Ignition coil upgrade

[advinnie]

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]

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.

[advinnie]

What one should I go for

[buguy]

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]

^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.