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Old 04-15-2008, 08:58 AM
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Hello. The Crane cams website shows the XR-i system is used with an external resistor. On most GM cars, the resistance is actually a resistive wire in the wire harness and should still be present if the wires have not been modified.

You must keep the resistance to use the XR-i.

A capacitive discharge ignition is usually an aftermarket ignition such as a MSD-6AL. Most standard ignitions are NOT capacitor discharge, although some GM models in the 1960's had CD systems as a high-performance option. CD systems use a different coil and do not use an external resistor.

For your application, use the existing resistor wire and a replacement-style coil, not a coil for CD applications.

George

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