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Distributorless ignition for V12 5.3, does it exist?

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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 09:39 AM
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Can someone suggest is there are distributor less ignition kit for v12?

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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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No kit, google dual EDIS 6 and Megasquirt this has been done a few times and is what I will do with mine. The Ford coil packs look the same a s the later Jag V12 coil packs. Jag went to distributorless in the last few years of production after the XJS ceased.

I have also seen these run with dual GM Delco 888's
 
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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 02:20 PM
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Ignition on these is weak as hell, can someone suggest good solution for powerful spark?
 
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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 03:56 PM
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Have a look at this Fords EDIS 6 spark is very good

Dual EDIS-6 distributorless ignition system at work - YouTube
 
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very good warrjon, that ignition along with a fuel managment ECU, should take care of any problems with engine control.

especially with future forced induction cylinder pressures! YUP sounds like a plan.
 
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Have a look at this Fords EDIS 6 spark is very good

Dual EDIS-6 distributorless ignition system at work - YouTube
This guy talks funny, like a Scotsman
Brilliant solution, but a bit too much too bite for me. I'd prefer a pre-made kit, with instruction manual.
Thanks for the link, this was fun to watch.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Mish_Mish
This guy talks funny, like a Scotsman
Brilliant solution, but a bit too much too bite for me. I'd prefer a pre-made kit, with instruction manual.
Thanks for the link, this was fun to watch.
The only thing I know of that is plug and play is AJ6 super enhanced ECU but I have heard it is very pricy - you would have to contact AJ6 for pricing and is only fuel I don't know of any kit for distributorless ignition.

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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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I believe EDIS is my plan if/when I find ignition issues.
 
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 01:09 PM
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what do the VR sensors actually sense? the cam gear?
 
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 03:01 PM
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Steel gear on the crank pulley. 36 teeth, -1 for an indexing mark. Look at about half of the fords from the 90's.
 
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 03:01 PM
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VR sensor is a hall effect device that senses teeth on a wheel - very simply it is a magnetic device for counting pulses. My XJS has a 3 tooth reluctor wheel with a VR sensor so the ignition ECU knows when 1A is TDC.

Your Pontiac will most likely have a 36 tooth (actually 35 teeth 1 is missing for timing) reluctor wheel on the crank pulley. The Ford EDIS uses the 36 tooth as each tooth represents 10° of crank rotation.
 
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 03:35 PM
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my pontiac has a CPS. not sure what its reading exactly
 
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 03:57 PM
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CPS not sure what you mean? My L67 has VR sensor.
 
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 03:59 PM
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Der Cam position sensor.........

Ok my L67 does not have CPS - the VR sensor will be near the harmonic balancer and the reluctor wheel will be attached to the front of the crank
 
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 04:02 PM
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what year is your L67?
 
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 04:15 PM
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2002 one of these but in silver I haven't got any pics of it

They came with L36 L67 or LS1 and rear wheel drive
 
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 04:18 PM
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thats weird that yours isnt CPS equiped.
 
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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 04:21 PM
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how would you adjust timing on a VR equiped vehicle? would it be a simple matter of adjusting your trigger wheel in respect to the crank. also, how many teeth would a V12 wheel require?
 
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Originally Posted by M90power
how would you adjust timing on a VR equiped vehicle? would it be a simple matter of adjusting your trigger wheel in respect to the crank. also, how many teeth would a V12 wheel require?
or vr sensor relative to trigger wheel, that is for the base timing. You need a ECU for the timing curve.
Same tooth count as 4, 6, or 8... 36-1. Megasquirt has guys running V12s and EDIS. Read some of their site.

A few build links here: http://derherr65mustang65.blogspot.c.../12/spark.html
 

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Old Dec 25, 2011 | 04:49 PM
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Marelli equipped V12s have a 3 tooth wheel with tooth 1 being TDC for cylinder 1A then the ignition ECU calculates TDC for the other 11 cylinders - typical Jaguar complexity.

A 36 tooth wheel will run any number of cylinders and has 1 tooth for every 10° of crank rotation (minus 1 tooth for the index pulse) so a firing pulse for a V12 would be every 6 teeth or 60°. Timing has to be adjusted via software in the ECU. Static timing is set via the relationship of the sensor, reluctor wheel and TDC of 1A.
 

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