hi all,
i am planning to convert my xflow to electronic ignition very soon, but im struggling to find info on it. i was looking on burton power, and everything seems to be for sidedraught carbs. im running a dgav and dont plan on going sidedraught. my current distributor's vacuum advance is not working so i want to replace the entire unit with a vacuum less system. if anyone knows where i can get a system that isnt mapped for sidedraughts or if there is a better way to go information would be very much appreciated
Thanks guys 

Many years ago (around 1998) I converted a cooper s non vaccume advance distribuitor to fit my 1300 xflow rally engine and fitted a luminition pointless kit. that dizzy is still running a 1700xflow and has never missed a beat. the only maintenance is to wipe the seeing eye with a cloth every year or so.
From memory to convert the dizzy from BMC to Ford is simply knocking out the drive gear pin from each dizzy and swapping over the gears, get a new dizzy cap (I used side entry type) and rotor arm and new set of leads. (old Ford ones will fit but splash out on new) wiring is simple.
 

I put one of those on mine,it works great and its set up for vaccum lines
http://www.accuspark.co.uk/distributors.html

No Vacuum? Go for ther Lucas 43D 
  
 

I can personally vouch for the accuspark units. Buy direct from their UK website. You can pay with paypal and total costs including shipping are very reasonable. As ratta tat tat mentioned, they sell whole units with electronic ignition with or without vac advance and in lucas or motorcraft.
 
whole units are a great idea as you get a new rotor and cap to boot. Whats more is that you dont have to install the module yourself at all.
 
Installing these units makes a noticeable difference in general running. Good bang for buck I say! 

Another vote for accuspark
I think the talk about the sidedrafts is referring to the side entry cap. 
Make sure you have the right type of coil for the accuspark too.
 

And instructions in the accuspark kit you get will show you how to bypass your inline resistor to the coil too. Its also a good time to splice in a killswitch if you haven't already :)

thanks for the help guys, i will definitely go accuspark. as for the vacuum, will running no vacuum advance effect the carby (32/36 weber) ? or is it better to get one with a vacuum unit for this reason?
    also i have a standard bosch coil which is 12 months old. will this be alright.
cheers guys

I ended up getting a new coil from them due to the bosch GT40R being .2 ohm lower than required. Less resistance means the unit could overheat. If your coil is within range it will work fine.
The guide here tells you how to check the resistance:
http://www.accuspark.co.uk/fitting_guide.html
 

Vacuum advance improves fuel economy.  If it's a street car then I'd say it's worth having for that reason alone.