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Offline tgtint

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GM coils for a CB750 ever heard of this?
« on: July 06, 2010, 04:15:25 PM »
http://honda-cb750-s.456789.n3.nabble.com/Ignition-coil-replacements-td462048.html

Came across this on my search for info on coils/replacements.  Anyone heard of this? 

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Re: GM coils for a CB750 ever heard of this?
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2010, 04:25:33 PM »
At 0.5 ohm primary resistance you will have to do some modification to the Honda wiring system to avoid burning up fuses and killing the battery.  Just a caution..
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Re: GM coils for a CB750 ever heard of this?
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2010, 06:14:21 PM »
Supposed to be a east swap for the electronic CDI on the dual cam 750/900 and the pos 650's.
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Re: GM coils for a CB750 ever heard of this?
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2010, 07:23:00 PM »
At 0.5 ohm primary resistance you will have to do some modification to the Honda wiring system to avoid burning up fuses and killing the battery.  Just a caution..

And wiring. And points. And connectors.  ;D
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Re: GM coils for a CB750 ever heard of this?
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2010, 10:18:04 PM »
Sounds like a no then, nice to get responses to a thread though!
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