CaMpylobacter Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 what's wrogn with points? It always seems that cutns ditch opints before anything else on minis. there's really no reason to do so. nice simple well performing (when set up properly) system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Nothing wrong with points, but you will get a better spark from a decent electronic setup, plus people are lazy! less maintenence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I'm sure Mini's are not exempt from the detriment of points. The 110 had a weird occasional misfire that was resolved by converting to electronic, the smoothness of the revs was a hugely notable difference also, as well as being able to rev ever so slightly higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP450andLE Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Yeah, I would most likely get elec ignition, just for the extra reliability, so I don't have to Bus to Uni any more! And I'm sick of points causing problems. And I'm lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I don't think I've ever had a problem with points failing on me. ever. it's usually CAUSED by something else. and in the same instances with electronic ignition, I'm sure the module wouldn't stand for it as long as points will. also ky your car probably had better top end due to the ignition curve on the electronic dizzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Quite likely. All I know is that it remedied my issues and that was all I was after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP450andLE Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 I probably have a spare cast manifold to suit a 1 3/4 Carb and possibly a HIF44 as well... I would automatically assume that the carb would need a rebuild/new seals as it has not been used for 4-5 years. The likely-hood is I don't have a fat enough needle to run a mild 1100.. NINJA EDIT: I just had a thought that the manifold probably has epic porting to match my heavily modified 1275 head so might not perform so well on the small bore motor... also the best mod you can do to any mini is to fit a honda civic / nissan pulsar dizzy.. get rid of those nasty points.. http://www.niksula.hut.fi/~mdobruck/sii ... ien/dizzy/ there is another site (i found about 10 years ago) which has some more info bu i can't seem to dig it up again.. So the porting would just make it run shit on an 1100? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 BP isn't ethanol, is it? The one close to home just got 98, so I don't have to travel very far at all for it now! 'Cos I'm a lazy bugger Yeah, BP 98 is the best, your lucky to have it close. Points is fine but you have to go back and check them every couple of months and make sure the plate hasn't shifted etc etc which is just something most people would rather not do if they could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 if it's anything like the rest of our projects on this site he'll be under the hood every week anyway, aint no thang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I found the advance to be inaccurate on points, it would waver around a bit, they didn't like damp weather and converting to electronic meant i could use a higher voltage coil. electronic > points and for the price i reckon there is no better upgrade for an old mini... As for my manifold, it's probably not going to perform all that well on a factory head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSassafrass Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I put electronic in my 1300. Best thing I ever did, there a kit on trade me for about $100 works sweeeeeeeee....... super easy to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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