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Title: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: explosivo on July 13, 2004, 10:41:28 AM
Alrighty, so I bought the Blaster 2 coil today, and according to the instructions, when installing the coil with the stock ignition, I need a 0.8Ohm balast resistor wired inline on the positive lead. So I head back into the parts store, and ask them if they have one. However, all they had were 1.7Ohm resistors, so I didn't bother buying one right there.

Now I remember someone on here saying that the installation of a Blaster 2 coil on a Trackick is really straightforward, just connect the positive and negative wires and you're all set. Is that true? Did you use a ballast resistor?

Hep, hep :(
Title: Re: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: idaholwb on July 13, 2004, 01:31:53 PM
 You don't need the resistor.
Title: Re: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: explosivo on July 13, 2004, 01:59:28 PM
Awesome. Thanks ;D
Title: Re: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: 90Stomper on July 13, 2004, 02:44:31 PM
um that was me, sorry i wasnt clear enough, i said that it had a bunch of stuff that you dont need, glad you got taken care of. 8)
Title: Re: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: explosivo on July 13, 2004, 04:25:15 PM
Sorry, stomper... I have an awful memory :)

I don't see any +/- markings on the stock coil... it has 2 wires going into it... one brown one black/white. Which is positive and which is negative? Is there any way I can test to see? Is it 12v or 110v at that point?
Title: Re: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: real_red_wagon on July 14, 2004, 02:03:34 AM
THE BROWN IS NEGATIVE THE BLACK POSITIVE I JUST DID THIS LAST NIGHT
Title: Re: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: JDMCRX on July 14, 2004, 03:58:06 AM
Did u guys notice a difference at all?
Title: Re: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: 90Stomper on July 14, 2004, 03:16:28 PM
hmmmm my stock one had marks.... oh well glad you got it figured out.

i cant say if there was a dif or how much of a dif. i did about 20 mods all at the same time.  i am interested to know if you can tell a dif with just the coil, let me know ;D
Title: Re: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: explosivo on July 14, 2004, 04:43:42 PM
Got it hooked up tonight... simpler than I thought, and no underhood fires (which is a plus in this case ;D).

It does seem to have a bit more power than it did, but I also installed it on a truck that is having some backfiring problems (I left some rubber on the pavement, something I haven't been able to do since I stuck the 33's on it :)).

Unfortunately, it didn't completely fix the backfiring problem, but it does run much smoother, and backfires only at much higher RPM's (around 4000-4500) than before. It's now drivable, but it bugs the piss that it still backfires :mad:.
Title: Re: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: zookiemike on July 14, 2004, 04:56:44 PM
Yo explosivo. when you say back fire it only does it when you let off the gas right? becouse that is normle when you have low back presure. Dude the sammy does the same thing.
Title: Re: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: explosivo on July 14, 2004, 05:01:52 PM
No... I remember the little pops I had when letting off the throttle when I had the exhaust cut off at the cat... this is completely different (plus now I welded a 3' piece of 1 7/8" exhaust tube onto the cat to increase backpreasure). It's not that little *sputter* *sputter* *phoop* ... it's more of a *chug* *chug* chug* *kerPOOOOOWWW!* :-/
Title: Re: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: zookiemike on July 14, 2004, 05:04:00 PM
dang :o Hey were are you at again? Im all about a road trip dude. We might be able to solve this 8)
Title: Re: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: explosivo on July 14, 2004, 05:07:35 PM
I'm up near Petoskey... if you're up for a road trip ;)

Where're you located at, again? :P
Title: Re: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: zookiemike on July 14, 2004, 05:10:37 PM
Lansing....yup Thats a road trip all right. I might have to come up there some time. I'll have to see what work looks like 8)
Title: Re: MSD Blaster 2 Questions
Post by: explosivo on July 14, 2004, 05:15:53 PM
8) Come on up some weekend :P