ENG: Convert internal coil distributor cap to external coil

[dj justice]

http://hondatuningmagazine.com/tech/0502ht_distributor/
I found this tid bit of info on one of my many visits to the honda tuning magazine website. I plan on doing this my self on my 91 lx.

[i_love_cb7]

humm.... whats the diffifence??..... it wouldn't catch on fire? hp gain?

[dj justice]

Well if you ever wanted to upgrade your ignition system you would almost certainly need to run a beefier external coil.

[ib69nu]

correct me if i am wrong, but i thought that some cb7's like the dx came with an external coil, maybe even some preludes.

[Sho Nuff]

I believe the 92-93 are external coil.

[dj justice]

I believe the 92-93 are external coil.

Correct. 90-91 came with internal coil distributors while 92-93 had external ones.

[gdout90accord]

Correct. 90-91 came with internal coil distributors while 92-93 had internal ones.

u mean 92-93 came with EXTERNAL COILS

and why go through all that trouble and why dont you just buy the dizzy cap thats for the external coils. MSD sell them for like 30 bucks i think.

[dj justice]

Sorry i was really tired when i posted that. Oops.

[According2Me]

heres a Q 4 u.. i had the 92 ex and now have the F22b.(Internal)... so now i need to make my wires go from an ext. to an internal coil system?.... any clues...yea i know the ext is the way to go... but for now its not an option cause the lack of money in buyin and doin the motor swap...

[dj justice]

Do you have an f22b distributor now or f22b engine?? I dont exactly understand your question. Can you elaborate?

[MRX]

One good reason for doing this is better aftermarket support with cheaper priced products. But the main reason i did this awhile back was because the front seal on the dizzy with the internal coil went bad and started leaking oil inside my dizzy. The oil that leaked through took out the ignitor and the coil at the same time both are $90 parts and if the seal blows on the internal dizzy it costs around $200-300 (i believe) for the rebuild kit. So instead i bought a 92 lx external dizzy and mated an MSD Blaster Coil 2 to it...problem solved and haven't looked back ever since.

[According2Me]

the car is a 92 EX it has the F22b engine and dizzy... the Q is the wiring is for an external coil... we didnt know how to fix it so the internal coil would work.... but i found out that a 30 amp fuse on the ext. coil plug would just connect the power to the internal coil... later ill worry bout getting a MSD coil and use as an external... reason y i wanted to get the internal working, cause i know someone will ask.. is i did the motor swap and needed it to run and didnt want to rewire an aftermarket at 11 at night.... anyways.. thanks for the info... its runnin great now

[dwf137]

One good reason for doing this is better aftermarket support with cheaper priced products. But the main reason i did this awhile back was because the front seal on the dizzy with the internal coil went bad and started leaking oil inside my dizzy. The oil that leaked through took out the ignitor and the coil at the same time both are $90 parts and if the seal blows on the internal dizzy it costs around $200-300 (i believe) for the rebuild kit. So instead i bought a 92 lx external dizzy and mated an MSD Blaster Coil 2 to it...problem solved and haven't looked back ever since.

holy crap dude.. that's expensive.. i paid 30 bucks for my coil. i dont know about the ignitor, i didn't have to replace that, but it seems in your case just switchin was the best idea...

[cp[mike]]

but i found out that a 30 amp fuse on the ext. coil plug would just connect the power to the internal coil...

that idea was actually discovered by my friend excalibur02, and ive been using it since. ended up working well, didnt it?

[According2Me]

yea it worked well... i have no trouble with it....