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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=FR-CH link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>Amici, my 2 cents’ worth : I run a stock distributor but prepped by Jeff Schlemmer (this makes a huge difference), and an original Lucas Coil dated 1963. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>Not the modern Lucas crap which burns on regular basis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>No issues and brilliant reliability. Plenty of 6’000 RPM.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>I have a Voltmeter with 35’000 Volts capability: I tested the modern Lucas Sports coil (gold), Bosch blue coil, Lucas NOS stock coil. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>The highest value ( I recall close to 30’000) was reached by the Lucas stock NOS (ref SA12) ! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>While the Lucas gold sports coil barely reached 20’000 or 25’000 if I recall well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>As the NOS sellers say: don’t settle for less than OEM !<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>All the best!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'>Alex Camoletti<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>De :</span></b><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>De la part de</b> Bill Tobin via Fot<br><b>Envoyé :</b> mardi 21 août 2018 14:43<br><b>À :</b> fot@autox.team.net<br><b>Objet :</b> Re: [Fot] Ignition Coil ??<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Hi Bob, are you using the correct ohm coil? My notes say that with points and resistor a 1.5 ohm coil should be used.<o:p></o:p></p><p>I use a Pertronix Flame Thrower. $40 or so from Jegs or others.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Also with points, make sure the condenser is good. A faulty condenser will cause your symptoms too. Ask me how I know this!<o:p></o:p></p><p>Cheers, Bill<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 8/20/2018 9:50 PM, Bob Totten via Fot wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Amici, <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>So this weekend I believe my 2 year old coil crapped out, last run at Saturdays autocross there was sputtering and backfire. At home barely could get the car off the trailer and into the garage. Similar symptoms from couple years ago and found 20 year old E-Coil decided to retire. So my question is - what is the popular coil in use by my brethren ?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Currently an Epoxy Pertronix black coil, with Ballast Resistor, in a Spitfire with a 1500 engine 11 to 1 comp and a Mallory Dual Point Distributor.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Curious,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Bob T<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/william.tobin31@verizon.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/william.tobin31@verizon.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>