Ignition coil...which one?
05-02-2012, 10:30 PM
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in broad strokes, yes. in the vast majority of cases , and i would put that number at 95 % , on engine combinations that have been done by real oem manufacturers and barring some bizzare and crazy modifications that then require some alternative system,
yes. the factory stuff is best every single time. i have run hundreds of different combinations from esentially every manufacturer on earth at one time or another and in every case have yet to see an example where some aftermarket part was BETTER than stock... and by better i mean either a quantifiable increase in power or torque on the dyno or in the cases where the dyno wasn't available and we did back to back race track testing, i never saw a single instance where the lap times were better.
i include mercruiser in that list of oems. there isn't a thing wrong with that gm system nor will bolting on any msd junk.. and their stuff IS junk, make any difference at all in performance.
an addendum and an example... i ran a catagory of sports racers that required a 2 litre for motor. those came with point distributors. so everyone went to aftermarket relucter systems of some sorts and MSD 6 's. i ran a distributer pack and coil from a nissan b210... an econmy 4 cylinder nissan. aside from wing any number of championships, i never had an ignition failure of any type ever. the msd guys all carried 2 spares in the trailer and a spare prewired into the car...
why do you want ignition components where you have to have a spare on your key ring just to get home ?
now... just so that i am not misunderstood... i am NOT saying that all stock ignitions are best for all combinations. clearly that is not the case... a AA fuel dragster making 5000 hp at christ knows how much boost and 15 gals of fuel in a 1/4 mile needs a different system than your motor...
but what your motor, barring supercharging, or some other extreme set of modifications will work better with a properly operating stock system than anything the aftermarkert has to sell you.
actually one correction about oem stuff... the british stuff was and remains complete garbage no matter who made it. even msd stuff is better but then again having a ligtning rod taped to your roof was more reliable than both of them
yes. the factory stuff is best every single time. i have run hundreds of different combinations from esentially every manufacturer on earth at one time or another and in every case have yet to see an example where some aftermarket part was BETTER than stock... and by better i mean either a quantifiable increase in power or torque on the dyno or in the cases where the dyno wasn't available and we did back to back race track testing, i never saw a single instance where the lap times were better.
i include mercruiser in that list of oems. there isn't a thing wrong with that gm system nor will bolting on any msd junk.. and their stuff IS junk, make any difference at all in performance.
an addendum and an example... i ran a catagory of sports racers that required a 2 litre for motor. those came with point distributors. so everyone went to aftermarket relucter systems of some sorts and MSD 6 's. i ran a distributer pack and coil from a nissan b210... an econmy 4 cylinder nissan. aside from wing any number of championships, i never had an ignition failure of any type ever. the msd guys all carried 2 spares in the trailer and a spare prewired into the car...
why do you want ignition components where you have to have a spare on your key ring just to get home ?
now... just so that i am not misunderstood... i am NOT saying that all stock ignitions are best for all combinations. clearly that is not the case... a AA fuel dragster making 5000 hp at christ knows how much boost and 15 gals of fuel in a 1/4 mile needs a different system than your motor...
but what your motor, barring supercharging, or some other extreme set of modifications will work better with a properly operating stock system than anything the aftermarkert has to sell you.
actually one correction about oem stuff... the british stuff was and remains complete garbage no matter who made it. even msd stuff is better but then again having a ligtning rod taped to your roof was more reliable than both of them
05-03-2012, 07:53 AM
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05-03-2012, 08:44 AM
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you could replace with the mercury coil at 73.69 each,or you could use the msd high vibration coil at 47.99 each,the msd coil will last forever and won,t need to be replaced again.from a value standpoint,the choice is simple math.the fact is both choices will performe the same,but the oil filled coil merc sells will eventually leak and need to be replaced,he msd coil contains no oil to leak out.
