tunes is right, a new distributor cost anywhere from 200-300 dollars (note yes there are ones that are 150 but i'm talking quality not some refurbished pos that will fell within a few weeks/months) You'll spend roughly 100 dollars this mod. and the main parts are the ignition control module nad the coil. The key is that when your oem disty goes out its usually because of these 2 elements. And your spending 200-300 for a good one every time. Now with teh hei/external coil mod, if either goes out you wont be spending 200-300 dollars you'll spend at the most another 100 but typically 15-55. Making your setup easier on the pockets and more reliable. Not only that but the coil in the mx-3 is weak anyway, which will effect the over all performance.Tunes67 wrote:There are a couple of obvious benefits..ok probably a stupid question but.... what are the advantages of this?
1) Far less expensive than a new distributor.
2) Far more reliable than the Mitsushitsi produced distributor (OEM disty)
3) Potentially better spark equalling greater ignition, which of course results in more power and better fuel economy.
4) Its freaking cool as heck
5) Its sexy and will improve your overall attractiveness to the ladies.
6) Do I really need to go on?
Tunes67
Here are 2 dynos both done with the stock oem disty

Note the extreme jagginess of the curve, according to the dyno techs/tuners it can be caused by weak ignition system, and considering the dyno they use has produced clean smooth curves i believe what they are saying is true. Now both dynos were done with basically the exact same parts, the only difference was Engine, ecu, and Plugs. (kf had kf15ecu with accell wires and iridium plugs, klze has kl36 ecu with accell wires and oem plugs) Both are using the exact same disty litterally, the exact same one. and they both have rough jagginess edges. I will be returning to the dyno soon as i get a few miles on teh setup and insure its reliable, I am not going to show it imporves hp/torque as i will see an increase anyway due to weather conditions then and weather conditions now, I am going to mearly show that it does help the curve and provides a better spark.
Hope that helped you some