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Using 12 volt coil in 6 volt ignition? #636022 04/08/2010 6:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 160 Victoria, B.C. 5 55firstseries 'Bolter
55firstseries 'Bolter 5 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 160 Victoria, B.C.	Hi. To provide a better voltage spark at the plugs can a 12 volt coil (no ballast resister) be substituted for the stock 6 volt coil? Anyone tried using platinum plugs to provide better performance (than the stock J8's)?

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Using 12 volt coil in 6 volt ignition?	55firstseries	04/08/2010 6:02 PM
Re: Using 12 volt coil in 6 volt ignition?	vtmlro	04/08/2010 9:21 PM
Re: Using 12 volt coil in 6 volt ignition?	Wrenchbender Ret.	04/08/2010 10:44 PM
Re: Using 12 volt coil in 6 volt ignition?	Hotrod Lincoln	04/09/2010 12:55 PM
Re: Using 12 volt coil in 6 volt ignition?	Harvester	04/09/2010 6:24 PM
Re: Using 12 volt coil in 6 volt ignition?	vtmlro	04/10/2010 7:49 AM
Re: Using 12 volt coil in 6 volt ignition?	Hotrod Lincoln	04/11/2010 4:25 AM
Re: Using 12 volt coil in 6 volt ignition?	vtmlro	04/11/2010 8:46 PM
Re: Using 12 volt coil in 6 volt ignition?	Grigg	04/12/2010 2:07 AM
Re: Using 12 volt coil in 6 volt ignition?	Hotrod Lincoln	04/12/2010 4:37 AM
Re: Using 12 volt coil in 6 volt ignition?	vtmlro	04/18/2010 12:09 AM

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