Wasted spark v Refurbished original
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£400 for a wasted spark kit
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£200 to replace leads,coil,cap etc.
Is wasted spark worth the extra cash.
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£200 to replace leads,coil,cap etc.
Is wasted spark worth the extra cash.
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It also gives us extra coil charge time at high revs as the coil has far less work to do per crank rotation due to the wasted spark configuration. This translates to better sparks.
Also, the mere fact we got rid of the distributor cap, rotor arm and the old king lead makes the system far more reliable too and much much less susceptible to damp problems.
It will also usually pick up some horsepower too, so winner winner.
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I wonder what we all did before WS stu ?
A bog standard system in good order, can be fully effective, as many millions of cars including cossies have been showing.
I think it is amazingly over priced, considering the cost of some aftermarket ecu's that do this as std, V4 for example.
Most of the issues can be rectified with regular maintenance, although the amps are a common failing on the std system, so the WS kit adds another.
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A bog standard system in good order, can be fully effective, as many millions of cars including cossies have been showing.
I think it is amazingly over priced, considering the cost of some aftermarket ecu's that do this as std, V4 for example.
Most of the issues can be rectified with regular maintenance, although the amps are a common failing on the std system, so the WS kit adds another.
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I wonder what we all did before WS stu ?
A bog standard system in good order, can be fully effective, as many millions of cars including cossies have been showing.
I think it is amazingly over priced, considering the cost of some aftermarket ecu's that do this as std, V4 for example.
Most of the issues can be rectified with regular maintenance, although the amps are a common failing on the std system, so the WS kit adds another.
tabetha
A bog standard system in good order, can be fully effective, as many millions of cars including cossies have been showing.
I think it is amazingly over priced, considering the cost of some aftermarket ecu's that do this as std, V4 for example.
Most of the issues can be rectified with regular maintenance, although the amps are a common failing on the std system, so the WS kit adds another.
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To answer your point:
The standard system needs plug gaps dropping so low that it compromises efficiency if you run anything over about 300bhp as the cylinder pressures are so high teh standard voltage system cannot jump the gap.
Think about that mate... we had to drop the manufacturers gap down to make teh system work AT ALL. Are youn sure it was up to the job?
Your millions of standard cars example is also more than a bit pathetic, show me millions of 300bhp + 2 litre 4 cylinder cars running fine with a distributor cap please.
Why do you think ZERO manufacturers have produced a car without WS or coil on plug for, what, 20 years? Longer?
Why do you think at Santa Pod the only cars you ever hear missfiring embarassingly up the drag strip are the old high power Cosworths?
Why not GT4's, Scoobys, GTO'S, Golf GTi's and Lancers of the Same Era?
I have stated my case as to why WS is better, so please tell us why I am wrong.
As for Ignition amplifiers being a common failure point, your wrong, no they are not. I think I have fitted about 25 in the last 15 years.
I suppose your going to tell us all that you have a GT35 running with a distributor cap and rotor arm with 0.75mm plug gaps arent you?
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Amps a common failure? really? i think ive seen one fail in over 2 years, and i see plenty of Cosworths, hardly "Common" Infact id say ive seen more DEAD aftermarket ECUs than i have dead Ign amps![Big Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Amps a common failure? really? i think ive seen one fail in over 2 years, and i see plenty of Cosworths, hardly "Common" Infact id say ive seen more DEAD aftermarket ECUs than i have dead Ign amps
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I have wasted spark and think it was money well spent, its only missed once or twice since its been on, once was when it was absolutely horsing it down with rain and the 2nd was when my plugs where knackered.
And before i had it, it was more of a case of "i wonder if i can get full boost without a missfire? oh, no, of course i cant"
And before i had it, it was more of a case of "i wonder if i can get full boost without a missfire? oh, no, of course i cant"
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Mine never misfired on stg 3 and 1.8bar 0.6mm gap, magnecore leads and MSD(not m developments) coil. I added a MSD (not m developments) 6al ignition amp when i went for more power whitch works great but has a downside of melting the dizzy cap quite fast resulting in misfires so now im tired of changing dizzys and gone for MSD( m developments) w-spark. When buying à aftermarket ECU u still need new leads, coilpack, loom etc so imo the w-spark isnt that expensive, u just need the chip and the rest you could do/get for your self but its nice to sometimes save the hazzle and time and go for bolt on bits.
Buying the old setup i had new was the same money really.
Buying the old setup i had new was the same money really.
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When I get some cash together I'm going to go waster spark.
Stu, is there an option if I post my ECU for you to fit the circuit board for an additional charge or is it a doddle to do?
Stu, is there an option if I post my ECU for you to fit the circuit board for an additional charge or is it a doddle to do?
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my 3 door has the original amp since it left the factory
(iv been in touch with all previous owners, they never changed it)
so thats 25 years of reliability
but im saving for WS anyway lol
(iv been in touch with all previous owners, they never changed it)
so thats 25 years of reliability
but im saving for WS anyway lol
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mine has not had any misfires yet i have it 8 months now its 375bhp tho i want the ws and cl as it seems to be rated very high
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I'm sure you could spend the cash and get a standard system to work well (but for how long?) but i just ended up chasing sensor after sensor, then leads etc etc before i just gave up and payed the little extra for W/S, it's been on since April 2009 and I've never had an issue since - before that i couldn't get proper boost it was popping and farting and just a complete pain in the ring
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Had a bit of missfire on mine when I first got it running on the greys. Put a Gp A coil on, new phase sensor on a replaced the cap, arm and plugs and it never had any more missfiring at 36-36psi on the T34.63. However I would like WS for it eventually.
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so, if i posted my ecu to msd, and they post it back with the chip fitted and all the rest of the gear to make it work, how much is it?
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at high revs and on the limter mine missfires all over the place. just deciding wether to spend just £100 on a new rotor and cap, grp a coil and grp a coil loom. which should do the trick as ive never replaced mine so could be well old. Or do i spent another £300 for peace of mind? £400 is a lot of money.