Thiers a new performance shop in town. Thier show car is a 3rd gen RX-7 so Im pretty hyped now. They have rotory logos stickers kits exc. Thier new product is this ignition box supirior to the MSD. Is smaller and easy to install. Its only 150 too. I dont know the details on it but they do have a test stand in the shop. The guy steve said I can come in for the introduction on it so I will go in a couple weeks and get the scoop for ya. The guy says it can also be an add on to your Aftermarket box as a topping. Yes we all know that MSD does not do much anything for power on a rotory except smoother idle, faster starting and slightly better gas but some guy I forgot his name said he put two msd boxes on his leading coil with some aftermarket coil and got amazing results. So its possible that this product can do that for cheaper and easier instalation. But I just dont know. If anyone knows more about this please look into it.

 

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Intresting, I guess you could use a two cyl Plasma booster on the primary (leading) coils.

 

Quote from Overboost article link from their website:&nbsp "The Plasma Booster modifies the factory ignition primary coil current by reducing its duration by half while increasing the power output by twice. The philosophy here is that more heat energy can be extracted from the fuel by giving it a more intense spark for a shorter duration, similar to lighting off a stick of dynamite with a blasting cap."

This is COUNTER to what most people who mess with ignition automotive system seem to push.&nbsp A medium duration spark is more desirable than a short duration spark.&nbsp This is even more imporant on a rotary engine where the combustion chamber is so long that a long duration spark makes more power and better emissions.

The $150 makes it competitive with the MSD 6AL and Crane HI-6 units, but I wanna see dyno graphs and back-to-back comparos of their units with any of the industry standard CDI boxes...



-Ted

 

This definitely sounds like marketing hype, using a dramatic and impressive sounding comparison that actually has no relevance at all to what happens in an engine. I'd be wary until I saw several independant tests, dyno and road.

 

Hey, if you look closely at their waveforms on their own site, there is an increase in spark current due to the extra negative spike they add to the primary pattern. But it is only for microseconds - after that, we get the same current as the stock ignition, except there is an oscillation added to it. When you consider that any good CDI ignition (we'll use MSD as an example) will give you an increase in current, 160 milliamps in the case of the MSD with a Blaster coil, for the FULL DURATION OF THE DISCHARGE and will provide you with extra full amperage sparks to give you the same effect as a long conventional spark for lean mix burning, it seems no contest. Don't waste your money imho. Just my 2 cents.

Irv, Keith's dad
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Running 2 Crane Hi-6 CDI modules firing 2 Crane LX-92 CDI-only coils capable of driving 500 milliamps peak current - THE REAL DEAL! - on my 87 TII. Results are not "amazing", but definitely noticeable!

 

Thnx genious.

 

I will probly try the blaster coil and two msd boxes on the leading. Someone has done it but I cant remember who. They said thier was a deffinate difference. I think it was hailers.

 

well if you guys were wondering... with other aftermarket ignition systems, (ie: crane, msd, jacobs, etc...) the plasma booster will actually boost those systems, enhancing them as well. for more info and questions, feel free to email us at Info@IgnitionSolutions.com or call the office @ (858) 586-0080 and ask for me, the name is PJ...

 

Boy, this got dug out of the grave...


-Ted

 

it sure has!!! hahaha =)