Firecore RTR and Fi-Tech

[comet_666]

Is the firecore RTR a 2 wire that would plug directly into the Fi-TEch unit?
Not having it in front of me currently, the firecore rtr pic on manciniracing.com shows 2 wire, now finding a pic of mine it looks like its 3 wire..?

[garner7555]

I am running the Firecore Distributor that doesn't have any vacuum advance on the side (different than the one in your picture) with my FiTech and it has worked fine.     I'm running full timing control and I have checked it with a timing light a few times to verify that it is correct and everything is good.    

[comet_666]

How did you wire it in?
Fi Tech says RTR distributors will not work.

thanks!!

[garner7555]

I am running this distributor.   It is different than the one you have pictured.  It was plug and play with the FiTech.
https://www.manciniracing.com/firradi.html

[comet_666]

Oh boy...Do I need the orange box and ballast resistor now that i am going back from the RTR to a regular dist?

[metallicareload99]

Oh boy...Do I need the orange box and ballast resistor now that i am going back from the RTR to a regular dist?

Depends on what you want to use to control ignition timing and if your FiTech can control timing.

How did you wire it in?
Fi Tech says RTR distributors will not work.

thanks!!

If your's is an RTR then you could use it like a standard distributor with advance weights and springs and the Fi Tech only controls fuel/air.  Otherwise if you want the Fitech to control timing, and it is able to, you would need a "2 wire"/ variable reluctor distributor that had the advance mechanism lockedout.  Allegedly factory 2 wire distributors don't provide a good enough signal to be used for timing control, but people have made them work.

Wether or not you need a ballast resistor would depend more on what coil/ignition you use

[comet_666]

I ended going with an MSD dist. The entire insides of the firecore were sloppy and it had already failed me 2x in 4 years so in the bin it went...MSD was plug and play and works great.

[myk]

I think that's the first negative review I've ever read about the firecore dizzys...

[comet_666]

Lasted about 3k miles, reluctor kept moving around no matter what I did..ended up the entire guts of the operation were moving around inside..