At 10:03 AM 7/24/98 -0600, David Councill wrote:
>What are the benefits of having a Lucas sports coil? I've thought about
>putting one in my 71 BGT but is it worth it?
>
David, the hotter coil, at 40kV of output, permits you to open your spark plug
gap up. The larger gap allows for a larger spark, and possibly a better
combustion cycle. At the price of the coil, I couldn't see "why not?," but if
your coil seems to be in good shape, then I would stick with it.
For what it's worth, I have never had problems with starting, but I cannot
attribute this to the coil or any combination of other factors.
Hope that helps. Sorry I can't give a definitive yes or no to your question.
Jay
P.S. The other way to get higher voltage at the spark is to use a Mallory dual
point dizzy. Two sets of points gives twice the voltage of a one points dizzy,
but that's Mallory's claim. I have a Lucas Stage one dizzy, and am satisfied
with it, but now that I have it, I sometimes wonder if the Mallory would have
been better for me.
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