Bought jacobs FC 1000 They sent me....
03-14-06 | 12:07 AM
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From: bartlett IL
Bought jacobs FC 1000 They sent me....
I bought an FC 1000 for $125 and I got it a week ago, left it in the garage. The box said FC 1000 opened it up today and it was an FC 4000 inside! It sells for $291!! Has anyone ever installed a 4000 instead of 1000?
SPECS:
JACOBS fc 4000 fc 1000
Brand: Jacobs Electronics
Product Line: Jacobs FC 4000 Digital Fire Control Ignitions
Ignition Box Output: Capacitive discharge
Circuitry: Digital ANALOG
Rev Limiter: Yes NO
Timing Retard: None
CD Voltage Output to Coil: 550 V 500
Current Draw: 12 amps at 10,000 rpm
Spark Output (millijoules): 302 Millijoules 125
Minimum Operating Voltage: 7.5 V
Maximum Operating Voltage: 16 V
Length (in): 8.50
Height (in): 2.50
Width (in): 4.500
Ignition Box Color: Silver
CARB EO Number: D-19-34
Quantity: Sold individually.
SO MAIN DIFFERENCES ARE:
DIGITAL, REV LIMITER, 50 MORE VOLTS TO COIL, AND 277 MORE MILLIJOULES OF SPARK OUTPUT
EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME.
IT ALSO SAYS PROLONGED STREET USE CAN CAUSE IGNITION BOX TO OVERHEAT RECCOMENDED MAINLY FOR RACE USE WITH MINIMAL STREET USE.
anyone used one of these before? It seems to install the same. Can the coils handle it? TII coils of course. Can the plugs handle it? Car is mostly race and show and will be limited use anyway so I hope it will not overheat too much. I plan on mounting fans to circulate air in the floor pan that I am installing it in so I hope this will help to cool the unit enough.
SPECS:
JACOBS fc 4000 fc 1000
Brand: Jacobs Electronics
Product Line: Jacobs FC 4000 Digital Fire Control Ignitions
Ignition Box Output: Capacitive discharge
Circuitry: Digital ANALOG
Rev Limiter: Yes NO
Timing Retard: None
CD Voltage Output to Coil: 550 V 500
Current Draw: 12 amps at 10,000 rpm
Spark Output (millijoules): 302 Millijoules 125
Minimum Operating Voltage: 7.5 V
Maximum Operating Voltage: 16 V
Length (in): 8.50
Height (in): 2.50
Width (in): 4.500
Ignition Box Color: Silver
CARB EO Number: D-19-34
Quantity: Sold individually.
SO MAIN DIFFERENCES ARE:
DIGITAL, REV LIMITER, 50 MORE VOLTS TO COIL, AND 277 MORE MILLIJOULES OF SPARK OUTPUT
EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE SAME.
IT ALSO SAYS PROLONGED STREET USE CAN CAUSE IGNITION BOX TO OVERHEAT RECCOMENDED MAINLY FOR RACE USE WITH MINIMAL STREET USE.
anyone used one of these before? It seems to install the same. Can the coils handle it? TII coils of course. Can the plugs handle it? Car is mostly race and show and will be limited use anyway so I hope it will not overheat too much. I plan on mounting fans to circulate air in the floor pan that I am installing it in so I hope this will help to cool the unit enough.
03-15-06 | 01:18 AM
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hey cool beans 
i haven't done an fc4000, but here's the 1000 install writeup i did:
http://www.rotaryheads.com/modifications/FC1000/
i haven't done an fc4000, but here's the 1000 install writeup i did:
http://www.rotaryheads.com/modifications/FC1000/
