The 40KV sports coil works perfectly with electronic ignition
your problem witht the late model is you probably
didn't remove the ballast resisitor that's in line with your coil
The Lucas sports coil has built in resistance to compensate for it.
Bothe the XR700 and the Pertronix(SP?) units both work great
with the gold Coil.
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> From: Carl Elliott <grunt2@adelphia.net>
> To: Steve Shoyer <steve@shoyer.com>
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Lucas Sport Coil on 1980 MGB
> Date: Sunday, January 24, 1999 11:08 AM
>
> The Lucas Sport coil is for Points, Not Electronic Ignitions.
> Made the mistake and now have a brand new coil I don't need,Carl E.
>
> Steve Shoyer wrote:
>
> > Before buying and installing a Lucas sports coil, I want to make sure
that
> > I know what I need to do to get it to work. If I understand the
directions
> > on Skye's web page, I need to:
> >
> > 1) Swap the coils
> > 2) Run a (white) wire to the + terminal on the new coil
> > 3) Open the spark plug gap
> >
> > Has anyone done this conversion and have any specifics to offer? I'm
> > wondering about the size (diameter) for the new white wire, where it
> > connects, how wide to open the spark plugs, and anything else that
might be
> > important. Did the new coil make much of a difference?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > --Steve (1980 MGB)
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