I'M PLANNING TO OVERHAUL THE ENGINE ON MY 1200 GX (A12)
I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS ENGINE PERFORM AS STRONG AS POSSIBLE.DONT WANT A BIGGER ENGINE JUST A WELL TUNED 1200 , I ALSO WANT TO RETAIN THE ORIGINAL SU CARB SETUP.
I AM THINKING OF HAVING THE HEAD PROPERLY GASFLOWED, WITH EXTRACTORS TO SUIT WITH 2" FREEFLOW EXHAUST.AND I PRESUME A REASONABLE CAMSHAFT UPGRADE.
MY QUESTIONS ARE:
1) - IS THIS SETUP OPTIMAL FOR MAXIMUM POWER .
2) - TO WHAT DEGREE SHOULD THE CAM BE CUT TO MAKE IT PERFORM WELL BUT STILL MAINTAIN ENOUGH LOW DOWN TORQUE TO DRIVE EASY.
3) - IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WORTHWILE TO DO LIKE UPGRADING THE COIL ETC.

I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS.

THANKS
PITBULL

PS! I'M NOT SHOUTING, I JUST PREFER TYPING (EXTREMELY SLOW) IN CAPITAL LETTERS

Whilst the original Hitachis are not the setup for "optimal power",
they will help maintain driveability.

Electronic ignition is a good upgrade that you wont regret.

yeah electronic ignition - can you tell me more please, does the engine perform better? is it worth the $400-500 if my coil set up works well?

Ihave used a Pertronix electronic ignition, it's less than a hundred dollars (USD) and you'll never change points again. well worth the money, and uses a standard 3 ohm coil. as for perfomance, not a noticable gain, unless pionts were worn, but consistant at higher RPM's ( no point bounce )

i to have been very interested in this electronic ignition, can somebody shed some light on these questions:
WHERE DO I GET THIS FROM???
WATS INVOLVED IN FITTING:
HOW MUCH WILL I BE PAYING
AND WAT DO I ACTUALLY NEED 2 ASK THE SHOP 4?

cheers

hey tommy - check out datrats.com.au i think thats ferals products, check out the A series parts and they are there - i dont think much is invovled fitting them, we could prob do it ourselves. (i like your ute btw! My utes my first car too)

Try the msd blaster2 coil its quit good quit a noticable up grade even with points .the good thing is this coil will work with the electronic diizzy as well if you choose too