Posted By: 1340busa
ballast resistor on 73 - 03/01/11 08:20 PM
im going with a pro comp dist and coil. i need to bypass my resistor. it is a 4 prong does the resistor have anything to do with the alt.? if not can i eliminate the wiring from the resistor forward?
Posted By: mikemee1331
Re: ballast resistor on 73 - 03/01/11 08:36 PM
what type of coil, oil or epoxy (HEI style)?
Posted By: 1340busa
Re: ballast resistor on 73 - 03/01/11 08:41 PM
it is a pro comp epoxy hei style
Posted By: mikemee1331
Re: ballast resistor on 73 - 03/01/11 08:47 PM
should have asked before, what type of ECU?
Posted By: RapidRobert
Re: ballast resistor on 73 - 03/01/11 09:31 PM
If it is a self contained dist w the ECU inside of it & a full 12V external coil yes toss the ballast & tie the run and start wires together ign1/ign2) & run them to the coil positive and to the dist whichever wire is the feed for it, red maybe. EDIT if the coil is also self contained in the dist then the same, tie run/start together & run it to the dist & there's no external coil to deal w/run a wire to
Posted By: 1340busa
Re: ballast resistor on 73 - 03/01/11 09:36 PM
ok so on the resistor i am supposed to hook all 4 connections together? then run the pos. coil wire from where? can i use the orginal coil pos. wire?
Posted By: DaytonaTurbo
Re: ballast resistor on 73 - 03/01/11 09:36 PM
I also ran a pro comp distributor. Pull the ballast and attach all 4 wires together.
Posted By: 1340busa
Re: ballast resistor on 73 - 03/01/11 11:44 PM
i just hooked all four together and used my orginal coil wire. it fired up and ran smooth thanks! do i run my aftermarket tach to the neg side of the coil?
