i want an aftermarket ignition with coils, what is the best brand/that works the best,and thats easy to hook up? im looking at mad with some blaster coils but the 6al says it wont work with distibutorless ignition? arent we distributorless? anyways let me know what kinds you have,how easy it was to wire,and what kind od performance you got out of em ...thanks jr

 

your car already has coils, really really good ones at that...
6al works fine with our cars.
im using stock coils with the racing beat 8mm wires and its fine and dandy

you might look into the msd 6al, you can also get their coils if your really set on different coils.

 

well im running 720cc injectors and have rtek with turbo 10psi.. i thought maybe our coils arent up to par but maybe i am wrong.. so just get the ignition module?

 

From what I have read on this forum...they are good for 500hp - 700hp. 700 hp is what the Hitman said.

James

 

Best is stock.
I'd recommend you stick with the stock ****.

Almost everything else requires cutting and splicing.
No one makes a plug-n-play "kit".
If you're too scared to cut and rewire, no aftermarket ignition parts will work for you.


-Ted

 

yea thats what i was afraid of

 

what would be the benefits of installing an msd unit anyways ? would u get more hp? i would think you would only need more spark on high boost applications

edit - my car is na so what would my benefits be from putting on an msd unit

 

just installed msd 6al two weeks ago.

88 n/a

idle is smoother. more seat of the pants feel at low end. better gas mileage by 75kms.

btw. wiring was a snap... just forget you're playing with your ignition and you'll be fine...if you can wire in a new set of aftermarket speakers you can do this. There's instructions at fc3spro I think

 

i assume u need two units for use on both coils, one unit for each coil right ? did u install this to the leading or trailing coil ?

 

The HP increase is very marginal. The only point where a CDI or ignition box type setup will help is the upper RPM range and starting with poor condition spark plugs.

remember when using a CDI will also pretty much burn through spark plugs every 3-5K miles, so don;t forget to budget that as well

 

The front coil is the same on both posts, so you really only need a single channel CDI for the leading coils.

Its a waste of money to do anything to the trailing coils, but if you had money to burn, you would need a dual channel or two single channel units for the trailing coils.

So if you wanted to do all the plugs/coils you would need one CDI for the leading and two (or a dual channel) for the trailing.

 

I had been told that the cdi would increase the life o my spark plugs. This made no sense to me, as you're firing them "more often".

But I am pleased with it all around, as it was just sitting on my shelf and taking up space, previously.

 

My experience with mutiple vehicles using mutiple systems, that not one of them increased spark plug life, but rather each and every one of them cut spark plug life in half or even to one third.

But then IMO rounded conductors or electrodes on spark plugs lead to a bad flame propigation, so I tend to change plugs way before the the average consumer anyway.

 

It will eat the spark plugs faster, yes.
This is why I'd recommend running 9's in the leadings.

With the CDI, it will allow the ignition system to fire significantly larger gaps.
The stock FC ignition system is really finicky when it comes to spark plugs gap, but the CDI will fire insanely erroded, large gaps on the spark plugs.
This is where the "longer life" comes from; instead of throwing the spark plugs away prematurely, you can use them to almost double their normal lifespan.
In average, stock ignitions will typically burn the spark plugs in about 7.5k to 10k miles...maybe 15k miles.
I've run 9's in the leadings for over 10k miles easily, and will easily hit 15k miles...and will not be surprised I'd hit 20k miles.


-Ted