I know I bypassing the resistor and doing nothing else will smoke the factory coil eventually, but what about the ECU? Could I just eliminate the ballast resistor and swap to a coil designed to work without a resistor? I guess what I'm trying to say is, I know a different coil would live without the resistor, but will the control box?
This is on a small block with a standard electronic ignition system, factory ecu, etc.