Ignitor II for TB42

[BowTieGQ]

Just fitted Ignitor II and matching Flame Thrower II coil to my GQ. Found a bit more lost power. Still shocking on LPG but better. Will post economy when tank empty. Still have to experiment with plug gaps. And yes, I did say Ignitor II. It is available for TB42. But you will be paying for it. Still cheaper than Cranes' though.

[MyGQ]

I have a Crane Fireball installed to my 90 Carby LPG Maverick, It made things so much better

before it was installed i was getting about 3000K's b4 my points were shot and would cause backfire through the Carby. After a bit of research and a few helpful friends in the 4x4 club who have done tis to their LPG patrol's, i went and got onem had it professionally fitted

Its now been over 30'000K's since that has been done, not one backfire throughth e carby, a bit of low down splutter at the moment, but i think its cause after 10 years without the converter and tank being cleaned, it might have a bit of junk in there.

But overall am extremly happy with the Crane Fireball. Going to install a Fireball 700 Coil soon to complete the setup.

If you are running LPG, get the NGK PB6ES spark plugs, they are great. Gapped mine to 32 tou or 0.824mm and they seem tob e fine (book says 0.8 to 0.9mm) so i have pretty much there. My last set were about 0.5mm gap and they really made the car miss when idling, made me wonder what was wrong with her.

[BowTieGQ]

I am using the BP6ES at the moment due to LPG. I am thinking of going to 1mm gap due to far better coil. Pertronix themselves say it is feasable to open gap a little. Have you tried 1mm yet?

[rOd]

Just fitted Ignitor II and matching Flame Thrower II coil to my GQ. Found a bit more lost power. Still shocking on LPG but better. Will post economy when tank empty. Still have to experiment with plug gaps. And yes, I did say Ignitor II. It is available for TB42. But you will be paying for it. Still cheaper than Cranes' though.

Hi BowtieGQ,

How much did the conversion kit and the coil cost you?

[BentMav89]

You should have no probs running 1.0mm gap with that setup. Many late model vehicles run upto 1.5mm gap from factory. Your coil should definantly have enough snot for 1.0mm.

[RN]

Just fitted Ignitor II and matching Flame Thrower II coil to my GQ. Found a bit more lost power. Still shocking on LPG but better. Will post economy when tank empty. Still have to experiment with plug gaps. And yes, I did say Ignitor II. It is available for TB42. But you will be paying for it. Still cheaper than Cranes' though.

I have the Petronix Ignitor Mark 1 and I am very satisfied with it. What are the features of the Mark 2? Is it reprogrammable, etc?

[BowTieGQ]

Ignitor II adjusts dwell and voltage on startup for better strarting. Adjusts dwell throughout rev range. Four times the energy after 3000rpm. Few other little things. Cost a bit over $400 with matching Flame Thrower II coil. I got coil as it is 0.6 ohm to suit. Factory setup is about 4 ohm I think. All conversion kits seem to vary from a couple hundred to over $600. Each one is probably worth its' money. The more you spend the more you get. Maybe? Have had lots of dramas so far. Trying to find a low rev stutter by changing leads and experimenting with plug gaps caused 2 fouled plugs. Late for work that morning! Lashed out on a set of ICE leads. He said that the BP5ES plugs should still be fine but since I've got the 6's in leave them, but thinks the 5's better. Hmmm. I might do the rotor button thing then open gap to 1mm or a little more. If the spark can jump the 5mm or so from button to cap then I would think it can do the same across 1+mm plug gap. Anyone elses input to all this? Also, so far, it does hammer on petrol. Heaps stronger everywhere. I broke a coolant fitting from convertor and found the cause of LPG smell, corroded hose, so havn't been driving on LPG yet.

[stressed]

how it going with the ignitor 2 thinking off buying one

[BowTieGQ]

It destroyed the first epoxy coil. Got another, but oil filled, under warranty. It shit itself on first drive so put in my old Bosch GT40RT. Split that too so I took whole thing out and put points back in. Importer only got two into Aust. so can't get another easy and I'll be ckufed if I'll spend any more money chasing the Ignitor related problems. I'll go HEI soon instead.

[rOd]

It destroyed the first epoxy coil. Got another, but oil filled, under warranty. It shit itself on first drive so put in my old Bosch GT40RT. Split that too so I took whole thing out and put points back in. Importer only got two into Aust. so can't get another easy and I'll be ckufed if I'll spend any more money chasing the Ignitor related problems. I'll go HEI soon instead.

I thought Ignitors are a high energy ignitions.

So no good then?

[BowTieGQ]

I'm sure it's a good product, just mine was a dud which happens. I'm not waiting for another one to be imported and I don't feel I gained enough for my $450 compared to the points. I've now got the points and the factoy coil fitted and they are much better than what I had with the Ignitor II. By the time I get rebuild and recurve, rotor button and the Ignitor II, for another $50 I can get brand new Bosch HEI. Or I could get the Ignitor I for about $240.