ENG: Internal to external coil

[613lx]

where can i get the balast resistor thing.. i installed an accel coil and forgot all about the resistor part and now the car wont start.

[DjSpeedy]

just a thought. Oem caps are fine but the connection is not brass or gold like the msd cap. Better connection for better spark energy. Plus a new oem cap cost almost as much as the msd does with a rotor and coil wire.

Putting in my setup tommorow with a new dizzy, venom 400, nology wires. I post if theres anything worth noting.

[deckeda]

you don't have to buy a their modded cap you can
just convert yours for like $10

I just used a cap from a 94 accord. It fits perfictly and is external coil

That gets my vote. OEM caps such as the '94 are fine, and no drilling/epoxying whatever required. Besides, with modifying a 90/91 cap you're just going to have to do it again later.

[smokeeey420]

you don't have to buy a their modded cap you can
just convert yours for like $10

How 2 External Coil ??????

[chile]

When I did this to my 95 Accord EX, I just took a peice of sheet metal about 12" or so long and bent 1/3 of it at a 90 degree. Then I mounted the external coil to that 4" section I bent up. I then slid the rest of the metal under the battery and tightened the battery down. The battery held the sheet metal and coil in place and I didn't have to drill into any part of the car. It looked clean and was easily reversable if needed.

Just a thought for anyone having trouble figuring where to mount the coil.

good idea...i'm gonna get a blaster ss after i do my head swap...i installed my 6A this morning...took about 30 min...taking out the ballast resistor makes the wiring look a little cleaner (at least in my case)...

[TouringAccord]

finally did mine...the only bitch was mounting the coil somewhere.

When I did this to my 95 Accord EX, I just took a peice of sheet metal about 12" or so long and bent 1/3 of it at a 90 degree. Then I mounted the external coil to that 4" section I bent up. I then slid the rest of the metal under the battery and tightened the battery down. The battery held the sheet metal and coil in place and I didn't have to drill into any part of the car. It looked clean and was easily reversable if needed.

Just a thought for anyone having trouble figuring where to mount the coil.

[chile]

i'll be adding my msd 6a next week...i'll post pics.

[deevergote]

I need to do this... damn H22 with the internal coil...

[chile]

finally did mine...the only bitch was mounting the coil somewhere.

[uslspct]

Just a resistor.
"The ballast in a conventional system limits the amount of current drawn by the coil primary during the "dwell time" when the points are closed. If you have an MSD box, though, it will dump the energy from its charged capacitor into the coil primary. Any ballast resistance in series between the MSD and the coil primary will reduce this energy transfer and weaken the spark."

[wed3k]

can i ask WTF a ballast is?

[uslspct]

what about just using a high output OEM replacement..they're more expensive, but would they work as well as external?

I suppose. I don't know of who makes those. But if they're more expensive why use it? And this is a small mod that really is only usefull with an ignition box if you need it.

[uslspct]

hey do you remember which one was positive and which one was negative running to the coil?there both black and yellow on yours... but on mine i have black and green... just wondering

No. The coil I took out was marked with a + and -

[Onyx Dragon]

what about just using a high output OEM replacement..they're more expensive, but would they work as well as external?

[g-wagon]

hey do you remember which one was positive and which one was negative running to the coil?there both black and yellow on yours... but on mine i have black and green... just wondering