donn Wolfsburg Elder
3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
What's this?
ratbug aka toddy101
439 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
Its an electronic box that uses a transistor to turn on and off (fire) your ignition coil, instead of it using your points. You pretty much wire your existing points to the box, then wire the coil to the box. It can give a stronger spark and because all the current then goes through the transistor instead of your existing points, they don'
t wear out or need retuning.
Some can also do fancy stuff like give off multiple sparks like a lightning strike.
t wear out or need retuning.
Some can also do fancy stuff like give off multiple sparks like a lightning strike.
Sharbuilt Beach buggy with Subaru 2L Turbo
Thunderanch Riot with Subaru 2L Turbo
Manxter with FA20turbo
Click here for wiring looms
Thunderanch Riot with Subaru 2L Turbo
Manxter with FA20turbo
Click here for wiring looms
Bookwus Seriously Crusin Dubber
120 posts · joined Aug 2007 ·
Hiya donn,
Hmmmm, this must be the Mystery of the Disappearing Response.
I posted an answer to your question and it was up as the only response to that question when I checked back a couple of hours later. Now, it seems to have disappeared.
Administrators? Moderators? Was I edited out for particular reason?
donn, the gist of my response was that the unit pictured basically increased the intensity of the spark which is supposed to result in more power and better gas mileage.
Hmmmm, this must be the Mystery of the Disappearing Response.
I posted an answer to your question and it was up as the only response to that question when I checked back a couple of hours later. Now, it seems to have disappeared.
Administrators? Moderators? Was I edited out for particular reason?
donn, the gist of my response was that the unit pictured basically increased the intensity of the spark which is supposed to result in more power and better gas mileage.
Bookwus Seriously Crusin Dubber
120 posts · joined Aug 2007 ·
Mystery Solved!
It appears that donn had cross posted this particular thread and my answer was actually in the Tech forum.
Everybody can now stand down from Red Alert.
It appears that donn had cross posted this particular thread and my answer was actually in the Tech forum.
Everybody can now stand down from Red Alert.
donn Wolfsburg Elder
3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·
Thanks all, are they worth getting?
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
13bwagon Officially Full-On Dubber
316 posts · joined Nov 2006 ·
i have a dick smith one in a box with wire info that i will be using
not sure if there worth
not sure if there worth
BUY A REAL BUG A PRE S BUG...
trickysimon 100km/h is only 9 seconds away
1,473 posts · joined Dec 2007 ·
I used the dicksmith kit one for a while but I took it off. Pretty much just adds wires that you have to
unhook everytime you take the engine out 👎
unhook everytime you take the engine out 👎