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Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:21 pm
by weejimmy
So I read the DIY guide and orderd up a crane came xr700
But when I went to look over it my coil set up seems to be in a mess.
Like I have 2 ballast resistors and some other stuff going on. Can I remove all this and replace with a su12 coil and just one of the resistors?
See pic
Re: Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 11:48 pm
by ssc87
Dropping resistor wasn't used in my set up just ran the su12 transformer coil straight 12v and its been sweet, those aftermarket dropping resistors in your set pic looks like the used a different coil at some stage to the factory 3 pin type. Which have different internal resistance
Re: Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 12:08 am
by Brayden
As above: if you convert to 12V electronic ignition and remove the points you don't need ballast resistors.
Re: Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:50 am
by weejimmy
I have a two pin coil on it just now is that the wrong coil then? It's had it on for two years now haha
So can I just use the two pin coil already on the car for the conversion just without the resistors?
Re: Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:22 pm
by ssc87
what is the coil part number, you need a 3 ohm coil to not use the dropping resistor.
Re: Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:12 am
by weejimmy
C80R so i guess its suposed to use a resistor?
it dose run now with the kit on and this c80r coil with resistor removed, but will it last ?
Re: Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:29 am
by ssc87
nope thats a bad idea, resistor is there to limit the current, either non resistor type coil or set it up with the resistor
Re: Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:50 am
by weejimmy
ok thanks mate
so ill pop into supercheap and get a su12 coil tomorow.
is that what i ask for ? a SU12 coil ?
Re: Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 6:51 pm
by weejimmy
The guy didn't know what a su12 coil was/is
Will a gt40 coil be ok? I'm sure I remember somone talking about that being ok to use.
Re: Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 7:58 pm
by ssc87
Should be, i bought the su12 as its the new transformer type bosch coil, might have a new name for it
Re: Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 8:01 pm
by ssc87
Re: Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:10 pm
by weejimmy
no wories went to another one and got a SU12
Putting it on now
thanks
Re: Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:59 pm
by Brayden
GT40 will work, but not GT40R.
I use an MSD Blaster, and it makes a noticeable difference on my EFI F8B.
Re: Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 10:50 pm
by weejimmy
i got a su12 exactly like in the link, but it wont fire with it on,
i mean it sparks at the plugs but the engine just cranks like theres nothing
old coil back on and it fires again, su12 back on and still nothing...
blody cars eh
Re: Need help with electronic ignition swap
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 11:07 pm
by weejimmy
I have a little thing on my earth cable could that be an issue?
Not sure whatnot is . Looks like a capacitor or somthing?