Which coil is the best

Hello all,

I have just changed my points and condensor for a pertronix ignitor 1 and was going to go the whole hog and replace the HT Leads with the pertronix sort and a flame thrower 1 coil.

I have just found some reviews (quite a few) damming the flamethrower coil. Most of the forums say to stick with the Bosch (blue) brazilizan coil. What is the view of any one who has changed there coil to an aftermarket one and which one would they recommend.

Same with the HT leads is it worth spending the extra money or are the stock ht leads sufficient.

I am running a stock 1600 tp.

Any comments welcomed (on this subject, not comments in general)

cheers in advance

 

Stock engine, stock coil. The Brazilian Blue is fine. Your engine doesn't need a bazillion volts to work properly.

 

You only need to go to a more powerful coil when you start upping your compression ratios

 

Bosch HT leads are good quality too, you should'nt need anything else.

 

or if you want bling get some taylor spiro. They look cool and say Made in USA on the side
8)

 

stock bosch blue

 

I'm replacing Ht leads, plugs etc and keeping it all standard (went for a black Bosch diss cap thou..!!). Going to paint old coil black to match as nowt wrong with it..!! 8)

 

I've been wondering the same thing recently and with help from TLB and lots of background reading, the stock equipment is perfect for the job. As mentioned above you only need to go for the fancy end stuff if you have a fancy end engine.

It's a 30 odd year old bus with 30 odd year old technology, our 'stock' buses continue to work, (sometimes), and 'stock' equipment was used for a reason.

 

I went all blingy and shiny as i'd built a brand spanking new engine and didn't want anything else to let the side down in terms of performance and looks. I've never been able to get on with points and my blue bosch coil had all its paper flaking off so as I needed new dizzy etc I managed to get an ebay bargain of new 009, new flamethrower 2 coil etc. I got the taylor HT leads as they match my engine. However, I'd not long since put brand new leads on my old engine and the ends had gone brittle and the cables had gone very stiff. These were stock. My taylor leads have been on for a year now and are still supple and look like new.

My head has now been turned by something even more bling (123 dizzy) and my new engine will be like the General Lee so i'm stumped as to what to do about leads and dizzy, as chrome dizzy just won't go, and red leads and o.range injun will look positively garish

 

mmmm, engine porn...

 

I'm after a nice set as well...for a 2.0L though

 

I'm transferring my complete engine to another van so for me its all about making sure performance is as it should be but the priority is bling



I'll be using Taylor Spiro leads again as they are very good quality but i'll have plain black. I'll be having a plain black coil to match the tinware as i'll be moving the coil this time off the front of the cooling case.

 

I have had 2 lots of Bosch lead go faulty one set on the van and one set on Gills car in the last 6 months

 

if you mean leads, Taylor Spiro come in yellow. Got mine from Stateside tuning, think they were £48

 

Just for anyone who's interested in running a high output coil, I run a Mallory Promaster... cost a fair bit, but cold starts were not longer an issue once fitted!!

 

looks like a freaking power station. Where the hell do you keep that?

 

The best coil is the one that works that you have to hand