COP Thread
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I think that's why we make the brackets, because COPs don't click into the spark plug. Make sure to countersink your bolt holes, and trim any plastic that may be keeping your COPs from sitting as low as possible.
#1304
Ya I trimmed the sides of the COPs so they fit without touching the sides and they do click right now but not when the plate is on, like they don't reach down far enough or something. So when I do get the plate on and the screw holes drilled will it still make good contact to the plugs even though they don't "click"?
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Golferluke, they'll be fine. Trim the plastic, as you said, put them through a 1/8" aluminum bracket, bolt them to said bracket, and bolt the bracket to the 3 valve cover screw holes. This is exactly like the other COP thread tells you too. It'll be fine.
#1307
Do you do anything simple?
Golferluke, they'll be fine. Trim the plastic, as you said, put them through a 1/8" aluminum bracket, bolt them to said bracket, and bolt the bracket to the 3 valve cover screw holes. This is exactly like the other COP thread tells you too. It'll be fine.
Golferluke, they'll be fine. Trim the plastic, as you said, put them through a 1/8" aluminum bracket, bolt them to said bracket, and bolt the bracket to the 3 valve cover screw holes. This is exactly like the other COP thread tells you too. It'll be fine.
"This month's DIY Stud of the Month (SOTM) is Publio Morera for his cheap and easy solution to holding down individual coils on his NA Miata. Early Miata guys often convert to COPs, particularly the turbo Miata guys who need to improve their ignition system to fire off those boosted intake charges once they approach 14psi or so and start to blow out what the stock system can provide. If you've got aluminum welding skills of course you can weld hold down studs, or take it somewhere and have it done. Or, you can be a DIY Stud like Publio here and use a couple aluminum brackets held down by the center valve cover bolts, with a rod threaded through and a bit of padding/rubber above each coil to dampen vibration. The rubber cap (a vacuum cap) on the end prevents the bar from sliding out of the bracket from vibration."
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Make the holes large enough so that the coils go through the plate and rest on the valve cover. You need the plate there to hold the coils down, and it will do just that. That way the coils will not be too high to jeopardize the connection between the tip and the spark plug.
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#1319
So at this point my plan is to work on getting bottom mount plates made up for 1.6 and 1.8s. I'm also doing at least one PnP (igniter hollowed out) 1.6l set. The rest I'm intending to do as DIY/PnP... 7 wire... with weatherpack for easy removal and pigtail out of weatherpack for wiring in. This would allow for sequential installs and then by just joining 4 into 2 (cylinder triggers) you get normal wasted spark.
How does that sound for people wanting a basic solution?
Thoughts?
Mind you... i will not do a waiting list. As they get built, I'll post them up. I'm not a business, just a guy making these on the side. Please don't ask for dibs :P (that includes those already saying 'dibs' :P )
How does that sound for people wanting a basic solution?
Thoughts?
Mind you... i will not do a waiting list. As they get built, I'll post them up. I'm not a business, just a guy making these on the side. Please don't ask for dibs :P (that includes those already saying 'dibs' :P )