Ignition coil upgrade
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Ignition coil upgrade
Hi all at the moment I’m running a stock ignition coil on my 1600 turbo bug and was wondering if it’s worth upgrading the coil or not?
- petew
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Re: Ignition coil upgrade
Yes. More charge makes it harder for the plug to light up. Fatter spark give you a quicker burn too. It will wear out your points faster though.
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Re: Ignition coil upgrade
What one should I go for
- buguy
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Re: Ignition coil upgrade
Man I wish I still had the link or could remember some of it. I found a thread where a dude tested them and I was surprised at what he found. Seemed like the Bosch blue wasn't so great. I remember something about the flamethrower coil being pretty good but there were 2 and you had to get the one with the correct ohms. Seems like it was 6 ohms but I just don't remember now. You might try a search on the Samba for "best coil" or something like that.
- petew
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Re: Ignition coil upgrade
^flamethrower is pretty good. You're average speedshop will see a V8 style coil that will be pretty good too. Honestly, an upgrade to megajolt or similar is a good thing. I wouldn't touch the CB black box. Seems like everyone has issues with it.