80 gs450: convert to points?

[mlc216]

Yup you got it! Sorry my explanation was such crap... oh well... haha

Aww pete your explanation was great man... But, I'm a mechanical engineer... not a electrical guy at all!

[pete]

Haha I'm an IT geek... I occassionally remember to have some social skills...

[mike-s]

Maybe something like this would be handy? considering all advance is taken care of mechanically you dont have to be concerned about adjusting the timing curve and just taking that input and sending a pulse to the ignition coils. if you wanted to get really fancy and fix the mechanical advance and put in a computerised advance then you could consider something like this. I've considered doing it, but as it takes a fair amount of mucking with the harness and a bit of using the old grey matter i've left well enough alone and just stuck with the existing & functioning unit.

[pete]

The only problem if you go down that path is the price... nearly half the price of the Boyer Bransden and it's a fully supported product.

However, I'm always a fan of the DIY stuff which is why I've persevered so far with the HEI modules. Now if only I could find a way to get my exhaust done and start testing that again...

[mlc216]

Yeah I'm thinking that's a bit over my head for now... I'm more of a mechanical guy to begin with, so I think the last thing I want to do is add more complicated computer controlled modules to my bike...