05-03-2012, 09:27 AM
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in broad strokes, yes. in the vast majority of cases , and i would put that number at 95 % , on engine combinations that have been done by real oem manufacturers and barring some bizzare and crazy modifications that then require some alternative system,
yes. the factory stuff is best every single time. i have run hundreds of different combinations from esentially every manufacturer on earth at one time or another and in every case have yet to see an example where some aftermarket part was BETTER than stock... and by better i mean either a quantifiable increase in power or torque on the dyno or in the cases where the dyno wasn't available and we did back to back race track testing, i never saw a single instance where the lap times were better.
i include mercruiser in that list of oems. there isn't a thing wrong with that gm system nor will bolting on any msd junk.. and their stuff IS junk, make any difference at all in performance.
an addendum and an example... i ran a catagory of sports racers that required a 2 litre for motor. those came with point distributors. so everyone went to aftermarket relucter systems of some sorts and MSD 6 's. i ran a distributer pack and coil from a nissan b210... an econmy 4 cylinder nissan. aside from wing any number of championships, i never had an ignition failure of any type ever. the msd guys all carried 2 spares in the trailer and a spare prewired into the car...
why do you want ignition components where you have to have a spare on your key ring just to get home ?
now... just so that i am not misunderstood... i am NOT saying that all stock ignitions are best for all combinations. clearly that is not the case... a AA fuel dragster making 5000 hp at christ knows how much boost and 15 gals of fuel in a 1/4 mile needs a different system than your motor...
but what your motor, barring supercharging, or some other extreme set of modifications will work better with a properly operating stock system than anything the aftermarkert has to sell you.
actually one correction about oem stuff... the british stuff was and remains complete garbage no matter who made it. even msd stuff is better but then again having a ligtning rod taped to your roof was more reliable than both of them
yes. the factory stuff is best every single time. i have run hundreds of different combinations from esentially every manufacturer on earth at one time or another and in every case have yet to see an example where some aftermarket part was BETTER than stock... and by better i mean either a quantifiable increase in power or torque on the dyno or in the cases where the dyno wasn't available and we did back to back race track testing, i never saw a single instance where the lap times were better.
i include mercruiser in that list of oems. there isn't a thing wrong with that gm system nor will bolting on any msd junk.. and their stuff IS junk, make any difference at all in performance.
an addendum and an example... i ran a catagory of sports racers that required a 2 litre for motor. those came with point distributors. so everyone went to aftermarket relucter systems of some sorts and MSD 6 's. i ran a distributer pack and coil from a nissan b210... an econmy 4 cylinder nissan. aside from wing any number of championships, i never had an ignition failure of any type ever. the msd guys all carried 2 spares in the trailer and a spare prewired into the car...
why do you want ignition components where you have to have a spare on your key ring just to get home ?
now... just so that i am not misunderstood... i am NOT saying that all stock ignitions are best for all combinations. clearly that is not the case... a AA fuel dragster making 5000 hp at christ knows how much boost and 15 gals of fuel in a 1/4 mile needs a different system than your motor...
but what your motor, barring supercharging, or some other extreme set of modifications will work better with a properly operating stock system than anything the aftermarkert has to sell you.
actually one correction about oem stuff... the british stuff was and remains complete garbage no matter who made it. even msd stuff is better but then again having a ligtning rod taped to your roof was more reliable than both of them
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05-03-2012, 09:30 AM
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in broad strokes, yes. in the vast majority of cases , and i would put that number at 95 % , on engine combinations that have been done by real oem manufacturers and barring some bizzare and crazy modifications that then require some alternative system,
yes. the factory stuff is best every single time. i have run hundreds of different combinations from esentially every manufacturer on earth at one time or another and in every case have yet to see an example where some aftermarket part was BETTER than stock... and by better i mean either a quantifiable increase in power or torque on the dyno or in the cases where the dyno wasn't available and we did back to back race track testing, i never saw a single instance where the lap times were better.
