Houston We have IGNITION!!! ( SPARKTECH PRO CDI) FTW
Feb 27, 2009, 05:56 AM
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Houston We have IGNITION!!! ( SPARKTECH PRO CDI) FTW
Good Morning everyone, I posted up this little review on evo-tech, but I wanted to post it here as well, just to share with the community.
so for my birthday earlier this month, I decided, that since I was old ( 30) with one foot on the banana peel and one foot in the grave, I needed a little cheering up.
Buying stuff for my cars, always cheers me up so I thought, what could I possibly buy for my evo.
I have always wanted a quality Ignition system. In the evo world, there are severaL Coil on plug options.
I choose the Spark tech PRO series Capacitive discharge Ignition system.
Here is a picture of what you get
in the picture above you will see a beautiful powdercoated wrinkle black holding plate for the coils, a Holding bracket for the CDI box and the CDI box itself
Sparktech uses the M&W CDI system, it is an australian based company which has a great reputation for making reliable and powerful products.You can buy different versions of this CDI box, from waste spark to direct individual spark if required.
here is a close up of the plate , the coils are actually recessed into the mounting plate which gives the system a very clean and professional look
a view from the under side of the mounting plate with the coils attached
sparktech uses miltary spec wire for their harness and per M&W specifications , the wires are twisted ( I believe it is to reduce Electromagnetic interference, from the High voltage that the CDI box out puts)
the harness also uses Marine grade fuse holders for the power supply . You will also notice the Varflex wire shielding as well. I really like that stuff and hopefully I can find a distributor for that stuff so I can swapp all my wire looms to this material/ ( yes I know I am a ricer
)
alright, so I ended up taking half the day of work so I could install this stuff , lets begin
This is one of the few occasions that I will remove Carbon fiber from my engine bay...
Remove your cover ( 4 10mm bolts)
the stock coils in all their glory
might as well change your plugs while you are at it, I choose BR8ES ( non projected tip ) gapped at 30
Next install the boots onto the plug ( they are rubber) . I wondered why sparktech did not use ceramic boots though ?) I am sure they have a good explanation
Next up simply lower the assembly onto the head and fasten with the supplied allen stainless bolts
this shows how pretty the recessed coils look on the plate
The sparktech mounting plate would go underneath the master cylinder, but due to my custom IC pipe it would not fit, I choose to place it on my controller holder that you see in the right hand portion of the picture below
Attach the positive wire to the postive terminal of your battery, since my battery is in the trunk I simply attached it to 4 guage wire running to the trunk. Ground your system and insert the supplied 15 amp fuse in the fuse holder
start up your car and you get greeted by the red LED on the side of the CDI box waking up
here are some pictures of the completed product, I apologise that my engine bay is so dirty, it started raining and michigan nasty, salt infested roads ruin my engine bay
Enough voltage to power a city under the hood of my car ...WOOT
How it feels and drives ?
I have always had a little stumble/ mis fire during regular cruising, I always thought this was normal and consequently dealt with it over the years. With this new ignition, the idle and afr values are very stable and I no longer have any ignition stumbles. I did not test this system at high boost, because it was raining over here, but I will once the roads are dry,.
I hope you have enjoyed my little project and more to come as always./.
p.s Craig is the fking man and is just a pleasure to deal with it. IF ANY of you are in the market for an ignition product, give him a call.
so for my birthday earlier this month, I decided, that since I was old ( 30) with one foot on the banana peel and one foot in the grave, I needed a little cheering up.
Buying stuff for my cars, always cheers me up so I thought, what could I possibly buy for my evo.
I have always wanted a quality Ignition system. In the evo world, there are severaL Coil on plug options.
I choose the Spark tech PRO series Capacitive discharge Ignition system.
