I did search, anywho...

My friend has a z6 dizzy laying around and mine just went out, will this work on my a6?

 

you would have to cut off one of the legs and convert the distributor harness...

 

Another question then, will just the igniter work off the z6 to my a6? This is what I think my true problem is.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1 point 6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I did search, anywho...

My friend has a z6 dizzy laying around and mine just went out, will this work on my a6?
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No.
The Z6 distributor and A6 are different internally.
The reluctor wheels inside have a different tooth count. They send a different count of pulses to the ECU. It will run like cheeeiit even if you modded it to fit your head.

 

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No.
The Z6 distributor and A6 are different internally.
The reluctor wheels inside have a different tooth count. They send a different count of pulses to the ECU. It will run like cheeeiit even if you modded it to fit your head.</TD></TR></TABLE>

correct, 19 vs 21 WILL NOT WORK.

 

Thanks, good to know. Any info on the igniter?

 

how come if you do a mini-me and stay obd0 with a z6 head, you could use the a6 distributor with some modifications, can it only go one way but not the other? i was under the assumption that you could use both since you can use a D15b7 distributor (OBD1 DX) on a D16A6...

 

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The Z6 has a different bolt/mounting pattern than the other distributors.

you need to stick with an pre OBD distributor if your ECU is pre OBD.
You can use the A6 or the Hf distributor in that case - the DPFI distributors don't have connections to support the 2 additional injectors of MPFI.

If you convert to OBD-1 you can use the other OBD-1 distributors as well. They send the same signal to the ECU as the Z6 distributor does AND they bolt right up to the A6 head correctly without any mods. You can also use the OBD-2 distriubtors, but you have to also have the OBD-2 plugs. No biggy.

I've converted to OBD-1, am running the P28, have a Y8 head (same bolt pattern as the A6), and use an OBD-1 DX distributor. It all works fine.

 

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The Z6 has a different bolt/mounting pattern than the other distributors.

you need to stick with an pre OBD distributor if your ECU is pre OBD.
You can use the A6 or the Hf distributor in that case - the DPFI distributors don't have connections to support the 2 additional injectors of MPFI.

If you convert to OBD-1 you can use the other OBD-1 distributors as well. They send the same signal to the ECU as the Z6 distributor does AND they bolt right up to the A6 head correctly without any mods. You can also use the OBD-2 distriubtors, but you have to also have the OBD-2 plugs. No biggy.

I've converted to OBD-1, am running the P28, have a Y8 head (same bolt pattern as the A6), and use an OBD-1 DX distributor. It all works fine.</TD></TR></TABLE>

the dpfi distributor doesnt have anything to do with the fuel injection, it doesnt have the cam angle sensor inside of it like the si/hf does, thats why you can ghetto rig a dx distributor to a zc(nikita)...

if you go obd1 you can not use a z6 distributor on an a6 head, without modifications which would be cut off a leg. the y8 distributor will bolt up to the a6 head along with obd1 non-vtec distributors...like i was saying before when people go with a mini-me and stay obd0 and use a z6 head they can use an a6 distributor on that head if they cut off the leg, so what i dont get is, why can it be the opposite way? isnt it just moving some wires and cutting the leg?

 

I have a D16A6 dizzy,works well Im me if interested

 

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the dpfi distributor doesnt have anything to do with the fuel injection, it doesnt have the cam angle sensor inside of it like the si/hf does, thats why you can ghetto rig a dx distributor to a zc(nikita)...

... so what i dont get is, why can it be the opposite way? isnt it just moving some wires and cutting the leg?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Didn't know you could ghetto rig the DX to a ZC? (-well, unless you are using the DX intake manifold and ECU still)
It doesn't have the 2 wires to fire the 2 additional injectors when they need to fire.

You "can" use the A6 head and Z6 distributor.
You have to use a OBD-1 ECU.
You can't just rewire the OBD1 distributor to work with a pre-OBD ECU.
The ECU won't know what to do with the electronic signal being sent to if from the OBD1 distributor which has a different reluctor tooth count than the pre-OBD distributor.

 

So you seem to know your stuff, can i use a z6 igniter in a a6 dizzy?

 

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Didn't know you could ghetto rig the DX to a ZC? (-well, unless you are using the DX intake manifold and ECU still)
It doesn't have the 2 wires to fire the 2 additional injectors when they need to fire.

You "can" use the A6 head and Z6 distributor.
You have to use a OBD-1 ECU.
You can't just rewire the OBD1 distributor to work with a pre-OBD ECU.
The ECU won't know what to do with the electronic signal being sent to if from the OBD1 distributor which has a different reluctor tooth count than the pre-OBD distributor.

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ok thats fine, but again the dx distributor has nothing to do with fuel injectors...the extra two wires are for the cam angle sensor...