[V8] ignition system

[James Bass]

It's a lot more complex than that.  There is a hall-effect device in the
one distributor, but there are also two VR sensors on the side of the
block. All of these sensors feed the ECU, and it triggers the TWO coils
based upon its ignition tables.   It's not a simple matter to 'bolt'
something aftermarket on.

...and, having two coils, it's highly unlikely that you could rig something
up even if you used the computer's ignition outputs (unless you had TWO of
those units, and could trigger them from the coil inputs - that would work,
but read on).

If you were wanting some kind of multi-spark deal, you MAY be able to
modify something like those MSD LS2 coils to work (using two, of course) in
place of the OE coils.  (They take a 5v logic input.)

...but unless you were doing something well beyond the capabilities of the
factory ECU (in which, you'd have a different ECU anyway) which would
warrant "more spark", why bother when the OE coils work fine and are
available for decent prices?  (I bought some "Standard Motor Products"
coils from Rock Auto for $21.59 each, in June of 2012).

My $0.02.

--j


On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 1:23 AM, brat boy <excit97 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hey there, does anybody know the type of ignition system our cars have? im
> guessing its a hall-effect system. i asking because im being offered an msd
> unit at a really great price but want to make sure it will work.
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