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[AustinStage1]

Thank You All for the info!

[markaboot]

Those ebay kits look the same as the Britpart unit that is actually a bit cheaper.

Fitted it to my sisters 998 ballasted ignition, and works a treat, with a standard coil.
Like Dan says the rotor being intergral to the trigger wheel is the only downside of it, but at around £8 for a complete kit, its probably cheaper in the long run to buy a couple and keep a set as a spare.

On the point of fitting Gold coils to ballasted ignition systems it can be done, you just remove the 2 wires from the positive coil connection (tape them up) and run a new 12v feed from white wire on the fuse box.

I can't say whether the cheaper kits work well with sports coils not fitted one, but I did fit a Gold sports coil to my 998 fitted with an Aldon Ignitor, this kits almost identical to the cheaper versions but cost £70. Aldons site says this, hence why I fitted a sports coil to mine

With the ignitor there are 30,000 to 35,000 volts available. Normal range on (OK) standard systems range from 26,000 to 27,000 volts. The 'ignitor' can be converted to a high energy system by the installation of a high energy coil and silicon HT leads. The Aldon 'Flame Thrower' coil or Lucas sports coil have both proven to be very compatible with the ignitors.

cheers for the info, i'll be buying one of those britpart units can be found here. Note there for standard ignition coils only!

Edited by markaboot, 22 January 2009 - 05:19 PM.