<VV> follow-up on bogging down, sputtering

Ron ronh at owt.com
Mon Aug 17 17:07:00 EDT 2009


Of course, everyone knows that high voltage coils are a complete waste of 
money on a street Corvair, but they do help the economy so keep on buying!
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John O'Shea" <jco99 at cox.net>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> follow-up on bogging down, sputtering


> Finding the "good quality aftermarket coil" may turn out to be just as 
> much
> of a crapshoot as the stock types.
> I know of several Corvair folks who have installed the "high output"
> expensive aftermarket coil and they found out two things:
> 1. On anything short of a serious race engine there's no improvement in
> performance.
> 2. Reliability of the expensive aftermarket coils is equal to or worse 
> than
> stock coils.
> BTW, an article in one of Bob Helt's books thoroughly debunks the urban 
> myth
> that your stock (or near stock) Corvair engine
> will run better with a high output coil.
>
> Turn flame on here, but please spare the group anecdotal "evidence" and
> "facts".
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ernie Sanders" <epssax at yahoo.com>
> To: <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 12:29 PM
> Subject: <VV> follow-up on bogging down, sputtering
>
>
>> Members:  I put my old coil back on the car.  Much better.  I cleaned the
>> grease and dust off of the top.  Doesn't mis-fire or bog down now.  I 
>> need
>> to find a good quality aftermarket coil.  Seems the stock type ones are a
>> crapshoot!  Ernie in Louisville, KY.
>>            '66 monza 'vert, 110, PG
>
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