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[minis]

Just looking for some on advice on what would be best coil to get for my mini. I have got a 1340cc mini and have been looking at the LUCAS Sports Ignition Coil DLB105. would this be suitable/best one for best results?

thanks guys

[ginigwunkle]

depends if you have ballast system or not, have you changed the wiring or just the engine?

what year car is i in?

[minis]

Engine has been changed and as for wiring im not sure although it look sjust like a bog standard coil that is on. 1991 year of car but as for engine not sure im afraid...what is the ballast and what else could it be...thanks

[minis]

ok lets just say the wiring is the same which looking at it (other than new leads to the distributor) has been in since car was built. Would the DLB105 make my car run better than with the standard coil on...sorry for my lack of knowledge im trying to learn but I bought car with most of work done so am a bit out of my depth im sure iwill get there!

[Ouster]

To quote Vizard:
"Once a more than adequate spark is established any extra spark output will really serve no measurable purpose in terms of increased engine output."
Read into that what you will.

[minis]

To quote Vizard:
"Once a more than adequate spark is established any extra spark output will really serve no measurable purpose in terms of increased engine output."
Read into that what you will.

i like it...might leave it for now then at least gonna get a couple of rust spots sorted first then maybe change coil at a later date, its not running too bad anyway just a friend of mine who has a metro turbo with same A series engine suggested changing it to get better economy. I just didnt think to ask which one to get! thanks anyway

[Ethel]

Ouster is on the ball, spend your money on converting the dizzy to electronic for a proper improvement of your iggy system.

[minis]

Ouster is on the ball, spend your money on converting the dizzy to electronic for a proper improvement of your iggy system.

this expensive/big job? what is benefit? sorry for all questions just i dont have a clue! lol

[dklawson]

The benefit of switching to an electronic ignition is that the switchgear that turns the coil on and off to create the spark is capable of allowing the coil to charge more/better than is capable with mechanically opened points. The upshot of this better control of the coil on/off time is that you can OPEN UP the spark plug gaps. The next question is why do you want a wider plug gap. The answer is, the gap at the spark plug is what determines the voltage of the spark, not so much the coil.

So, the electronic ignition allows new, wider settings of the spark plug gaps that can now benefit from having a coil capable of delivering more voltage. With a standard set of points, you're not likely to notice any change in the performance of your engine after fitting a performance coil.

Edited by dklawson, 13 March 2008 - 01:05 AM.

[CraigyBoy]

A points system suffers from mechanical wear and needs regular calibrating, stick a lucas on, but i dont know if you'd achieve any nioticable results.

Question- Has anyone got a miniwith a Capacitor Discharge System , i've just wrote a Uni report on this for my Motorsport Degree, just wondering as it;'s a very powerful system.