good coil for hei swap

Posted By: lifted85

good coil for hei swap - 12/13/12 04:19 AM

ok i did the hei swap a few months back an love it but my flamethrother coil is in need of some love, the studs on top are almost stripped an think it's time for a new 1.. what should i go with a mas blaster coil or a msd street firecoil?? i dont want to mess with running a ballast either if possable

Posted By: m88mark

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/13/12 04:26 AM

MAA-30440,PNX-60104 www.summittracing.com

Posted By: RapidRobert

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/13/12 04:29 AM

Get a full 12V E coil, no specific recommendation

Posted By: lifted85

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/13/12 08:27 AM

damn i was hopen for somthin that wont bust the bank lol.. thanks guys for the info i will keep shoppin around..

Posted By: chargincharles

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/13/12 09:08 AM

I run a MSD Blaster 2 coil on my HEI conversion.
I have a M-body, and that what was recommended on Dippy.org

No issues whatsoever with it and it was $50-something dollars 3 years ago when I did the conversion.
Probably can pick up one at a swap meet cheaper if you scrounge around enough, or ebay, they are fairly common items.

Good luck with it!
CC.

Posted By: lifted85

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/14/12 01:32 AM

what about the blaster 3 coil?? good or bad??

Posted By: chargincharles

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/14/12 09:41 AM

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what about the blaster 3 coil?? good or bad??

Honestly I have no experience with that coil. I just bought the Blaster 2 and was done with it.
If the 3 is a update of the 2 then I don't see where you would have any issues...but that is purely speculation.

Good luck with it!
CC.

Posted By: Dunnuck Racing

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/14/12 03:38 PM

That main difference between a blaster two a nd three is the Blaster three is epoxy filled versus oil filled.
Keith

Posted By: jbc426

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/14/12 07:14 PM

I did the HEI swap on my '68, and got a coil for a Ford F150 pick-up. I believe the model year was 2001.

Posted By: lifted85

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/15/12 06:24 PM

any 1 run the accel super coil part number 140001??

Posted By: RapidRobert

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/15/12 07:32 PM

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any 1 run the accel super coil part number 140001??

If that's the big yellow beast yes I ran one on a street 440 30 years ago with no ballast (didn't know any better at the time) & it ran good/never failed. Electronic dist/HEI module. A .8 ohm ballast is recommended with it but like all coil setups you have some leeway on how much pri current you let in

Posted By: lifted85

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/17/12 10:18 AM

well i bougth the accel super coil an a beast it is, it's a big boy lol, should i run a ballist with my set up or or should i be good?? im just runni9ng a hei set up not the junk learn burn...

Posted By: RapidRobert

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/17/12 03:45 PM

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should i run a ballist with my set up

I would for the longevity & you could make back to back outings with and without the ballast to see the power difference just to see what you would gain & check the actual ohms as as a nominal .8 ohm unit may very likely have more than that & I wouldn't be afraid to go a bit less. With a 4 pin ECU I've wired ballasts in parallel to get the ohms down to where I wanted it to be & 2 "single" dual terminal ballasts will fit side by side in a 4 terminal connector (both plastic pieces) & just add another blue loop like the one of em already has

Posted By: lifted85

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/18/12 12:58 AM

what ballist would ya run? the msd 0.8 ohm or summit G5218 1.6 ohm ballist.. im new to these, every dodge i have owned, 87 ramcharger, 90 w150 an my curent 85 w150 never had 1..

Posted By: RapidRobert

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/18/12 02:31 AM

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the msd 0.8 ohm

that one. EDIT but ohm it & see what you have. You dont want any more than .8 ohms. I have a black FBO round coil with a MP .25 ohm ballast & it runs flawless so far in a DD

Posted By: dogdays

Re: good coil for hei swap - 12/18/12 07:17 PM

A Chevy straight 6 (think 292 in a pickup truck) HEI coil would be a good choice. Also there are coils for '90s Mustangs that are quite good and you can get for cheap.
Neither of them use a ballast resistor.
I wouldn't run a coil that needed one, with that setup.

R.