HKS Twin Power?
11-21-01, 10:45 AM
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Re: HKS Twin Power?
Originally posted by Falcon
I was thinking of purchasing an HKS Twin Power Ignition system and wondered if the gains were worth the expense.
I was thinking of purchasing an HKS Twin Power Ignition system and wondered if the gains were worth the expense.
11-21-01, 10:00 PM
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Originally posted by Cetchup
how does the Twin Powe Ignition system help you? what does it do?
how does the Twin Powe Ignition system help you? what does it do?
11-21-01, 11:43 PM
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Benefits
plug and play, in that no wire cutting is needed with the harness ($10 extra for the harness.)
Fires both leading and trailing plugs,
smaller than all others, easier to find a spot to mount it.
Cost $400 roughly depending on if you know the shop owner.
Jacobs - disadvantages- almost the same cost as the HKS unit, a lot larger and harder to mount, fires only the leading plugs.
that goes for any other ignition system, you would have to buy 3 of each to fire the leading and trailing plugs like the HKS does. 1 for the leading, 2 for the 2 trailing plugs.
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plug and play, in that no wire cutting is needed with the harness ($10 extra for the harness.)
Fires both leading and trailing plugs,
smaller than all others, easier to find a spot to mount it.
Cost $400 roughly depending on if you know the shop owner.
Jacobs - disadvantages- almost the same cost as the HKS unit, a lot larger and harder to mount, fires only the leading plugs.
that goes for any other ignition system, you would have to buy 3 of each to fire the leading and trailing plugs like the HKS does. 1 for the leading, 2 for the 2 trailing plugs.
Tim Benton
11-22-01, 09:05 AM
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Originally posted by Tim Benton
Benefits
plug and play, in that no wire cutting is needed with the harness ($10 extra for the harness.)
Fires both leading and trailing plugs,
smaller than all others, easier to find a spot to mount it.
Cost $400 roughly depending on if you know the shop owner.
Jacobs - disadvantages- almost the same cost as the HKS unit, a lot larger and harder to mount, fires only the leading plugs.
that goes for any other ignition system, you would have to buy 3 of each to fire the leading and trailing plugs like the HKS does. 1 for the leading, 2 for the 2 trailing plugs.
Tim Benton
Benefits
plug and play, in that no wire cutting is needed with the harness ($10 extra for the harness.)
Fires both leading and trailing plugs,
smaller than all others, easier to find a spot to mount it.
Cost $400 roughly depending on if you know the shop owner.
Jacobs - disadvantages- almost the same cost as the HKS unit, a lot larger and harder to mount, fires only the leading plugs.
that goes for any other ignition system, you would have to buy 3 of each to fire the leading and trailing plugs like the HKS does. 1 for the leading, 2 for the 2 trailing plugs.
Tim Benton
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Seems like most of the people interested in the HKS are using it in FD's. Does it also work in FC's with the same ease and results? If so, where can I pick one up at?
11-23-01, 09:34 PM
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I do know that it can be installed in an FC, but I'm not sure if a harness is made for it or not. At the time I had mine installed, it actually came of a highly modded TII, the shop owners car. He had to wire it in like you would with a MSD or crane, but that was about a year ago so I don't know if they have a harness now for the FC. He had one dyoed on a slightly modded N/A 90 model and it showed about a 2 hp and 2 ft/lb gain across the board since if you wanted to do a dyno test, all you have to do is turn it off on the box, do a run, turn it on and do another, after letting it cool down of course. Throttle response is what you can feel, not the 2 hp or 8 hp that my dyno plot showed. Toe in the pedal and the car felt peppy.
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11-23-01, 10:55 PM
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Originally posted by Tim Benton
I do know that it can be installed in an FC, but I'm not sure if a harness is made for it or not. At the time I had mine installed, it actually came of a highly modded TII, the shop owners car. He had to wire it in like you would with a MSD or crane, but that was about a year ago so I don't know if they have a harness now for the FC. He had one dyoed on a slightly modded N/A 90 model and it showed about a 2 hp and 2 ft/lb gain across the board since if you wanted to do a dyno test, all you have to do is turn it off on the box, do a run, turn it on and do another, after letting it cool down of course. Throttle response is what you can feel, not the 2 hp or 8 hp that my dyno plot showed. Toe in the pedal and the car felt peppy.
Tim Benton
I do know that it can be installed in an FC, but I'm not sure if a harness is made for it or not. At the time I had mine installed, it actually came of a highly modded TII, the shop owners car. He had to wire it in like you would with a MSD or crane, but that was about a year ago so I don't know if they have a harness now for the FC. He had one dyoed on a slightly modded N/A 90 model and it showed about a 2 hp and 2 ft/lb gain across the board since if you wanted to do a dyno test, all you have to do is turn it off on the box, do a run, turn it on and do another, after letting it cool down of course. Throttle response is what you can feel, not the 2 hp or 8 hp that my dyno plot showed. Toe in the pedal and the car felt peppy.
Tim Benton
11-24-01, 10:08 AM
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Originally posted by kevinhall8
Think about it the worlds fastest street rx-7 is using the jacobs is that because it sucks
Think about it the worlds fastest street rx-7 is using the jacobs is that because it sucks
11-25-01, 05:42 PM
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One thing to remember, like I said earlier, you need 3 jacob units, not counting all the coil packs to do the same thing the HKS unit can do. MAybe the fastest street car put the jacobs in before the HKS unit came out and since they had dropped about $1000 for 3 units to fire all the plugs, they didn't want to come off the hip and buy one for $400. I think the Jacobs ina nice unit, BUT the fact remains, it doesn't do what the HKS unit does.
SMALL UNIT, EASY TO MOUNT, HARNESS PLUGS RIGHT IN, AND FIRES ALL THE LEADING AND TRAILING PLUGS. no other unit does this
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SMALL UNIT, EASY TO MOUNT, HARNESS PLUGS RIGHT IN, AND FIRES ALL THE LEADING AND TRAILING PLUGS. no other unit does this
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11-25-01, 06:26 PM
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Originally posted by Tim Benton
MAybe the fastest street car put the jacobs in before the HKS unit came out and since they had dropped about $1000 for 3 units to fire all the plugs, they didn't want to come off the hip and buy one for $400.
MAybe the fastest street car put the jacobs in before the HKS unit came out and since they had dropped about $1000 for 3 units to fire all the plugs, they didn't want to come off the hip and buy one for $400.
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Originally posted by DamonB
So the Twin Power makes hotter spark but does not have the coil-killing problems I have heard about with other units?
So the Twin Power makes hotter spark but does not have the coil-killing problems I have heard about with other units?
11-27-01, 12:04 PM
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Re: Don't Forget the RED LED Indicator light
Originally posted by Sled Driver
Looks cool with your engine running & the hood up.
Wow's your friends.
Oh yeah, Is easy to install & hook up, but that dams light is phat!
Looks cool with your engine running & the hood up.
Wow's your friends.
Oh yeah, Is easy to install & hook up, but that dams light is phat!
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Originally posted by allenhah
I'm about to get the Jacobs unit used...is there anything *bad* about it?
I'm about to get the Jacobs unit used...is there anything *bad* about it?
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