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Old 10-28-2012, 03:44 PM
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My new ignition coil mod.

Take a look. It's still a ways away, but it should add infinity + 1 horsepower and give me $Texas MPG.

http://youtu.be/lmzlxQeViSo

Also if someone knows how to properly embed a video let me know.

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Video is up. Still fighting with embedding it.
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Originally Posted by Harlan
Take a look. It's still a ways away, but it should add infinity + 1 horsepower and give me $Texas MPG.
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yep - I can see this taking off . ......................... Yeah right
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What did i just watch?
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That was an arduino driving Isuzu ignition coils at 35volts and .2ms dwell up to one spark per ms. Eventually I plan on using it to both have a multispark ignition (up to 10,000 rpm by current numbers) and have the ability to dynamically control my timing using ion sense. Right now I'm just hoping I can get it to replace my existing ignition coils and ignite gas.

The reason I had the coils play music is because I was bored and because it was the easiest way to test the limitations of the coil ignitors and controller. Which it did, sometimes with smoke involved.
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Oh and transistors are not meant to be used as over-current protection in a circuit, who knew?
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LMAO I love the "music" lollllolol !
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That took me way too long to figure out it was the portal music being played, it was so familiar but I couldn't place it at first.
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My ears, and wth just happened?
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Renaming my car the Aperture Science Mobile Rotary Engine Testing Facility. Or ASMRETF for short.
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/\ How about shortening that to : Aperture Rotary Science Engine or ..............**** for short .
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