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Raceboy - that is a whole lot smaller than the Electromotive systems, with three two hole coil packs (NAPA in the US carries the packs, as they were from a Pontiac or something from 20 or more years ago).

Since you endorse it, can I assume they put out plenty of spark? For a twin plug application, just use two? Very tidy looking.

I am a bit dubious that any of this is plug and play the way computer stuff is, though. I had all the stuff for the Electromotive with an engine I bought that ran it. I changed the manifolds, but thought the settings which had been used would work. But the engine would start, but stall when you tried to get going unless you could get it to 10 or so MPH. Turned out the throttle position sensor, which should raise its output voltage as the throttle opens, and had the proper reading at closed throttle, and at WOT, would actually lower the voltage when first you gave it some gas, then pick up. Weird. Guys I know who have done conversions tend to have minor problems, and then spend a lot of time with someone watching a laptop while they drive around so they can get all the maps spot on. Though with a race car you don't need all that, and when you are done with it on a street car I suppose it is pretty much very stable ever after.
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