Timing light recommendations?

[dspur]

I am a little ways away from getting the mechanical going again in the restoration of my 69 Super Bee, but looking ahead a bit what brand, quality, digital / analog timing light do you recommend? It has literally been decades since I used one, probably back in the 70's on my A12 Bee. Had a decent timing light back then and a dwell meter...
Amazon has quite a few, as does Ebay and even Harbor Freight. Many appear quite cheap (price and quality), but I do not know what to expect TIA

 

[Snook]

I have this one, works well: Innova 5568 - Innova Pro Timing Lights
Innova 5568 Innova Pro Timing Lights | Summit Racing

Chuck (snook)

 

[ruffcut]

I have a Summit Racing brand and am very happy with it.

 

[JonR]

I'm interested too. I have my dwell meter still from the 70s but don't have a timing light.

 

[hunt2elk]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EVYGV4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have had a couple of these Innova 3568's and been very happy with them.

 

[kiwigtx]

I have this one, works well: Innova 5568 - Innova Pro Timing Lights
Innova 5568 Innova Pro Timing Lights | Summit Racing

Chuck (snook)

I have the same one, and it works well for me.

 

[steve340]

A timing light like the ones recommended above that allow you to do total timing without having a degree marked damper are worth the extra money.
Especially when trying to tune an old motor for todays fuels.

 

[Ron H]

I have this one, works well: Innova 5568 - Innova Pro Timing Lights
Innova 5568 Innova Pro Timing Lights | Summit Racing

Chuck (snook)

Ditto - bought this one couple years ago and naturally a few buddies have borrowed it...ya know, why buy one when a bud has one. No complaints with it.

 

[WileERobby]

My older Craftsman is about 55 years old, still has the spring attachment to the #1 spark plug post. Still works. Been through hell.

 

[toolmanmike]

@HALIFAXHOPS usually has some quality lights. He knows what works.

 

[Ron H]

My older Craftsman is about 55 years old, still has the spring attachment to the #1 spark plug post. Still works. Been through hell.

My old Penske about the same age as yours decided not to work so much anymore prodding me to invest in a new one. A few buddies were wiser to wait for their buddy to fork out for a new one - to borrow, lol.

 

[AR67GTX]

I have this one, works well: Innova 5568 - Innova Pro Timing Lights
Innova 5568 Innova Pro Timing Lights | Summit Racing

Chuck (snook)

Excellent light. Nice to be able to use one instrument for timing, rpm and dwell. Only caveat is keep the pickup away from the exhaust manifold heat - it’s not heat resistant in the least.

 

[WileERobby]

My old Penske about the same age as yours decided not to work so much anymore prodding me to invest in a new one. A few buddies were wiser to wait for their buddy to fork out for a new one - to borrow, lol.

I do have a newer, clamp-on type light... but 'ol reliable with it's numerous melted marks cable, still works.

 

[33 IMP]

Do any of the above recommended lights work with an MSD?
According to summit specifications blurb, neither the Innova nor summit work with multi spark, and the MSD lights are expensive!!

 

[Don67Satellite]

Innova 3568. @33 IMP never had an issue with MSD/Pertronix or Progression Ignition.

 

[33 IMP]

Innova 3568. @33 IMP never had an issue with MSD/Pertronix or Progression Ignition.

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Thanks Don, I was just going by what summit says in their features blurb.

 

[hunt2elk]

I use the Innova model I posted above on the MSD distributor in my car with no issues.

 

[33 IMP]

Interesting result. Summit says the Innova lights don't work with multi spark. So I went to Innova's own site and looked to see what they said. iNNOVA says their lights don't work with multi spark.
MSD sells what they call an inductive light (for about $250). Innova sells an inductive light........ for $35. WTF?

 

[toolmanmike]

Interesting result. Summit says the Innova lights don't work with multi spark. So I went to Innova's own site and looked to see what they said. iNNOVA says their lights don't work with multi spark.
MSD sells what they call an inductive light (for about $250). Innova sells an inductive light........ for $35. WTF?

Inductive spark pick up doesn't have anything to do with Multispark. The circuits take one spark signal and send it to the light. Think about how it has to work.

 

[33 IMP]

Inductive spark pick up doesn't have anything to do with Multispark. The circuits take one spark signal and send it to the light. Think about how it has to work.

It makes sense to me that the light would fire off of the first spark, so a light should work whether there was one spark or three or whatever. And several guys here say their light works fine with an MSD.
So why does Innova say their light WONT work with a multi-spark? Along with Summit saying their light won't work either.
(The reason for this is.... my ancient dependable sears light is in california,..... and I need a light and I'm in Arizona.)