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Old 02-23-2010, 07:55 PM
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Any input on their new powerfire distributors?


Easy 3-wire install with no external spark box necessary.
Precision CNC machining and hand assembled production.
Patent pending positive lock manual advance/retard knob. Distributor can be accurately advanced or retarded in 1/2-degree increments on the flyby turning the external adjustment knob. Each click of the knob provides a 1/2-degree change in total ignition timing. This makes getting an accurate setting very easy.
Accurate super hot spark all the way through 10,000 RPM.
Hardened steel .50" diameter steel shaft with sealed roller bearing upper support and bronze bushed lower support for extreme stability at maximum RPM.
Powerful magnetic pickup and CNC machined reluctor pickup.
Fully adjustable advance mechanism with easy to use spring and bushing design for a nearly infinite advance curve.
POWERFIRE module built in for drop-in reliability from 50 to 10,000 RPM.
Hot cranking spark as low as 50 RPM.
Black anodized base with laser etched timing marks for easy visibility.
High quality injection molded caps with brass terminals for long life and conductivity.
Both male and female caps provided in kit so you know your wires will work.



http://www.retrotekspeed.com/product...dy-to-run.html
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Old 02-23-2010, 08:17 PM
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Where's the magazine articles with side by side comparisons -- or product testing - data - etc? That kind of stuff is what SELLS products... real world uses and testing and comparisons of comparable parts. That just might explain why people buy FAST... it's out there - it's been tested - it's been tuned - it works - and the more of them that are out there - the more they sell themselves...
I remember HOT ROD did a big EFI comparison about a year ago this system was in it. I remember them saying it was a pretty easy to setup and ran really well, they seemed to love it. The thing that caught my eye about this system was the fact that it could pass at first glance as a holley/demon carb. But since i'm cheap and refuse to change i'm sticking with my working carb.

I'll see if I can dig up the magazine for the dates of it.

Edit: I found the article on thier website. Its the same thing that was in thier magazine.
http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/e...ero/index.html
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Old 02-26-2010, 12:38 AM
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This system of fuel pump management seemed to be spot on - as it was vacuum / fuel pressure management rather than RPM based... and appeared to be well engineered.
Ken, since you worked for Retrotek, and Greg spoke to the reps on the returnless fuel management system I have a few questions. If it is vacuum based, does the engine need a certain amount of vacuum to operate the system? I have very low vacuum due to my cam choice, but haven't worried about it before due to manual brakes/trans and a double pumper carb. I'm moving to EFI, trying to decide between FAST and the PJIII. The returnless option seems like a simpler set-up for me. I have no factory return line, or vented/baffled tank. I could install this without removing my tank which would be a plus. Except I left the sock off my pick-up, will a simple 100 micron pre-filter cover that need?
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I thought you didn't work for them ummm?
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so, do you work for them or not? Not a huge deal, but it'd be nice for people to know if they're talking to someone that works for the manufacturer of a product they're pushing................ Nothing wrong with that, we have many manufacturers and reps that post on the site, just want to get the story straight.

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so, do you work for them or not? Not a huge deal, but it'd be nice for people to know if they're talking to someone that works for the manufacturer of a product they're pushing................ Nothing wrong with that, we have many manufacturers and reps that post on the site, just want to get the story straight.

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I agree, give us the scoop on what your situation is so at a minimum, people can use you as a resource and you can help build positive images of the product.

I have a lot of questions. Several magazines have installed them and seem quite happy with the product. Yet, hardly anybody on the street or online seems to be running the system. I'm buying one or the other in the very near future. The PJIII seems like a better unit for what I need. My car is a PT style car, but all of the styling elements are retro from the finned valve covers to the TTII's, the pearl white OEM vinyl, etc. The looks of the PJIII and the returnless fuel delivery fits the bill.

FWIW, I have a Professional products intake manifold since I bought it from Ace at PPR where I got my stroker kit and he helped develop it, it's a nice piece, and I have their harmonic balancer, again from Ace.
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Any input on their new powerfire distributors?


Easy 3-wire install with no external spark box necessary.
Precision CNC machining and hand assembled production.
Patent pending positive lock manual advance/retard knob. Distributor can be accurately advanced or retarded in 1/2-degree increments on the flyby turning the external adjustment knob. Each click of the knob provides a 1/2-degree change in total ignition timing. This makes getting an accurate setting very easy.
Accurate super hot spark all the way through 10,000 RPM.
Hardened steel .50" diameter steel shaft with sealed roller bearing upper support and bronze bushed lower support for extreme stability at maximum RPM.
Powerful magnetic pickup and CNC machined reluctor pickup.
Fully adjustable advance mechanism with easy to use spring and bushing design for a nearly infinite advance curve.
POWERFIRE module built in for drop-in reliability from 50 to 10,000 RPM.
Hot cranking spark as low as 50 RPM.
Black anodized base with laser etched timing marks for easy visibility.
High quality injection molded caps with brass terminals for long life and conductivity.
Both male and female caps provided in kit so you know your wires will work.



http://www.retrotekspeed.com/product...dy-to-run.html
I tried one. It was junk. Would loose spark.

Sent it back, got an MSD, same everything else, worked fine.
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I own a previous version of this system. (Boss EFI) Basically the same except the EMS is separate. I have found the system to be simple to install, runs well, and is reliable. I just upgraded it with my Procharger install by adding 92 lbs injectors, a larger capacity pump and a new load from Retrotek and off it went. I brought it to the dyno tuner and he said the computer is doing a great job of adjusting the Fuel/Air ratio and he had to do little to it. Retrotek Speed makes the system and they were bought by Professional products. I sell electronics and it is impossible to find anything without foreign content anymore. I would guess the components in my MSD box are Chinese. I buy American whenever I can.
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The thing that bothers me is at the beginning of this thread it was said that this unit does more than the Fast computer? Are we talking about EZ EFI or XFI because if it is XFI then that is really not true.

Like everything... you get what you pay for. I took off a retrotek off of a merc last year that had their individual runner intake and it wouldn't even run. Over the passes it would run horrible. Put an XFI in it and was running great in 2hrs. Then drove it to Goodguys.
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