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[jcallicott]

Please could someone help me?

 

I am thinking of changing the ignition coil and HT leads on my 998 Piccadilly to a performance coil like the lucas Sports Coil.

My question is, is it worth it? And if so, by how much should I increase the gap on the spark plugs by?

Thanks
 

[Dan]

  Performance HT leads are really a waste of money for one thing.  IMO your money is far better spent on an electronic ignition than on a Sports coil.  For about the same price as the coil you can get the same sort of hotter spark from a 0.030" spark gap but also improved starting and running, reliability and an end to ignition servicing and wear.

[CityEPete]

I have an accuspark module, performance leads, lucas sports coil and 0.030" plug gap in my morris minor fitted with a 1098cc lump, she flys! Lol. Timing was set 4 years ago, never misses a beat even on the coldest and wettest mornings, responsive and pulls up hill. Get all three imo.

[jcallicott]

Hummmmm thanks very much – I had not thought about electric ignition. Apart from accuspark what would you recommend?

I suppose it means playing around with the engine timing….

 

 

[CityEPete]

It will but once is all done it's done for good, they don't tend to eat rotor arms or dizzy caps either with electronic ignition.

[KernowCooper]

Powersparks do a Electronic Ignition kit, I did a install guide here http://www.theminifo...t-step-by-step/

Aldon do them but they are a lot more expensive, Accusparks.Powersparks and Britpart are all available on ebay or direct, but they are all essentially all the same item.

 

You will have to check your timing after fitting the kits, due to the slight differences in the trigger point and the heal of the points cam switching the coil.

[CityEPete]

They also negate any existing wear in your dizzy spindle shaft and cam lobes, why anyone runs points on a fairly standard car I don't know?

[jcallicott]

Thanks very much, I shall have a look at those and get myself a Timing Light. Any reason Aldon are more expensive?

Edited by jcallicott, 04 June 2014 - 04:18 PM.

[KernowCooper]

Brand with different components and tested cost money where as the far east you do the testing

[CityEPete]

When im a bit more flush im going to buy a pair of spare accuspark modules to keep in the mini and minor boot with my other spare bits, that will stop the argument that it could fail without warning, five minutes at the side of the road and away rather than trying to put my points back in which I keep with me now.

Get a decent timing light with at least an advance function if not a tacho too, my basic one is useless now as my mini (or minor) has no tacho plus the mini set to the book with a standard light runs terrible hence why people tune by trial and error. 32 degrees btdc at 4000 rpm and its perfect!

[Cooperman]

They also negate any existing wear in your dizzy spindle shaft and cam lobes, why anyone runs points on a fairly standard car I don't know?

Because historic rally rules require original type ignition.

[CityEPete]

By standard I am talking 1986 Mayfair not fia papers 1275 S or cars prepped for motor sport or fast road use where I understand points can be useful, I presume for dwell angles? Thats getting a bit technical for me now. Im friends with an historic racer and he says they are allowed in some championships to run electronic now if they want but he does goodwood where he needs points (morris minor race car).