cubastreet Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I bought an old cdi unit (capacitor discharge - puts a few hundred volts through the coil instead of 12) off trademe last week and put it in the lancer as that's my daily until i can get the brumby back on the road. It was running pretty ok before, but a bit rough and gutless even for a 1200 when cold. i put in the cdi unit, regapped the plugs to 1mm and the difference was huge. it runs super smooth even from cold and never misses at any engine speed the other bonus is that only a tiny bit of power runs through the points so they last about ten times longer. anyone else tried one out? i've heard they're no good for lean-burn engines but don't spose that applies to many oldskool rides anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest orange_mini Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 whats the brand and how much did you get it for? Im looking at getting an MSD unit someday for the B1600 and an electronic ignition kit from philspeed. Yeah they are heaps better, massive spark, really you could make the gap bigger maybe 1.2mm. Points are still pretty crap though as at higher rpm than cruising they are inaccurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubastreet Posted August 28, 2006 Author Share Posted August 28, 2006 it's a heathkit - an american kitset one from the seventies i think. was just $12 but i did have to pull it apart and trace the circuits cos i couldn't find a wiring diagram for it on the net. i've used http://tinyurl.com/jhgvo on both the engines i converted to lpg in england. cheap and a definite improvement each time. not as good as cdi tho. jaycar do some electronic ignition kits and also sell hall effect sensors for breakerless conversions but you prolly need to recon your dizzy as well if you really want accurate timing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogre Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 thats mean. i gotta do somthing with the colts ignition system when i put the 4g63 in. i dont know shit bout it tho..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 your '63 is electronic isnt it? just tear out all the ballast type coil and shit, wire in a 12v coil. done, I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I got a pertronics electronic conversion kit(replaces points with a module) from philspeed for my gemini. I HIGHLY reccomend it. Never have to bother with points again and the difference was amazing, much smother drive and got a few hps out of it too, Phill was really helpful also, (Stayed true to a quote post the NZ Dollar crash) http://www.philspeed.co.nz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 hmm, perhaps keen to hit this with the cr4own, it gives points a bit of a hard time eh. prolly a dizzy form a cressida would be the go though. hmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest orange_mini Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 yeah i'm saving my ten cent coins to buy one of those kits off Philspeed, might get one for the ute and the mini. 200 or less i think they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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