electriczipper Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Hello, My stock ignition coil is leaking and I want to upgrade. My question: Is the MSD blaster 2 mdl 8202 coil compatible with 86 GL wagons, and is it just a straight out swap or do I need something else to insure no damage to the electrical system? Thank you, and all help appreciated! EZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 http://www.thepartsbin.com/catalog/products.php?year=1986&make_text=subaru&model_text=gl&category=engine_electrical&subcategory=ignition_coil ThePartsbin.com has the hitachi OEM coils for $40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoomer Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I have the accell SS "Yelllow in my car I'm getting tach spikes currently so It might be comeing out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electriczipper Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 http://www.thepartsbin.com/catalog/products.php?year=1986&make_text=subaru&model_text=gl&category=engine_electrical&subcategory=ignition_coil ThePartsbin.com has the hitachi OEM coils for $40 Seems like I'm among the last to know about these places. A big THANK YOU, for this info. EZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electriczipper Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 I have the accell SS "Yelllow in my car I'm getting tach spikes currently so It might be comeing out soon. That's another I wasn't thinkin about. Thanks! EZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electriczipper Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Put the question to customer service at msd and will post their answer when it comes. Thank you! EZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 It's bad on the distributor ignitors to use these "performance" coils. Stick with OEM as there is nothing to be had in the way of performance here. Only a potential for failure with a cheap mexican coil and an expensive, hard to find distributor ignitor. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electriczipper Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Put the question to customer service at msd and will post their answer when it comes.Thank you! EZ Here's something I didn't notice yesterday. http://www.msdignition.com/cgi-bin/app_guide_3.pl Yes I punched in the year, make, & model and the coil PN8202 comes up compatible. I wish I'd seen it yesterday. They don't recommend installing it in the horizontal position(probably shortens life span), but upon checking which one I installed on my ford a few years ago(30k+ mls) it is the same 8202 and in the horizontal position. No problems so far, it's installed with the msd ignition box also though, if that makes a diff. Thanks for the input, I appreciate it. EZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electriczipper Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Put the question to customer service at msd and will post their answer when it comes.Thank you! EZ I couldn't wait for the email so I called support. The answer is I can use it if I put a 2.3 ohm ballast resistor to it, so as not to burnup the ignitor. Thank you GeneralDisorder! EZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electriczipper Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 http://www.thepartsbin.com/catalog/products.php?year=1986&make_text=subaru&model_text=gl&category=engine_electrical&subcategory=ignition_coil ThePartsbin.com has the hitachi OEM coils for $40 Here( http://halseyimportparts.com/ ) you can get them for $24.00 . Between the two of them a person otta be able to save a little green. Yep, I went with the OEM. Figured it's less likely to spawn complications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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