Can anyone say if the DIS-2 can work on the EVO 8?
And if not can you explain why!
Thanks
Mark

 

WTF is that? Edumacate me please!

 

Its an ignition amplifier. MSD DIS-2

 

Why wouldn't it work? It just goes inline with the coil pack harness wires and has the settings to work on a 4-cyl wasted spark setup. AFAIK, some tach adapters would be in order (or run the tach wire directly from the DIS2), but other than that, it should be a straightforward install. Are you having trouble installling one or something?

 

I would tend to agree but its just that I heard that it would'nt work for some odd reason
I have'nt got one yet but i used to have one on my 2g Talon that worked great even without a tach adapter
If someone can verify that it will work on the EVO 8 i'm getting one yesterday!!
I know for a fact that it works on the EVO 3 but then again thats the same type engine config. as the 2g.

 

Yep, I had one on my 2G as well w/o the adapters (single wire from the power transistor pack). Worked like a champ and there's no better 2-step. As far as the Evo 8 ignition goes, it's completely the same as the DSMs AFAIK...only difference is the physical location and mounting of the coil packs. IIRC, there are some dwell differences in the Evo coils compared to the DSMs, but that's not anything that should impact the DIS2 working or not. They are pretty universal. As long as your coil power and trigger wires are working (ie. you have spark with the stock ignition) and the DIS2 is set for 4-cyl/wasted spark, you should be good to go.

If I wanted one as bad as you, I'd just order it up. I see nothing at all to make me believe it wouldn't work on an Evo 8. If you do find out otherwise, please get exact details because that would be really odd and let the rest of us know...

 

I am running one on my evo, so yes it will work

 

Thanks for the confirmation. If it wasn't obvious, I figured as much

 

what part # is the correct one for the evo?

 

MSD DIS will not work with a stock ignition configuration.

The DIS must be wired in between the transistor and the coil. This is why it works on 1G and 2G DSM's. The Evo's transistor is built into the coil.

 

Ok there you go! So therefore 'fimotorsports' must be using an unconventional ignition system then!
And if he is'nt how comes he is using the DIS-2
Please elaborate guys

 

Coming from Ultimate, I'd tend to think he knows what he is talking about and I also just confirmed the power transistors are integral to the coil packs on the Evos. That may also be why the dwell is different on the Evo compared to a DSM.

If fimotorsports has one working on his Evo, I'd like to know how the channel wires are connected: inline with the external harness wires "as usual" or hard wired into the packs between the transistor/coil connection...or does s/he not have a stock ignition setup?

 

Inquiring minds need to know

 

Yeah, fimotorsports needs to speak up again. After getting some sleep (finally) and thinking about it, Ultimate is right: it has to go between the transistor and coil since the DIS-2 is cap discharge. The only thing that would apparently work on the stock setup is something like the Twin Power that bumps up the input voltage to the transistor.

Had I realized the transistors were built into the coils, I never would've said what I did above. I wanted one too, but haven't looked into it before this thread since it's further down my to-do list.

In any event, fimotorsports, are you running a standalone and COP or what? Short of that, call MSD's tech support line and see what they say (and let us know

 

sorry I should have been more descriptive... it works on the Evo, but you have to add the igniter from a dsm to make it run.