VN V6 3 coil ignition

[Justin Albury]

not a problem at all ...make sure you use a reluctor type pickup though and
remember that base spark setup is going to need to be setup for the reluctor
insteed of the hall if using a v6 memcal

Justin


> A little question, before I goto the car cemetery to get some bits.
> 
> I'm weighing up between the 808 from a camira, and an 808 from the VN/VP.
> 
> The 808 VN/VP is a better ECU than the 808 from the camira.
> I was wondering if i could connect the dizzy module from the camira to the 
> 808 from the VN/VP. Then i could start with a dizzy setup, with the better 
> computer, then eventually change to the VN/VP dis module.
> Is this possible? -- basicly what i'm asking is can i connect the VN/VP's 
> 808 to a camira DIS modle?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> >From: Peter Gargano <peter at techedge.com.au>
> >Reply-To: gmecm at diy-efi.org
> >To: gmecm at diy-efi.org
> >Subject: Re: VN V6 3 coil ignition
> >Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 19:26:27 +1100
> >
> >Wes Branchflower wrote:
> > >
> > > It shouldn't make a differance should it? Their are still 6 equally 
> >spaced
> > > ignition event's divided over 720 deg, so a spark is sent every 120deg 
> >on
> > > the V6, as well as on a S6.
> >
> >Yes, ever 120 deg. for the VN, VP, VR, etc. (Buick 3800) V6...
> >
> >If you look at the x3 vanes on the Hall interrupter, they each have
> >edges (leading or trailing, don't remember, probably trailing) that are
> >120 degrees from one another. The width of these three vanes is different
> >and there are different numbers of x18 edges between the leading and
> >trailing x3 edges for each vane. This is how the DIS (or DFI) module
> >determines which of the 3 coil pairs to fire. The logic counts the x18
> >pulses ... count = N-1 --> coil_1,  N --> coil_2,  N+1 --> coil_3.
> >
> >Ross Myers wrote:
> > >
> > > Not picking bones Peter, but, the DFI is the unit with the 3 coils 
> >moulded
> > > together, the DIS is the later 3 individual coil version. Yeah, I know 
> >most
> > > people just call the DIS a DFI, but that's like saying the Holden 5.7L 
> >is
> > > just like the GenIII!!.
> >
> >I can't afford the odd $600 that GM or REPCO want across the counter for
> >a new part, so I go to the wreckers - for $50 they can call it want they
> >want for all I care  ;-)    (although that was the discount price because
> >one of the coils had a broken plastic cover). BTW, Repco had/have a
dealer
> >special on the individual coils this month for $30 each (apparently!)
> >
> >PG.
>
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