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HarryOK · Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 21 Location: Gibraltar

Hi there and greetings from newbie in sunny Gibraltar! Quick question which might have been burnt to death by now: I am replacing the ignition leads in my 924 with Jacobs Energy Core (they lay claim to be the best) and also the coil with a new Bosch. I have seen a Permatune replacement ignition box for what seems a very reasonable £160. Is aybody familiar with these and could I expect any improvement in performance? BTW, the car has not been giving me any problems in this department and this is just part of my ongoing search for that little bit extra. Thanks.

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

Hi there HarryOK

nice find this site....i dont know if its better than the old one or whatever...but i've found a few things i'd like to have from them....like: that ignition if its any better...the exhaust headers they selll for 254$

and some small stuff i've found preety cheap there.

but...they dont ship to romania

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John Brown · Joined: 07 Nov 2002 Posts: 903 Location: Leesburg VA

IMHO there is no gain to be seen.
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HarryOK · Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 21 Location: Gibraltar

Thanks for your reply, John. But have you actually checked it out in your car or anybody who u know has actually installed it in theirs? The only way to really know is by first hand experience?!

HarryOK · Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 21 Location: Gibraltar

Hi there Morghen. Sorry to hear that u can't get stuff delivered to Romania. If I can help as a go-between I'll more than happy to help. Let me know.

924RACR · Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:32 pm Post subject:

I'm using a Permatune in my ITB car, but I agree, no real sense of any added performance over the stock unit.
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Smoothie · Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 2:18 am Post subject:

Hope you don't mind a "self-quote" instead of typing it all out again..

-nick · Joined: 16 Nov 2002 Posts: 2699 Location: Cambridge, MA

HarryOK, do you have the stock points ignition or the Bosch box? I know a lot of you folks across the Atlantic got the antiquated points ignition.

If that's the case, then switching to a permatune ignition would very likely have some performance, economy, and definitely reliability improvements - no constant setting/replacing points!

nick

HarryOK · Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 21 Location: Gibraltar

Thanks for the feedback, guys. Looks likeI'll save my pennies for something more worthwhile.
BTW Nick, it's a 1982 NA, so Bosch ignition box

rg-series · Joined: 25 Feb 2006 Posts: 17 Location: Tempe, Arizona USA

Please do not support Jacob's electronics. They used to be a very good company that sold a sealed ignition box with an inherrant problem of blowing an irreplaceable fuse. They used to replace the ignition boxes even if they were out of warranty because of this flaw. They were bought out and now their customer service is the worst. I spent $400 on one of their systems and had to throw it away after only using it for a year. Go with MSD if you are looking to buy an ignition system.