Apr 12, 2012, 9:20 pm · #1
Please answer
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WHAT THE HELL is a blaster coil?
Apr 12, 2012, 9:21 pm · #2
Its just one of MSD's ignition coils
Apr 12, 2012, 9:24 pm · #3
So an S12 would use 2 coils then right?
Apr 12, 2012, 9:30 pm · #4
A CA car would, a VG car uses one.
Apr 12, 2012, 9:38 pm · #5
^^ that.
Apr 12, 2012, 9:39 pm · #6
Sweet thanks
Apr 12, 2012, 9:40 pm · #7
U can use pretty much any after market coil
Apr 14, 2012, 4:02 am · #8
Im running MSD Blaster 2 coils on my ca20. No complaints at all. got my buddy to put one in his supra after his new acell coil died in 3 months and its not giving any troubles
Apr 15, 2012, 12:16 am · #9
SOME of the CA engines... as in ONLY the CA18ET. The CA18ET has two independent coils from the factory on North American market S12 Turbo cars. There are 8 spark plugs on those versions of the CA18ET -- 4 intake spark plugs, and 8 exhaust spark plugs. That was an emissions feature not found on CA18ET's in other markets. Anyways, the twin spark coils are for that reason, to provide spark to each of the two banks of plugs.
An MSD Blaster SS coil:
On a CA18ET with 8 spark plugs, you use two of these Blaster SS coils to replace the OEM coils.
Apr 15, 2012, 12:50 am · #10
I thought all the CA motors had 4 intake & 4 exhaust plugs, each set powered by a seperate coil
Apr 15, 2012, 7:14 am · #11
Not in the UK for example... they have the one side plugged up, and just have four spark plugs/wires along with a different distributor.
Post Merge: 07:18:19 AM / 15-Apr-12
But I just realized what you meant... all the CA SINGLE can motors in SOME markets... CA20E and CA18ET. In some markets, one side of the head has the holes plugged up and they only run four plugs. The second set of plugs in the 8-plug versions of the CA SOHC engines is an emissions thing, not a performance feature.
Apr 15, 2012, 7:32 pm · #12
Just curious, anyone here ever plug their exhaust side and get rid of those 4 plugs? What does the ecu do with that?
Apr 15, 2012, 9:29 pm · #13
I only run on my intake side plugs, runs absolutely fine. I'm using NGK plugs/wires, with a new coil. 8 spark plugs on an in-line four is 4 chumps.
Apr 15, 2012, 9:31 pm · #14
Or emissions states with nazi smog officials like CA ;)
Apr 15, 2012, 9:40 pm · #15
Word bro, word. Nevada is pretty strict here on emissions regulation too, but in at the beginning of 2012 the state passed a new classic vehicle exemption for 25+ year old cars that allows a smog waiver if the car is driven less than 5,000 miles a year. Needless to say I was one of the first in line for that deal! Then I said bye-bye to some needless things on my CA20E!
Apr 15, 2012, 10:42 pm · #16
What is tye cut off in CA for emissions?
Apr 15, 2012, 10:56 pm · #17
1979.
Not "anything 25 years or older". Anything after 1979. For the rest of eternity.
Apr 17, 2012, 10:40 am · #18
so my intake side doesnt fire at all but the coil is firing what do you think my problem is?