i include mercruiser in that list of oems. there isn't a thing wrong with that gm system nor will bolting on any msd junk.. and their stuff IS junk, make any difference at all in performance.
an addendum and an example... i ran a catagory of sports racers that required a 2 litre for motor. those came with point distributors. so everyone went to aftermarket relucter systems of some sorts and MSD 6 's. i ran a distributer pack and coil from a nissan b210... an econmy 4 cylinder nissan. aside from wing any number of championships, i never had an ignition failure of any type ever. the msd guys all carried 2 spares in the trailer and a spare prewired into the car...
why do you want ignition components where you have to have a spare on your key ring just to get home ?
now... just so that i am not misunderstood... i am NOT saying that all stock ignitions are best for all combinations. clearly that is not the case... a AA fuel dragster making 5000 hp at christ knows how much boost and 15 gals of fuel in a 1/4 mile needs a different system than your motor...
but what your motor, barring supercharging, or some other extreme set of modifications will work better with a properly operating stock system than anything the aftermarkert has to sell you.
actually one correction about oem stuff... the british stuff was and remains complete garbage no matter who made it. even msd stuff is better but then again having a ligtning rod taped to your roof was more reliable than both of them
yes. the factory stuff is best every single time. i have run hundreds of different combinations from esentially every manufacturer on earth at one time or another and in every case have yet to see an example where some aftermarket part was BETTER than stock... and by better i mean either a quantifiable increase in power or torque on the dyno or in the cases where the dyno wasn't available and we did back to back race track testing, i never saw a single instance where the lap times were better.
i include mercruiser in that list of oems. there isn't a thing wrong with that gm system nor will bolting on any msd junk.. and their stuff IS junk, make any difference at all in performance.
an addendum and an example... i ran a catagory of sports racers that required a 2 litre for motor. those came with point distributors. so everyone went to aftermarket relucter systems of some sorts and MSD 6 's. i ran a distributer pack and coil from a nissan b210... an econmy 4 cylinder nissan. aside from wing any number of championships, i never had an ignition failure of any type ever. the msd guys all carried 2 spares in the trailer and a spare prewired into the car...
why do you want ignition components where you have to have a spare on your key ring just to get home ?
now... just so that i am not misunderstood... i am NOT saying that all stock ignitions are best for all combinations. clearly that is not the case... a AA fuel dragster making 5000 hp at christ knows how much boost and 15 gals of fuel in a 1/4 mile needs a different system than your motor...
but what your motor, barring supercharging, or some other extreme set of modifications will work better with a properly operating stock system than anything the aftermarkert has to sell you.
actually one correction about oem stuff... the british stuff was and remains complete garbage no matter who made it. even msd stuff is better but then again having a ligtning rod taped to your roof was more reliable than both of them
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05-03-2012, 02:53 PM
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stevereno is a ignorant moron,he did not hit a nerve,i just dont take kindly to insults from a POS like him.he cant be taught anything because he knows everything,just ask him!i think he believes his own bullchit,after all ,he did say he has experiance on every engine from every manufactorer in the world.
he needs to put down the crack pipe
he needs to put down the crack pipe
05-03-2012, 05:22 PM
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OK...sooooooo you don't like steve whoever.....got it......Will the high vibration coil from msd work fine with the merc ignition? I am sure it will work but I never gave thought to the resistance and what not that was mentioned here......
I personally have used msd boxes with nothing but bad results as far as being reliable, but if the coil is good then ok.
I personally have used msd boxes with nothing but bad results as far as being reliable, but if the coil is good then ok.
05-03-2012, 05:46 PM
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ya,the msd 6m box seems to be junk,i think they are importing them from china,i have replaced several leaking merc coils with the msd high vibration coil with no returns,one of them was about 10 years ago.msd has a coil identical to what merc is selling,but it is still an oil filled coil,allthough it is one third cheeper than the one merc sells,you cant go wrong with the msd high vibration coil.
