Ignition coil upgrades

[Adam in NYC USA]

Originally Posted by Disco

Very interesting Adam, it explains how the thing is controlled. Will you be getting one?

I would like to, love them gadgets, gotta pay the Christmas bills and the electricity first. Maybe when the taxes come back early next year. But the extra batteries,OY! Just what I need, some more energiser rabbits hiding in the Land Rover.

I just want the kick for those short ramps and when passing uphill. I know I will be needing it about .05% of the time.

Adam in NYC

[Craig]

Hey Disco, type a search on e-Bay in the motoring section with the words "SAVE GAS" and that should show heaps of them. I have also orded the electric supercharger plus the K&N filter, may or may not install it. I guess it all depends after iv looked into the fundamentals first!!! wether I use it or not...... Dont want to blow anything but hey, if it can be broken, im ya man

[Disco]

I had a look as you suggested Craig. I only comment I will make is that the Snake Oil salesmen have discovered Ebay.

[Craig]

Cheers Disco, well, if its a total loss ill simply post it him right back along with crap feedback, I dont need the money, so if it is a joke item and he needs the $25.00 more than me hes welcome to it will post the results as soon as its arrives OK....

[FrankS]

Originally Posted by Disco

I had a look as you suggested Craig. I only comment I will make is that the Snake Oil salesmen have discovered Ebay.

Disco, might be of some interest, some VW diesel cars and vans run electric Turbochargers, made out of some sort of plastic, very light, dont seem to pull much juice, don't need extra batteries, they certainly pump some air, probably some available at the wreckers, Regards Frank.

[Craig]

Hi Franks, I think what DISCO is talking about is the unit that fits inside the air intake, not the supercharger unit. I know the electronic superchargers do work for sure and thats why I orded one off e-Bay, still not too sure if ill fit it but hey I just need to be 110% sure its not going to kill anything else under the hood.......

[Disco]

Craig, I don't think you will have any problems running the electric supercharger as it's an on demand system, however, you may still need to run a high as possible octane fuel to prevent 'pinking' when you do engage the system. Lets know what you think of it when it arrives, as I'm very fond of superchargers.

[Craig]

Will do mate, just have to sus out how to connect it to the kick down system thats on mine (ill take a look next week as im moveing house this week) As for the "Save Gas" unit.... well, very poss a no go but hey, worth a shot!!! The truck goes way better after fitting that Blaster 2 coil I must say, a bit more zip and yep you notice it straight-away I also put in a fuel injection cleaner and that seems to have blown out a few cobwebs too. Catch ya soon, Craig.

[Craig]

Well guys, it came last saturday and here are the results from this weeks general running, I have covered 1,840kms this week:

Time to fit, 5 mins.
Cost, $25.00 inc freight ($36.00 NZD)
MPG prior fitting, 18mpg (UK Gal) on freeway/motorway.
MPG after fitting unit, 24mpg (UK Gal) on freeway/motorway.

MPG towing 2.1 tons inc trailer prior to fitting unit, 14.6mpg (UK Gal)
MPG towing 2.1 tons inc trailer after fitting, 18.9mpg (UK Gal)

So hey, it works not too sure re the extra 16% power it is said to give but it runs very smooth now. I recon 16% is so small its just not worth counting!!! No more issues with the idle too so that makes me smile big time. Just a wait now for the electric supercharger to arrive and see if that make a diff

[FelixLockhart]

Excellent, glad to hear it's working well for ya

[Craig]

Cheers Felix, I must admit, I was so sure id just bought into a scam but after many miles and sore fingers on the calculator it came up with very good results Land Rover quote this model as doing 13.9 mpg round town so I recon im getting a good deal here

[Craig]

Well fellas, the supercharger came yesterday and iv been bouncing emails back & forth to the company who carnt give me a straight answer to save there life re the installation. The Disco 1 system on mine (1993 3.5 V8i) is like this:

Standard air filter unit, then the air control unit, then 12" of ducting/hose, then the main throttle body.

The customer service guy said first to put it in place of the air filter, I mailed him and said hey, what about the air control unit, he mailed back and said just put it after the air control unit and it should be fine but place it as close to the main throttle body as poss. This means I have 2x air intakes and am I correct in thinking the air control wont have a clue what the heck is going on (or am I missing something)......

I know its not a complicated unit, afterall is said and done its just a fan with 2x wires to connect to a switch but getting a clear indication where or which part of my system to install it in is just winding me up!!!!

H E L P !!!!!!!!!!

[Adam in NYC USA]

Originally Posted by Craig

Well fellas, the supercharger came yesterday and iv been bouncing emails back & forth to the company who carnt give me a straight answer to save there life re the installation. The Disco 1 system on mine (1993 3.5 V8i) is like this:

Standard air filter unit, then the air control unit, then 12" of ducting/hose, then the main throttle body.

The customer service guy said first to put it in place of the air filter, I mailed him and said hey, what about the air control unit, he mailed back and said just put it after the air control unit and it should be fine but place it as close to the main throttle body as poss. This means I have 2x air intakes and am I correct in thinking the air control wont have a clue what the heck is going on (or am I missing something)......

I know its not a complicated unit, afterall is said and done its just a fan with 2x wires to connect to a switch but getting a clear indication where or which part of my system to install it in is just winding me up!!!!

H E L P !!!!!!!!!!

Standard air filter unit, tYour supercharger kit, the air control unit, 12" of ducting/hose, then the main throttle body.

Install and disconnect and reconnect the battery. The ECU will need to retrain with the new addon.

Adam in NYC

[Craig]

Cheers Adam,

Quote: Standard air filter unit, tYour supercharger kit, the air control unit, 12" of ducting/hose, then the main throttle body.

So I do-away with the standard air filter altogether as the supercharger already has a filter on it!!!

Will the "Air Control Unit cope OK you think...

[Adam in NYC USA]

Originally Posted by Craig

Cheers Adam,

Quote: Standard air filter unit, tYour supercharger kit, the air control unit, 12" of ducting/hose, then the main throttle body.

So I do-away with the standard air filter altogether as the supercharger already has a filter on it!!!

Will the "Air Control Unit cope OK you think...

It is up to you. If the replacement filter looks up to the task and is of good quality, then use it. The "sport compact racing" filters are fine until the engine heat dries out the glue used to keep it together. They then fall apart.

Install it first and try it out first. Later on, you can get a better filter. Or you can use the stock box but then you start running out of room.

Think of it as a snorkel installation. Would you want to make a hole in the fender so you can get access to the outside cold air?

As for the MAF, the computer will do all the compensation but it would be a good idea to either reset it with the scantool or by simply pulling the fuse to the ECU and wait one minute and then replace the fuse.

Let the engine idle for a few minutes and then let it warm up and then go to your "test range" and try it out.

Adam in NYC