Crankfire vs. Distributor????, anyone have hard numbers???? Options

[Mueller]

Does anyone have dyno numbers or know where to point me to for a comparison between the two different types of ignition??

Knowing that I can turn my regular distributor into a fully electronic programmable electronic ignition (okay, it'll still have the rotor which must distribute the spark) I was wondering what the crankfire has over the distributor ignition besides 0 moving parts that can wear out.

for the distributor the path for the spark still needs to go from the coil>rotor>cap>sparkplug wire>sparkplug....

the crankfire is coil>sparkplug wire>sparkplug

what effect does the rotor and cap have on ignition if everything is the same (advance curve and coil rating)????

[fiid]

Coilpacks probably don't generate all that much more than a stock coil, however they generate it straight to the plug. Anything with a dizzy has to jump from the rotor to the cap first, and THEN it jumps the plug gap. Last time I looked, air had a moderately large resistance.

Also - a coilpack gets twice as long to charge as a single coil does at any given RPM. (Assuming wasted-spark setup)

Mike - the 36-1 disk aint that heavy, and you could always make it skinnier. I would get a lightened flywheel and make a very light hub to mount the disk on if you are that worried about it.

Also (Mike) here are the subaru group names I promised you:
Subaru-tech (all subarus)
LegacyB4 (the twin turbo engine).