Was wondering if anybody has used the rebuilt ignition modules being offered on eBay and if there had been any problems?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Holden-Commo ... TVJheii_9w
This guy offers several different rebuild options and "appears" to have a good understanding of them, or maybe just clever advertising.
Holden V8 Ignition Modules
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Re: Holden V8 Ignition Modules
I'm the director of VSH (Vlad's Spec Holden), because HSV were doing it ass about.
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Re: Holden V8 Ignition Modules
Yeah, he appears to be the guy to go to for modules. He upgrades the modules so they are better than what was originally produced.yoda69 wrote:Was wondering if anybody has used the rebuilt ignition modules being offered on eBay and if there had been any problems?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Holden-Commo ... TVJheii_9w
This guy offers several different rebuild options and "appears" to have a good understanding of them, or maybe just clever advertising.
I've spoken to him, seems to really know his shit (helped me diagnose issues).
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Re: Holden V8 Ignition Modules
Had thought about that but most stock will be getting old, especially as it's nearly 30 years since the first of the injected 5.0 litres first came on line. The beefed modules looked like a good idea, just wanted to know if it's all smoke and mirrors or if there is some merit to it.
The motor it's going in is fairly high compression and apparently made about 220kW at the wheels, has modified banana intake with larger throttle body, so will be a little more demanding on the spark than a stocky.
Re: Holden V8 Ignition Modules
Would it be fair to that a module thats been on a motor running an MSD or similair igniton controller would last longer as it's not directly switching the coil?
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Re: Holden V8 Ignition Modules
Yeah, I'd think so, with an MSD the module has just become a really fancy switch that's not having to handle many volt-amps as well as feedback from the coil.
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Re: Holden V8 Ignition Modules
Apart from a new switching FET and a bias resistor change, they're all Smoke and mirrors... and lots and lots and lots of words.yoda69 wrote:vlad01 wrote:just wanted to know if it's all smoke and mirrors or if there is some merit to it.
I've had one on the bench doing a comparison to the stock unit... No difference in spark energy when using the stock coil.
Best bet is to pull yours apart, replace the electrolytic capacitor and re-solder all the dry joints and wire in a MSD6AL on there.