"Would there be anything to gain by this, or am I just peeing in the wind?"
Brian,
Isn't the only way to find out to try it and see what happens? I did that on my '71 Dodge van that I bought new with a small block Mopar engine. "71 was the last year for point ignitions on vans. I took a stock Mopar electronic ignition off another van in a self serve wrecking yard and put it on my '71. I immediately noticed better starting when cold and when flooded from heat soak, for example after filling the gas tank.
What harm can come from doing the experiment?
Moparguy, I still have that van and it's still going strong at 361,000 miles. You can't kill that Detroit iron, huh?
