Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
No. Stay with the stock Dodge electronic ignition. That's what I had in my '77 B200 van with a 318 cu. in. (Same basic engine as you have.) Never gave me any problems and boosted gas mileage once I tweaked the timing.
(The OEM ignition was nearly bullet proof so I don't know why anyone -- other than a race engine builder -- would want to change it.)
There is an electronic ignition inside? Wow, i am very surprised about it. When i did the first testdrive, the starter needed some seconds until the engine is started, but the engine runs great without smoke and very quiet. Love it! :-)
In my opinion the starter is a little bit undersized for this big engine but it seems to work, so i'm not worried abou that.
