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I have a 81 sportster ironhead ,it still has the stoc electronic ign. im having a problem with intermitent spark ,and am wanting to upgrade the ignition system . So i started looking around and there are so many choices .so im looking for suggestions on what all i need such as single fire ,dual fire whats the difference ,choice of brands ,and best place to buy from thank......
 
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