"Drew Dalgleish" wrote

I'm considering repowering my murphy rebel upgrading from an 0-290 to
a 0-320 clone. one of the options I'm considering is an electronic
ignition instead of new slicks. The cost isn't much but I'm not sure
if it would make much difference with my low and slow plane. The prop
will be fixed pitch probably a prince composite prop to keep the
weight down.

Seems to me that you would gain:
A hotter spark. Less spark plug fouling?
Easy starts, in hot and cold, with engine hot or cold.
Smoother running, from more complete combustion, at differing mixture
settings.
Almost unlimited spark plug life, longer life and reliability from the
ignition, vs the mags.
A small improvement in fuel usage.
Less concern about detonation?

I'm sure I missed some things, but that comes off the top of my head.

Me? Price being close, it would be on my new engine.
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Jim in NC