can you go electronic ignition on a J15?

[burrito213]

i was looking for stuff to do to this truck i have and up popped a convo that said you can make an electronic ignition or distribution for a datsun but i kept reading other engines.

or the pics went bye-bye

 

then i saw you can but you have to adjust your timing and, well, i havent timed an engine since 2002.

 

anyhoo, is it possible for me to do this to my J15?.... i heard all the positives from some of the treads i read but i dunno

 

any help? :huh: can anyone lead me to the water?

[jefe de jefes]

Yes. It can be done.

I did it to my 320. You have to use parts from both dizzys to make it work.

You have to swap the distributor drive and use the J series dizzy timing plate iirc. Mklotz had a write up on it. That's where I got the idea.

 

 

Edit-I did this mod on an E series engine but I think the J series are pretty similar. I have both the E and J series engines but it's been forever since I've messed with them.

[burrito213]

would i need somethng like this?

 

http://www.bonanza.com/booths/hot_spark/items/Electronic_Ignition__Honda_Nissan_Datsun_Mazda_Subaru

 

 

Electronic Ignition Conversion Kit

 

[jefe de jefes]

I used one of these. Just swap the distributor drive at the bottom with the one on your truck. I don't think the pedestal is needed. I did the swap a while back but i ended up selling the distributor since I'm probably going to drop an L16 in the truck.

 

[burrito213]

yeah. im looking for the write up but only saw AZhitmans on Nico but his pics are no show. it was an old thread.

[burrito213]

what type of dizzy is that jefe? or dizzy i need to swap with?

[fisch]

Since the J15 is a copy of the British BMC B-series engines (as used in the MGB) you might be able to do what they do to get EI. I am not sure what that is but I remember reading it somewhere.

[jefe de jefes]

what type of dizzy is that jefe? or dizzy i need to swap with?

It's a basic matchbox dizzy like the ones from a 1979 620 or 1981 720's. It's the dizzy most people use when going EI on their L series engines. I'm pretty sure I have an extra if you have trouble finding one. You'll find them on here from time to time as well.

[jefe de jefes]

yeah. im looking for the write up but only saw AZhitmans on Nico but his pics are no show. it was an old thread.

I took a quick look for mklotz70's write up but couldn't find it. Maybe he has it saved on his CPU somewhere.

[Charlie69]

Hi Burrito,

 

Scroll down this is Mike Klotz's write up for moddine1 & J distributors.

 

http://community.ratsun.net/index.php?showtopic=393

 

Let me know what distributor you need for parts. I just stashed a 1980 310 A15 distributor at the Junk yard on Saturday.

 

Sorry I have not had time to get pictures of you manifolds, They are safe in my garage.

 

I hope you can make it to Phoenix for Chrismas.

 

The 320 at the wrecking yard I was telling you about does not have an engine or a transmision in it. There are several A15s available but I here the A swap is difficult.

[datsunaholic]

Also, if you have the original J15 dist (or a J13 that's 1968 or newer) you can use the pertronix 1741 in it. I don't know if the older 66-67 J13 dist works, I don't have one to compare.

[burrito213]

thanks for all the help people...

 

i will do the research on the parts this holiday weekend.

 

i really didnt want to open up another thread on this issue but it is helping me a lot. thank you.

 

 

 

@ charlie, no worries amigo. you are good people. i hope your truck is looking cooler by the day. ;)

[wayno]

Hi Burrito,

 

Scroll down this is Mike Klotz's write up for moddine1 & J distributors.

 

http://community.rat...p?showtopic=393

 

Let me know what distributor you need for parts. I just stashed a 1980 310 A15 distributor at the Junk yard on Saturday.

 

Sorry I have not had time to get pictures of you manifolds, They are safe in my garage.

 

I hope you can make it to Phoenix for Chrismas.

 

The 320 at the wrecking yard I was telling you about does not have an engine or a transmision in it. There are several A15s available but I here the A swap is difficult.

Hi there Guys, One of the Elec. ignition write ups is in Mike Klotzs original NL320 thread, the one charlie has a link to above.

 

 

 

 

I put an A15 in this former 1965 L320 I had, it was a great truck till that kid hit me head on, I had to manufacture all the mounts from scratch to install the A block, but it fit in there nice, it even had dual SUs, which made it move compared to the 1200 that it came with. wayno