I tried Jacobs OmniPak a couple of years back and the truck idled like sh**. I
got rid of it because I had to slip the clutch too much to keep it from stalling
when I pulled away from a stop. They gave me the same story about the coil
triggering the injectors. I just put the MSD 6A in a couple of week ago and it's
great.
Doug Fedeli
Ronald Wong wrote:
> Man, that sounds confusing. There is only two wires going to the stock
> coil, a negative and a positive. The positive is coming from the ignition,
> a 12-volt switched connection and the negative goes to the distributor. the
> distributor, as it turns, makes a complete circuit as it hits each cylinder
> causing a 12-volt current to the coil. The coil steps that up sends the
> 28000-45000 volts back through the coil secondary to the distributor which
> sends the spark to the appropriate cylinder based on rotor position. It
> could be that the PCM also knows, based on the coil negative wire, when to
> fire the injectors but what does that have to do with bolt-on replacement
> coils? I use the MSD Blaster SS Coil. The same wires that would have gone
> to my stock coil go to the MSD coil. I would imagine the same happens for
> the Accel coils.
>
> Ron
> 00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
> For modifications see my DML Profile
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of jay & dana
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 2:28 PM
> To: DML
> Subject: DML: Re: Ignition Parts
>
> Received this from MSD ignition. Most of you guys out there use Accel
> coils. Is the Accel coil a direct bolt in, Part # 140021 ? What is MSD
> and Jacobs referring to when they say they don't make bolt on performance
> coils because the stock coils also triggers the fuel injection. Does the
> Accel coil trigger the fuel injection like the Dodge stock coil?
>
> Thanx
> Jay Friedrich
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe LaPille <jlapille@msdignition.com>
> To: 'jay&dana@telus.net' <jay&dana@telus.net>
> Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 9:36 AM
> Subject: FW: Ignition Parts
>
> >Dear Sir,
> >
> > We do not offer a direct bolt in coil, the only coils that we offer are
> >universal coils, and normally computer systems will pick up the signal from
> >the coil negative to trigger the fuel injection.
> .
> >Thanks,
> >
> >MSD Tech
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: jay & dana [mailto:]
> >Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 4:53 PM
> >To: Joe LaPille
> >Subject: Ignition Parts
> >
> >
> >First off do you make a bolt in performance coil for a 1997 Dodge Dakota
> >5.2L, 5 speed, 4x4? By bolt in I mean there is no splicing or cutting
> >necessary. If so could you please send me the part number if it will
> >directly connect up to the stock coil harness. Jacob's Electronics said
> >they don't make one for this application as only a stock coil will work
> >because it also triggers the fuel injection. (I don't understand that ! )
>
> >Thank You
> >Jay
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