Who's revisiting what?

 

you can get an accel upgraded internal coil with 15-20% more discharge power if you're having coil issues for ~$50

 

I think its partially BS. A coil may be CAPABLE of 20% more, but it wont necessarily just give more output. Electricity is lazy and that "extra" % will only be use under the hardest of conditions.

 

No need for harness and stuff. Just tap into the proper wires coming off of the igniter.
Thats what was done on my accord, also running an msd blaster ss coil.

 

well, tapping wires....... i don't like that, looks like shit. If I was going to do that, it would for sure be making a harness to plug into the vehicle side of the coil harness. Also, again, msd accel, same crap. It can be "higher output" than OEM but Honda knows what they are doing. OEM coil is going to work better, more reliably, and longer than any aftermarket counterparts. I just wanna know for definite if I could do that. Use all OEM parts to change from internal to external.

Because, I'm sitting here, wondering why the hell I should pay 300 dollars for something aftermarket that is known to have issues, when I can OEM it up, for cheaper, and have reliable, long lasting parts to work with.

 

well, tapping wires....... i don't like that, looks like shit. If I was going to do that, it would for sure be making a harness to plug into the vehicle side of the coil harness.

Looks like shit? It depends on your handy work. The wire connections are made in the distributor and are hidden anyway.

 

Sounds like it will work.

What cap fits what distributor?

 

I don't remember the car I pulled the cap off. Only that it was a prelude, with that one ugly looking style coil.....if that helps. lol

My distributor is the OEM one for the 92-95 civic d15. (not sure it makes a difference, but its 5spd 4dr) I do remember seeing the cap and thinking, ooooooo, I wonder if that would work? I got it from the scrap yard for like 2 bux and jus did a test fit, and the holes r the same, and it had a pickup for external.

Doing it that way, you wouldn't have to cut the dizzy, or every new cap u get, or splice any wires (except the building of the harness the first time, after that plug and play), or pay outrageous amounts for a new MSD or ACCEL (Pretty sure both american, which is why they suck on jap cars) cap and rotor every time. Just buy OEM parts from honda or autozone or oriellys.

I'll try to find the cap here this month and actually try to do it. I'm hoping to have the car back up bfore december. Bike, 40 degree air @ 70mph, I think I'm good....I want heater back. If it works I'll post it up here in a new post w/ Pics and all. Give people a better, cheaper alternative than performance parts for their piece of mind.

 

the accel unit is a direct drop in... no wacky caps or rotors needed. why dick with it?

and its a 96 USDM H22 dizzy cap that will fit and has the external port

 

^^^Agree

OP, do you really need a ignition upgrade? In almost all cases the OEM ignition system is sufficient.

 

I thought the exact same thing when I was doing my h series swap it seems like this would be more popular with d and b series guys.

There was a reason for the h and f series to go external( some have internal higher end have external. ), most of the places I was looking said the external help with high rpm a good amount, and the odd h/f series guys do it.

Also I am fairly certianall the distributer cap bolt patterns are the same obd1-2

 

Accord OBD1 cap fits D series OBD1 and 2 dizzys.

Its not rocket science...

 

Because a big, honkin' external coil fed with a big wire can easily outspark anything that fits in the dizzy. Is it always necessary? No. But if done right, this is an actual upgrade.

 

I always thought that an external coil would be a reliability benefit by keeping the coil out of the hot enclosed distributor to somewhere at ambient temperature.

 

Sorry for taking so long, internet went out. To answer the question as to why, it's only a personal preference kinda thing. The OEM dizzy on the civics don't seem to fail at a regular enough rate to really worry about it, honestly. I just figured, get the coil out, reduce some of the heat that ends up tearing up the insides when they do fail. Maybe it's not enough to worry about it, maybe it is, I'm not 100%. I just wanna do it to do it. Make it my own. With OEM parts.....lol