Harry Dinkle

I don't know about the 280zx coil, but 280z had a 0.45-0.65ohm coil with a 1.15-1.45 ohm ballast resistor for 1.8 ohm total. The 240z (points distributors) had a 1.5 ohm coil and 1.5 ohm ballast for 3 ohm total. I am not going the 280zx route but the tach wiring is the same as Blue's instructions so I should be good.

I just want to make sure I am clear on this since there are two wiring diagrams in the instructions (nice work on those BTW) but they don't indicate coil specs with and without the ballast and there are conflicting answers online. When you suggest a <1 ohm coil, do you suggest that with a 280z ballast such that the overall resistance is roughly 1.5-1.8ohm? Or just the <1 ohm coil? I believe you don't need any ballast with the HEI module because as you have stated, it limits the current so there is no need for a current limiting resistor. The Pertronix D2000 Flamethrower module limits current to 6.9A. The 280z stock setup should be 6.6A (12v/1.8ohm) so it isn't a huge upgrade which is why keeping the stock ballast/coil setup in a 280z could be just fine. My current planned setup is 260z distributor, Pertronix D2000 HEI module, Flamethrower II coil 0.6ohm, no ballast resistor. Jump the two wires currently on the ballast so my tach still works.

Thanks again, remarkably helpful group. I guess i should have prefaced this by the fact that my 240z distributor has an pertronix ignitor in it but the dizzy appears to have slop in the bearings so i want to get a new distributor. This could be a complete misdiagnosis, but hey, that’s my decision. My first choice is a remanned 240z dizzy but i can’t find one with single points for a reasonable price. My second choice is the 280zx system but i can’t find the mount as i dont think it is included in the reman kits. Zcarsource appears to not have any in stock. so that leads me to the 260z reman dizzy with HEI module.

I really appreciate the responses. I was thinking the 260z with Pertronix d2000 hei module would be pretty straight forward, reliable, and allow me to keep my ballast/coil setup and functioning tach. I may upgrade the coil to 3ohm, get rid of the ballast, and figure out the tach wiring.

Hey Folks, I have read extensively about putting a 280zx distributor into 240z and that seems like a great upgrade. However, 260z and 280z both had electronic ignition distributors and I was wondering why people don't swap those into the 240z instead/also. The reason I am asking is because I can easily get rebuilt 260z and 280z distributors and they bolt right in with no differences to the dizzy mount as far as I can tell. However the 280zx distributor has a different mounting block and I can't seem to find any of those to purchase, I don't think they are included in the rebuilt Cardone distributors. I feel like this answer should be out there, but I have been searching this forum and others for literally hours and have come up short. Tons of 280zx info and nothing about 260 and 280. Appreciate the help.