So, I just go to my local 'treasure' yard and find a 93 or higher icm which is the plate that the coil sits on, correct? I hope I can find a 93 or higher bonne at the treasure yard, i know have have a totaled 91, and an 84 I believe, and they have 80's civic wagons out to ying yang [about 8 1/2]. Are there any other cars with this delco icm? because I think there are a couple of cars that could be a 3800 powered car.


-justin

You can pull it from any L27 powered car. Look for other H Bodies, The front doors will give them away. And my 87 has the Type 2 system (it's broken).

if your '87 had it then why doesn't my '89 have it? or did you upgrade it?

by L27 you mean series 1 3800 right?

-justin

I have no idea why my 87 has it versus your 89, but it is a listed option in the manual, Maybe they switched halfway though the year? Of course my 87 also has a VIN 3, whereas your 89 has a VIN C.....

And yes. The L27 ( greatest motor ) is also called the Series 1 3800.

What adapters? I didn't think you'd need any. The MSD coils plug right into the type II ICM.

Correct. To upgrade to JUST the coils, the 92.5 and newer ICM will allow direct boltup. NO adapters necessary.

ANY car can use the coils with the adapters or any ICM.

It's a far better idea to upgrade to the type 2 Delco ignition, then simply buy the MSD coils. No adapters necessary.

yeah I will upgrade to the DIS4 in the future, and with that i WILL need the adaptors, but I think for now i'm gonna go head on over to the treasure yard and look for a type II icm, if I can't get one for 10-20 bucks, then i'm going to just buy the adaptors. [the guys that work at the junkyard here are so dumb, i can friggin' buy stuff so cheap, because they don't know what half the stuff is actually worth] :D thanks guys for your help!


-justin

I have a 1999 se. Do I need to do any mods to put MSD coils in my ride?

Nope. Straight swap for stock coils.

gonna revive an old thread... cause I am wondering this myself.... I've got a 3 series 3.8... 1986 delta88 royal Brougham.... would I have type 1 or 2?... what are the different part#'s or characteristics? and if needed can I swap directly over to a 90's type2??