Ok just picked up a 78-81 distributor off ebay.From this place called PLANET AUTO PARTS. It seems like it was a great deal. It is a remanafactured

Diz for $112.00.

It appears to be in great shape new bearings,plates and the such.

The one thing im curious about is the the module doesnt have any markings on it except "IGN-02" Does anybody have any idea if this a aftermarket module or what????

I dont want to do the upgrade this weekend if it is the wrong module.

B.T.W I read over 100 posts on this before i asked.

THANKS MIKE

Any pictures?

If there are no markings then it is a aftermarket part . The proper module has two spade connector's on the top , there are two small ones that connect to the coil inside the dist . That's it . The wrong module has more large connector's. Be vary sure that you connect the leads properly or you can ruin the module .

Thanks Gary,

I thought i read somewhere that ther where two differant modules for the

D6 dist. Must have been something else.BTW swaping the ZX dist. to my early 260 was easy! got rid of a bunch of wires in the process .Mainly my whole safety interlock system as well as the old ignition system plus the egr relays.MUCH CLEANER UNDER THE HOOD NOW:love:

I know there is about a bizillion posts on this swap and i swear to god i have read for 20 hours straight.

But as usual i came acrossed something differant

My fixing plate wouldnt allow me to advance the timing beyond 8 degrees.

I bought a new pedastol from the dealer to use with this diz but i didnt get the fixing plate.So i just used my old one my 260 had to enlarge the slots for the bolts.

I dont know if this was ok but i am running at 18 btdc now

Unfortunally i cant get my rpms above 3000 it starts to fade the wierd thing is that it only happens on the hill by my house i read lots of threads on this too The best i can figure is that i need new plugs EVERYTHING else is new.It wasnt a problem before the swap??????? Also thanks to arne for the reply still havent got a new digital camera

New plug wires fixed this limited rev problem for me but it sounds like you already replaced those?

On a seperate note, I also bought a reman 280ZX dizzy on eBay for $79 which came with an e-12-80 IGN module. I have been happy with it until yesterday when I noticed that the dizzy wobbles just a little bit while the car is running. I'm assuming this means the dizzy shaft is slightly bent. :mad:

Good call enigma The P.O. told me that the wires were new.Ive only put about 300 miles on it in a year. So i just figured they were ok.I checked them with my ohm meter and two of them were out of spec.When i went to buy new wires i picked up some octane boost and 5 gallons of fresh gas.I dont know which one fixed it but it pulls nicely now.

I think sometimes its the easy stuff that is overlooked.

I'm sure your problem was either bad gas or bad plug wires, octane boost is a complete waste of money. In a can of octane boost you get 8 oz of tolulene and xylene for $8 (look on the bottle, they usually say what's in there). Go to the hardware store and you can buy a gallon of either for $9. The two solvents are 114 octane and 118 octane, respectively. That little bottle will raise your octane by .1 which isn't enough to do much of anything. Do a quick google and you'll find home octane booster brews. They work, but you need A LOT more than 8 oz to make a significant difference. Oh, and if you don't NEED the octane, you'll probably LOSE power by raising the octane.

Oh, and if you don't NEED the octane, you'll probably LOSE power by raising the octane.

No kidding didnt know that