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OK Yep, this is just what the mopar HEI ignition conversion needed, the hotter spark from a High Energy E-Coil.
Went to the local You-Pull-It and picked up an assortment of E-Coils and their 2 prong + & - plugs, and an assortment of used HEI plug wires. Good to have things to experiment with.
Took care of the problem of it dropping off at idle, now running 100% just like the factory mopar ignition. But the E-Coil is now running on the full 12 volts, no ballast resistor needed, and the coil is running cool.
The mid 80s Ford F150 dual post E-Coils are simple, clearly marked + & - and you can snip their plugs at the You-Pull-It yard. Nice simple deal to wire in.
I am pretty sure this is going to produce a hotter spark with the full 12 volts and the E-Coil output of 40,000 plus volts.
Will be keeping an eye on the plugs, expect them to be whitening up.
Success, so thanks to @318willrun for posting up the how to video of how to do this.
Wanted this setup for other distributor ignitions too. Works with 4 cyl, 6 cyl & V8s as long as you have the proper magnetic signal electronic distributor that originally came with your engine.
I have a good 1974 Ford 2.3 4 cyl overhead cam engine that needs the rest of the ignition to make it work, have the magnetic electronic distributor that's in that engine right now. So just need to add in the HEI as above and it should be golden.
☆☆☆☆☆
OK Yep, this is just what the mopar HEI ignition conversion needed, the hotter spark from a High Energy E-Coil.
Went to the local You-Pull-It and picked up an assortment of E-Coils and their 2 prong + & - plugs, and an assortment of used HEI plug wires. Good to have things to experiment with.
Took care of the problem of it dropping off at idle, now running 100% just like the factory mopar ignition. But the E-Coil is now running on the full 12 volts, no ballast resistor needed, and the coil is running cool.
The mid 80s Ford F150 dual post E-Coils are simple, clearly marked + & - and you can snip their plugs at the You-Pull-It yard. Nice simple deal to wire in.
I am pretty sure this is going to produce a hotter spark with the full 12 volts and the E-Coil output of 40,000 plus volts.
Will be keeping an eye on the plugs, expect them to be whitening up.
Success, so thanks to @318willrun for posting up the how to video of how to do this.
Wanted this setup for other distributor ignitions too. Works with 4 cyl, 6 cyl & V8s as long as you have the proper magnetic signal electronic distributor that originally came with your engine.
I have a good 1974 Ford 2.3 4 cyl overhead cam engine that needs the rest of the ignition to make it work, have the magnetic electronic distributor that's in that engine right now. So just need to add in the HEI as above and it should be golden.
☆☆☆☆☆