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Old Jul 17, 2004 | 05:46 PM
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Question 400 ???????

would the stock coil and distributer work for a mild build up or should i spend the money and get a better coil and distributer

thanx justin
 
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Old Jul 17, 2004 | 08:31 PM
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Keep the dizzy. Mabe clean it up and make sure your vacuum adv. is working. But try a TFI coil from a 5.0 Stang (late 80's vintage). Works great!!!
 
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Old Jul 17, 2004 | 09:03 PM
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spark spark

the blaster 36 delivered from the sig online guys
has 100:1 windings and the blaster 2f plugs in

were as the hei coil from msd has 85:1/ vertex 70:1 windings speaking because of conversion that drops in and replaces the coil / module / dizzy

just checked the msd(~56)/vertex TFI coil has 85:1 too i assume it is better than original

so for every wire loop from the iggy system there are 100 loops on the secondary(spark) side

the mallory pro-master(quite expensive) coil has 105:1 windings for a reference

jacobs energy coil has 90:1
"" ultra coil 85:1
"" Ultra Torquer Coil 90:1

just a look into the windings also resistance is a issue and design
oh ya check the wiring out or at night give it a mist of water to check for shorts in the plug and iggy wires
 

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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 08:50 AM
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oh ya forgot i don't know what ford was thinking BUT we never mount a oil filled coil in a high vibration area or in and other possition than verticle its a good way to burn your windinga
I am thinging of fab'ing a bracket(shock-resistant) and attaching to raditor support
ya know something purfectly verticle and not on a 351/400 ci vibrating engine )
 
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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 10:15 AM
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I don't see anything wrong with them, but if you got some extra cash........
 
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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 07:02 PM
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i got a $2000 price range so i think i will take the coil and distributer off the 351m that is coming out of my truck and put it on the 400 that is going in my truck.
 
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