I have a friend whom is using a box type ignition coil from a 5.0L Ford F150. He tells me it gets a hotter spark and is better on performance and gas millage.
From what he says and has shown me on his 76 Wagon with a 2.3L, it is just a matter of cutting wires and connecting them as needed.
Is it really this easy and worth it? Or could problems occur in time?
For a STOCK engine aftermarket coils or coil swaps are a waste.
Lots of people 'upgrade' to them when doing a full tune up and THINK the 'gains' are from the coil, where most of the time just replacing worn plugs and other parts give the 'gains'.
Bill
I agree with Bill,
If your coil looks very abused or has damage you "MAY" need to replace it.
A hotter spark is used for firing VERY rich fuel loads.
From Pintony
Some times a tune up should include a NEW COIL....after 30 years they do get old, and I always replace my Ignition module, these parts tend to fail or loose performance. if the old one worked when pulled it becomes the spare.
But allot of the after market coils you see are not much more than a stock replacement.... Super stock by Accell is more stock than super...
I have looked at those later model coils as well.. but I cant see it performing that much better.
Frank
Would using a cap and rotor for a turbo 2.3 make a difference? The same friend claims it does, however I don't see it actually making that much of a difference.
As mentioned, if the old ones were worn, just adding new ones will help.
BTW: They might be the same anyway.
Bill
It can cause problems if you dont hook all the wires correctly and make sure there right ther first time it also adds another question theory of mine more parts electrical parts higher chance of being stuck out on the road but You wont see or feel a change unless you've done some mods to your motor at least ........