16 volts to ignition coils?
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16 volts to ignition coils?
Ok--I have been pondering how I can upgrade my ignition. I do not have any problems with the oem thus far (yes i am above 300g/sec). Upgraded wires and connectoers, denso plugs set at 30 gap. Pettit flash tune. redline now at 7.5-8K
SInce I am not having any blowout problems, only rare misfire(who doesnt?) I ask myself why mess with it? My answer is "Hell, I dont know" I just do."
Now my question is in referrence to upgrading to the "Yukons/LS2's"
Its is " would it be better to increase the supplied voltage to the coil (16 V rather than 12V) instead of increasing the dwell time ?"
I am thinking it may be adventasious to increase the voltage. But, I am an almost noob when it comes to this stuff.
Now if it was a single coil system with points I would say Hell Yea, but with this cnp /ecu set up I am not sure.
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SInce I am not having any blowout problems, only rare misfire(who doesnt?) I ask myself why mess with it? My answer is "Hell, I dont know" I just do."
Now my question is in referrence to upgrading to the "Yukons/LS2's"
Its is " would it be better to increase the supplied voltage to the coil (16 V rather than 12V) instead of increasing the dwell time ?"
I am thinking it may be adventasious to increase the voltage. But, I am an almost noob when it comes to this stuff.
Now if it was a single coil system with points I would say Hell Yea, but with this cnp /ecu set up I am not sure.
olddragger
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Ok--I have been pondering how I can upgrade my ignition. I do not have any problems with the oem thus far (yes i am above 300g/sec). Upgraded wires and connectoers, denso plugs set at 30 gap. Pettit flash tune. redline now at 7.5-8K
SInce I am not having any blowout problems, only rare misfire(who doesnt?) I ask myself why mess with it? My answer is "Hell, I dont know" I just do."
SInce I am not having any blowout problems, only rare misfire(who doesnt?) I ask myself why mess with it? My answer is "Hell, I dont know" I just do."
Now my question is in referrence to upgrading to the "Yukons/LS2's"
Its is " would it be better to increase the supplied voltage to the coil (16 V rather than 12V) instead of increasing the dwell time ?"
I am thinking it may be adventasious to increase the voltage. But, I am an almost noob when it comes to this stuff.
Now if it was a single coil system with points I would say Hell Yea, but with this cnp /ecu set up I am not sure.
olddragger
Its is " would it be better to increase the supplied voltage to the coil (16 V rather than 12V) instead of increasing the dwell time ?"
I am thinking it may be adventasious to increase the voltage. But, I am an almost noob when it comes to this stuff.
Now if it was a single coil system with points I would say Hell Yea, but with this cnp /ecu set up I am not sure.
olddragger
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I have experimented with increasing the dwell time a little on the stock coils and found that it definately did stop the misfire i had at around 280lb/ft of torque .
How long will they coils last is the question . I'm reasonably comfortable that they will be ok for street use for a while . Not confident they will last at the track however ....
How long will they coils last is the question . I'm reasonably comfortable that they will be ok for street use for a while . Not confident they will last at the track however ....
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I have experimented with increasing the dwell time a little on the stock coils and found that it definately did stop the misfire i had at around 280lb/ft of torque .
How long will they coils last is the question . I'm reasonably comfortable that they will be ok for street use for a while . Not confident they will last at the track however ....
How long will they coils last is the question . I'm reasonably comfortable that they will be ok for street use for a while . Not confident they will last at the track however ....
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I have experimented with increasing the dwell time a little on the stock coils and found that it definately did stop the misfire i had at around 280lb/ft of torque .
How long will they coils last is the question . I'm reasonably comfortable that they will be ok for street use for a while . Not confident they will last at the track however ....
How long will they coils last is the question . I'm reasonably comfortable that they will be ok for street use for a while . Not confident they will last at the track however ....
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I have experimented with increasing the dwell time a little on the stock coils and found that it definately did stop the misfire i had at around 280lb/ft of torque .
How long will they coils last is the question . I'm reasonably comfortable that they will be ok for street use for a while . Not confident they will last at the track however ....
How long will they coils last is the question . I'm reasonably comfortable that they will be ok for street use for a while . Not confident they will last at the track however ....
The spark duration and current remains the same, regardless of the dwell duration after 3ms or so.
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I can answer that a bit better OD. Because you know that although you've had good success(or luck) thus far with OEM coils, it is more likely than not that at some point they will be a point of avoidable failure. And that failure could easily be catastrophic. Although I'm sure you'd love the excuse to tear down the motor and rebuild, you are smart enough to not be asking to do so needlessly
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EDIT: just noticed this was pointed out right above me. FWIW though, that isnt just theory - its actually happened to people here
unless as the coils die you get a leading misfire, and trailing fires as normal... say goodbye to a seal or an endplate
unless as the coils die you get a leading misfire, and trailing fires as normal... say goodbye to a seal or an endplate
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Of course it is not theory. I am sure it has happened and was diagnosed as such. I do hope people stay on top of their ignitions system well enough to not have to worry about that. When the car is idling and, you notice the idle is not smooth or if you are redlining the car and you see the needle hesitate in the higher rpms, it could be a sign of ignition failure. I am not sure what others do but, I take my car to the dyno after mods and from time to time, I just take it to see if it is putting down the numbers it has been in the past to see if there may be a problem. Staying on top of the car with good maintenance is a good way to keep the ABOVE from happening. It could still happen even if you keep the car up good but, much less likely. In the 58k miles I have put on my car with stock coils and wires, I noticed a few weeks ago the idle change and changed the plugs, wires, and coils and it runs very smooth now. I hope I never have the above problem.
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correct. spots on the bottom only mean that the coil has run hot but, doesnt meant that it is not working properly or at all. Checking with a good quality timing light is the best way to diagnose this problem.
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