[canada1]

Put vintage insurance on the old escort the last year. Saved a few $.
Needs some body work and paint.
Interior and mechanical completed.
Fun to drive? Yes!

 

[MondyJa]

Pertty love this old school look

 

[Mark Eric Roth]

Sharp looking car, love that valve cover!

 

[Shorty]

I see you have a coil pack and I'm very intrigued... How did you set that up?
Seeing your car is inspiring me to get mine back on the road. Super clean, looking good!

 

[Falconnest]

I see you have a coil pack and I'm very intrigued... How did you set that up?
Seeing your car is inspiring me to get mine back on the road. Super clean, looking good!

My bet is that he has a crank tiger. There is what looks like a aftermarket ignition box under he dash. I been tossing around doing that to my EXP.
@canada1 how much did going coils help?

 

[Shorty]

Yeah, the more I thought about he must be using a stand-alone with a crank trigger...
Still intrigued, and I'm curious too: did it make a difference?

 

[canada1]

My bet is that he has a crank tiger. There is what looks like a aftermarket ignition box under he dash. I been tossing around doing that to my EXP.
@canada1 how much did going coils help?

Sorry for taking so long to post an answer.
I did go to an aftermarket EFI engine management system.
I used a Haltech computer. I wanted control over fueling and spark timing.
The other option at the time was using a turbo Tbird ecu - but that would have required a fair amount of screwing around.
With a turbo, one doesn't want to make silly/unknown mistakes - melted pistons etc...
I did get an 32-1 trigger wheel that was mounted to the front damper.
I did buy a long wiring harness which certainly helped make it all work.