Ignition coil upgrades

[FelixLockhart]

Craig, if that's USD, you got severely ripped off, that coil is only $35.

[Craig]

No mate, New Zealand dollars so its the very same as what you pay

[FelixLockhart]

Ahh, gotcha :-P

[texasrover]

You guys with all this flexibility... What can a fella do with a 98 Disco?

Do I have an option to change or upgrade my coil pack?

[Craig]

Recon the more modern you get with the Disco the more problems seem to occure, mine is the 1993 so basicly its the old Rover V8 3.5 with an injection unit thrown on. Here in New Zealand this engine was used for stockcars so parts are in plenty supply and very fairly priced too.

[texasrover]

My next rover will be pre GEMS. At least you have options.

[FelixLockhart]

Originally Posted by texasrover

You guys with all this flexibility... What can a fella do with a 98 Disco?

Do I have an option to change or upgrade my coil pack?

Actually, yes. According to MSD's website, the following systems will work with the '98 Disco ignition:

Option 1: http://www.msdignition.com/ignition_28_7010.htm
Option 2: http://www.msdignition.com/ignition_24_6211_6215.htm
Option 3: http://www.msdignition.com/ignition_25_62111_62151.htm

All of these should be available from www.summitracing.com. Good luck!

[Craig]

Well guys it came today (New Blaster 2 coil) and yep its made some difference, seems cleaner off the mark and also seems to change smoother for some reason!!! Will know better in the morning as im driving over to Auckland with 3 ton of steel in the trailer, that will sort the men from the boy's Just orded one of these vortex units for the air system off E-Bay, they recon 16% more HP and 31% better fuel mmmmmmmmmmmm lets see if thats true aye as my right foot tends to favor the "hard on the floor" position rather than the mid way point.... Just as well I have a Laser/radar scrambler fitted I tend to use it most trips

[Disco]

Originally Posted by Craig

Well guys it came today (New Blaster 2 coil) and yep its made some difference, seems cleaner off the mark and also seems to change smoother for some reason!!! Will know better in the morning as im driving over to Auckland with 3 ton of steel in the trailer, that will sort the men from the boy's Just orded one of these vortex units for the air system off E-Bay, they recon 16% more HP and 31% better fuel mmmmmmmmmmmm lets see if thats true aye as my right foot tends to favor the "hard on the floor" position rather than the mid way point.... Just as well I have a Laser/radar scrambler fitted I tend to use it most trips

Don't confuse any power/fuel increases to the Vortex gizmo as it will do jack sh*t. You would have spent your money more wisely buying the equivalent in BEER. Any hp increases and fuel saving will be a result of your new coil.

[apbtpetey]

Okay you guys got me interested in this now.

Anybody have a clue as to what will work with my 97 Disco se7 with the 4.0l in it?

[FelixLockhart]

For the 4.0, you'll need an ignition kit that works with a distributorless ignition system. See my post above for some MSD kits that will work on your truck.

The 3.9 and older engines have a single ignition coil that feeds the spark. This plugs into the distributor, which sends the spark to the proper cylinder. On the 4.0 and newer engines, this system is replaced by several small coils that feed individual cylinders. These coil packs are triggered in the proper sequence by the computer, and everything is handled electronically. Unfortunately, these systems tend to lose spark intensity at high RPMs. The MSD kits I linked above will help boost spark power and increase performance without the traditional coil & distributor ignition.

I've never really dealt with distributorless systems, so I can't really recommend one of those over the others, that's just what I got from the MSD website. Good luck!

[Adam in NYC USA]

Originally Posted by FelixLockhart

Actually, yes. According to MSD's website, the following systems will work with the '98 Disco ignition:

Option 1: http://www.msdignition.com/ignition_28_7010.htm
Option 2: http://www.msdignition.com/ignition_24_6211_6215.htm
Option 3: http://www.msdignition.com/ignition_25_62111_62151.htm

All of these should be available from www.summitracing.com. Good luck!

For $430.00 for an add-on box, that is more than luck. You need a lotta faith.

Adam in NYC

[Craig]

Hi fellas, just got back from the 800km trip, no "great" gain re fuel but it did do better, its more responsive on the pedal though So whats with the "Vortex" thing, most sellers on E-Bay are stating the 30+% save on fuel (not that that bothers me at all) but the wee extra bit of power always helps the male ego

[Disco]

Originally Posted by Craig

Hi fellas, just got back from the 800km trip, no "great" gain re fuel but it did do better, its more responsive on the pedal though So whats with the "Vortex" thing, most sellers on E-Bay are stating the 30+% save on fuel (not that that bothers me at all) but the wee extra bit of power always helps the male ego

You would have felt better if you invested the Vortex money in BEER.

[Craig]

Hi DISCO so what gives with them, have you had one fitted to yours!!!!