Here is a picture of what you get
in the picture above you will see a beautiful powdercoated wrinkle black holding plate for the coils, a Holding bracket for the CDI box and the CDI box itself
Sparktech uses the M&W CDI system, it is an australian based company which has a great reputation for making reliable and powerful products.You can buy different versions of this CDI box, from waste spark to direct individual spark if required.
here is a close up of the plate , the coils are actually recessed into the mounting plate which gives the system a very clean and professional look
a view from the under side of the mounting plate with the coils attached
sparktech uses miltary spec wire for their harness and per M&W specifications , the wires are twisted ( I believe it is to reduce Electromagnetic interference, from the High voltage that the CDI box out puts)
the harness also uses Marine grade fuse holders for the power supply . You will also notice the Varflex wire shielding as well. I really like that stuff and hopefully I can find a distributor for that stuff so I can swapp all my wire looms to this material/ ( yes I know I am a ricer
)alright, so I ended up taking half the day of work so I could install this stuff , lets begin
This is one of the few occasions that I will remove Carbon fiber from my engine bay...
Remove your cover ( 4 10mm bolts)
the stock coils in all their glory
might as well change your plugs while you are at it, I choose BR8ES ( non projected tip ) gapped at 30
Next install the boots onto the plug ( they are rubber) . I wondered why sparktech did not use ceramic boots though ?) I am sure they have a good explanation
Next up simply lower the assembly onto the head and fasten with the supplied allen stainless bolts
this shows how pretty the recessed coils look on the plate
The sparktech mounting plate would go underneath the master cylinder, but due to my custom IC pipe it would not fit, I choose to place it on my controller holder that you see in the right hand portion of the picture below
Attach the positive wire to the postive terminal of your battery, since my battery is in the trunk I simply attached it to 4 guage wire running to the trunk. Ground your system and insert the supplied 15 amp fuse in the fuse holder
start up your car and you get greeted by the red LED on the side of the CDI box waking up
here are some pictures of the completed product, I apologise that my engine bay is so dirty, it started raining and michigan nasty, salt infested roads ruin my engine bay
Enough voltage to power a city under the hood of my car ...WOOT
How it feels and drives ?
I have always had a little stumble/ mis fire during regular cruising, I always thought this was normal and consequently dealt with it over the years. With this new ignition, the idle and afr values are very stable and I no longer have any ignition stumbles. I did not test this system at high boost, because it was raining over here, but I will once the roads are dry,.
I hope you have enjoyed my little project and more to come as always./.
p.s Craig is the fking man and is just a pleasure to deal with it. IF ANY of you are in the market for an ignition product, give him a call.
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Feb 27, 2009, 09:18 AM
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Thanks guys
schiedes --- I did the valve cover, it was a pain in the *** to do, basically shave it with sand paper and then sent it off to the powder coater.
Robear--- I did not run into any problems what so ever. keep in mind that my car is set up a little differently as far as the battery, IC pipes and mounting bracket for all my controllers, so it was simple for me. Craig, has created a product where with very simple tools, you can install it , IN less THAN 20 minutes.
schiedes --- I did the valve cover, it was a pain in the *** to do, basically shave it with sand paper and then sent it off to the powder coater.
Robear--- I did not run into any problems what so ever. keep in mind that my car is set up a little differently as far as the battery, IC pipes and mounting bracket for all my controllers, so it was simple for me. Craig, has created a product where with very simple tools, you can install it , IN less THAN 20 minutes.
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Feb 28, 2009, 07:35 AM
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update:
drove to work this morning : temps were right around 15 degrees outside, roads were dry...26 psi with the meth and 15 degree temperatures.... showed no signs of break up.. ( this is with a gap of 30 as well)
*** dyno is indicating an increase in power for sure...absolutely awesome ride for sure.
also a weird thing happened as well, my afrs have gone way richer, I don't know if the ignition has anything to do with it. My only thought is that they ignition is burning thoroughly which would cause the VE of the motor to increase..( am I off base here ?)
drove to work this morning : temps were right around 15 degrees outside, roads were dry...26 psi with the meth and 15 degree temperatures.... showed no signs of break up.. ( this is with a gap of 30 as well)
*** dyno is indicating an increase in power for sure...absolutely awesome ride for sure.
also a weird thing happened as well, my afrs have gone way richer, I don't know if the ignition has anything to do with it. My only thought is that they ignition is burning thoroughly which would cause the VE of the motor to increase..( am I off base here ?)
