[DML] Re: Changing Coil

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Unless your old coil is bad you won't notice much improvement. The
dangers in going with a higher voltage coil are the following:
The old ignition wires may break down if they aren't already shot
The "hotter" coil may draw excessive currect from the ECU and burn it out.
The cap and rotor are only rated for a certain voltage level. If you
exceed it then under certain conditions you will get arc-over.
In general you can't usually get very much by upgrading one component
in a well engineered system, this is an example. On a positive note
several (maybe many) have switched ignition coils and find no bad
effects. At the very least you should consider replacing the secondary
ignition wires, cap, rotor, and spark plugs to get the full benefits
of the "hotter" coil (if any). In most cases just replacing all these
20 year old parts will do more than a hotter coil.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "giesel" <marcus@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi, I am planning to change the old stock Bosch coil to a new 
> "hotter" one. But  I am a little bit worried about  burning things 
> up... Anyone who knows what happens if I put a to powerful coil 
> on my D?
> 
> How many volt can it stand?
> 
> I found a couple of nice coils the MSD have, does anyone have 
> any suggestions?
> 
> 
> /Marcus




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