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coil replacement for tb42 GQ

Post by bilby »

THINK THE COIL IS STUFFED IN THE GQ
is there a good replacement coil ( aftermarket )
or do u haveta go genuine nissan ones
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Post by EricB »

Bosch GT40

The round oil filled type not the new flat one.
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Post by marin »

Was looking at this recently as well, and dont see any reason not to get the newer transformer type coil, bosch 1 i am looking at is the GT40RT, it is listed for the mavs and patrols, so will hopefully just bolt in without new holes.

http://www.bosch.com.au/content/language1/html/2250.htm

have a look here at the ignition coils PDF, they claim stuff like fatter spark, lower current draw with higher output, blah blah blah.

marin
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Post by blkmav »

Whatever coil you get make sure its for use with a ballast resistor
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Post by marin »

yes, i noticed that, it does specify in the PDF that the R in the GT40RT means that it is for use with a ballast resistor.

marin

P.S. is that the white rectangle thing next to the coil? what does it do?
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Post by blkmav »

marin wrote:P.S. is that the white rectangle thing next to the coil? what does it do?


Yes, the ballast resistor provides the proper voltage to the coil.
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Post by EricB »

My cousin had the transformer type in his race car and blew it up. He went back to the oil filled coil. It was only a little formula Vee.
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Post by MKPatrolGuy »

Dad has had one of the new style coils on his GQ for about 3 years now, and it has never given any touble.
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Post by rOd »

I had a Crane PS40 oil filled coil on my GQ. It eventually developed a slow oil leak. I replaced it with a Bosch GT40RT and have had no dramas with it so far after 6 months.
Had to drill 1 new hole to mount it. No big deal.
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Post by bilby »

marin wrote:yes, i noticed that, it does specify in the PDF that the R in the GT40RT means that it is for use with a ballast resistor.

marin

P.S. is that the white rectangle thing next to the coil? what does it do?


is this one usable with electronic ignition or just points ?????
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Post by Draven »

I put one of those MSD coils in mine...Been great.
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Post by chimpboy »

Sorry to hijack, but does anyone know what the secondary resistance should be on a bosch GT40R?

I have one that is reading 16,000 ohm and I think this is way too high. Am I right?

Jason
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