I was tinkering in the garage today and found an old TFI coil from a late 80's - mid nineties Ford something. It's one of those square looking coils with a steel yoke outside the coil body. I decided to check it out.
I also borrowed a DII distributor from 60 Falcon to see if I could make it fit the hybrid. But first, some experiments with the distributor and coils.
I wired up a duraspark, ElCheapo GM module, and a stock Mustang coil. Zap, Zap.... Ok, a spark that looks like the spark you might get from points...not too impressive. Barely visible spark at .050".
Same setup, but with an afermarket repalcement coil. Zap, Zap....similar results, maybe a little stronger. Stronger spark at .050".
Hooked up the TFI coil. ZAP, ZAP! Big white spark. Opened gap, same thing at .060, .080. .100, and .125.... The GM module and the TFI coil seem to work well together.
I spent a little time in the catalogs looking over some ignition caps and it seems that there is a small cap that came on the original Duraspark. It fits the DII distributor as well. The cap is about the same size as the regular points cap, but is secured with screws to the distributor.
Quick measurement shows this to be very slightly shorter, maybe 3/16", than the points distributor, so we swap it in. Still a tight fit, but I have a DII in the Locost. I prefer them to the Pertronix I had been using.
Made up a little wiring harness, heat sink for the module, and an aluminum bracket for the coil and mount it to the engine. Give the engine a quick test crank. Big, beautiful sparks! This might work.
This is a good setup, very powerful, and very cheap.
Distributor $49.95
GM Module $14.99
Distributor cap $6.95
Rotor $2.98
TFI Coil $15.99
Under $100 will get you a really good ignition. Go to our Duraspark tech page for wiring info. LOTS easier than wiring the ford box, and lots smaller.
I also borrowed a DII distributor from 60 Falcon to see if I could make it fit the hybrid. But first, some experiments with the distributor and coils.
I wired up a duraspark, ElCheapo GM module, and a stock Mustang coil. Zap, Zap.... Ok, a spark that looks like the spark you might get from points...not too impressive. Barely visible spark at .050".
Same setup, but with an afermarket repalcement coil. Zap, Zap....similar results, maybe a little stronger. Stronger spark at .050".
Hooked up the TFI coil. ZAP, ZAP! Big white spark. Opened gap, same thing at .060, .080. .100, and .125.... The GM module and the TFI coil seem to work well together.
I spent a little time in the catalogs looking over some ignition caps and it seems that there is a small cap that came on the original Duraspark. It fits the DII distributor as well. The cap is about the same size as the regular points cap, but is secured with screws to the distributor.
Quick measurement shows this to be very slightly shorter, maybe 3/16", than the points distributor, so we swap it in. Still a tight fit, but I have a DII in the Locost. I prefer them to the Pertronix I had been using.
Made up a little wiring harness, heat sink for the module, and an aluminum bracket for the coil and mount it to the engine. Give the engine a quick test crank. Big, beautiful sparks! This might work.
This is a good setup, very powerful, and very cheap.
Distributor $49.95
GM Module $14.99
Distributor cap $6.95
Rotor $2.98
TFI Coil $15.99
Under $100 will get you a really good ignition. Go to our Duraspark tech page for wiring info. LOTS easier than wiring the ford box, and lots smaller.
