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British A & B Series
Retro Rockets is a distributor of PerTronix Ignition Systems

 

Electronic Distributors for 
British A & B Series 4 Cylinder Engines

     

These new distributors from PerTronix fit all A & B Series BMC 4 and 6 cylinder engines with the A Series dog drive.  They feature the reliable, performance-proven Ignitor electronic ignition and are available in either 12 V negative earth or 12 V positive earth.  They come with vacuum advance and a carefully tailored centrifugal advance curve for great performance, drivability, and fuel economy.   The simple two wire hook-up makes installation easy.

The HP Series of distributors for British Engines feature the high performance Ignitor II electronics (click here for Ignitor II features).  These have an aggressive mechanical advance curve and no vacuum advance.  Intended for high performance applications and not legal for sale on pollution controlled cars.

 

 

 

Part Number Cyl Description Price
USA & Canada
Price
UK & Europe
(Includes VAT)
D176600 4 Electronic Distributor for British A & B Series with A Series dog drive
 12 V negative earth with standard Ignitor
$174.30 $204.80
D178600 4 Electronic Distributor for British A & B Series  with A Series dog drive
 12 V positive earth with standard Ignitor
$182.40 $214.30
D170600 4 High Performance Electronic Distributor for British A & B Series with A Series dog drive, mechanical advance only.
 12 V negative earth with Ignitor II electronics
$197.40 $231.95
D177600 6 Electronic Distributor for British A & B Series with A Series dog drive
 12 V negative earth with standard Ignitor
$183.00 $215.00
D179600 6 Electronic Distributor for British A & B Series  with A Series dog drive
 12 V positive earth with standard Ignitor
$191.10 $224.55
D171600 6 High Performance Electronic Distributor for British A & B Series with A Series dog drive, mechanical advance only.
 12 V negative earth with Ignitor II electronics
$206.10 $242.15

Accessories

D500707 4, 6 Replacement Module for D176600 and D177600 Distributors, 12 V neg. $64.80 Contact Us
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D500708 4, 6 Replacement Module for D176600 and D179600 Distributors, 12 V pos. $73.40 Contact Us
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D604600 4 Cap & Rotor (also fits Lucas 45D distributor) $10.30 Contact Us
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D664600 4 Magnet Sleeve for D176600, D178600 and D170600 $21.60 Contact Us
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D500701 4, 6 High Performance Ignitor II Replacement Module for D170600 and D171600
12 V neg.
$99.10 Contact Us
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D606600 6 Cap $12.30 Contact Us
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Recommended Coils

40501 4, 6 Chrome, oil-filled, 3.0 ohm, for distributors with Standard Ignitor $39.00 Contact Us
for pricing
40511 4, 6 Black, oil-filled, 3.0 ohm, for distributors with Standard Ignitor $35.30 Contact Us
for pricing
40611 4, 6

Black, epoxy, 3.0 ohm, for distributors with Standard Ignitor

$42.10 Contact Us
for pricing
45001 4, 6 Chrome, oil-filled, 0.6 ohm, for distributors with Ignitor II $42.50 Contact Us
for pricing
45011 4, 6 Black, oil-filled, 0.6 ohm, for distributors with Ignitor II $38.30 Contact Us
for pricing
45111 4, 6

Black, epoxy, 0.6 ohm, for distributors with Ignitor II

$45.90 Contact Us
for pricing

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