <richbhoppe at gmail.com> wrote:   

 Thanks 
What high performance coil can this system use?

FYI
I have had three or four MSD systems they would well.
I have a Holley EFI system it seems finicky with an msd box.
I had an electromotive system it was a monster to tame..
I had a pertronix system it ran smooth no problem.
So being an engineer I wanted to try something else the ford duraspark.
Rich

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> On Jul 28, 2024, at 7:33 PM, Doug Braun <doug351c at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Rich,
> 
> If by "DurOspark you mean that you want to install an original Ford Duraspark Ignition Box along with its reluctor pickup in the distributor, then you will NOT need a tack adapter.  With such a system the Blue/Black Tach wire still connects to the coil (-) terminal just like it does for the stock points type system.
> 
> Doug Braun
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso On Behalf Of Rich Hoppe
> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2024 3:20 PM
> To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Durospark ignition system
> 
> I am thinking of installing the durospark system on one of my cars.
> Does the system need a tach adapter to run in a pantera?
> Any other info on the system is appreciated.
> Rich Hoppe
> 
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   After I lost a can-of-oil coil and its feed wires to a left-on ignition
   switch a decade or two ago, I switched my Ford Duraspark to an e-coil
   from the slightly later Ford TFI (thick film ignition) system. It's
   designed for a non-existent molded plug on the distributor wires, but
   if you look down inside the coil's plug-in, there's a + and a - code
   molded in, and will take spade lugs in place of  the molded plug. It
   never overheats and gives a slightly higher amperage to the whole
   system. The Duraspark does NOT need a ballast resistor, or the resistor
   wire in later Pantera power leads.

   On Monday, July 29, 2024 at 05:58:17 AM PDT, Rich Hoppe
   <richbhoppe at gmail.com> wrote:
   Thanks
   What high performance coil can this system use?
   FYI
   I have had three or four MSD systems they would well.
   I have a Holley EFI system it seems finicky with an msd box.
   I had an electromotive system it was a monster to tame..
   I had a pertronix system it ran smooth no problem.
   So being an engineer I wanted to try something else the ford duraspark.
   Rich
   Sent from my iPhone
   > On Jul 28, 2024, at 7:33a-PM, Doug Braun <[1]doug351c at gmail.com>
   wrote:
   >
   > i>>?Rich,
   >
   > If by "DurOspark you mean that you want to install an original Ford
   Duraspark Ignition Box along with its reluctor pickup in the
   distributor, then you will NOT need a tack adapter.  With such a system
   the Blue/Black Tach wire still connects to the coil (-) terminal just
   like it does for the stock points type system.
   >
   > Doug Braun
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: DeTomaso On Behalf Of Rich Hoppe
   > Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2024 3:20 PM
   > To: [2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   > Subject: [DeTomaso] Durospark ignition system
   >
   > I am thinking of installing the durospark system on one of my cars.
   > Does the system need a tach adapter to run in a pantera?
   > Any other info on the system is appreciated.
   > Rich Hoppe
   >
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