Cops or LS Coils? I need better spark!!
04-13-2011, 05:44 PM
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Cops or LS Coils? I need better spark!!
Ok, so I got water in the plug tubes after washing the engine and it took me a good 15 minutes to figure out why it was running like crap! My old NGK blue wires have had it and it's time for a spark upgrade anyway. Plus I'd like to finally get more than a pube of gap (.025) and not pop in boost. I've been looking at the COP threads and the GM LS truck coils and even a few other ideas, but I don't see an almighty Ignition coverage thread. What's new, what's been tested to work flawlesly (trick question I know)? Any multi spark options? I'm looking to stay under about $200. I know I'll get allot of crap for this, so start the beating!
96-Built, 99 head, FMII/Hydra at 15psi
96-Built, 99 head, FMII/Hydra at 15psi
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04-13-2011, 06:28 PM
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Ls beats msd. You can get ls couls from chpnswsm6 or whatever his name is. Or you can buy em new for like 30 apiece. Wires are like 130 or something depending on length.
Ls2 truck coils are the current champs. You could also buy my old 01+ nb dual plug cops for cheapo. Proven good to 26psi or soemthing like that.
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04-13-2011, 11:21 PM
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I'll let you know if a .030 gap holds, because that is what I just got done doing.
EDIT: You can do the COP upgrade for under a hundred bucks. I picked up the cops for $30 on ebay, connectors with pigtails for another $30 (I think, may have been less), capacitors on ebay were cheap, I bought a spare ignitor to do the conversion for $20, then wire and a strip of aluminum to hold it down.
If the .030 gap doesn't work, then I will probably look into the truck coils.
EDIT: You can do the COP upgrade for under a hundred bucks. I picked up the cops for $30 on ebay, connectors with pigtails for another $30 (I think, may have been less), capacitors on ebay were cheap, I bought a spare ignitor to do the conversion for $20, then wire and a strip of aluminum to hold it down.
If the .030 gap doesn't work, then I will probably look into the truck coils.
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04-14-2011, 05:48 PM
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I run stock coils in the winter cause my toyota COPs don't like my low battery voltage in the winter...or dont' like being cold in general, not sure. But the car backfires bad, like spin the engine the wrong way against the starter bad. But in the summer it's all good.
I only did COPs cause Lazzer gave them to be dirt cheap with wires. Otherwise this low boost street guy would run his oem coils all the time.
I only did COPs cause Lazzer gave them to be dirt cheap with wires. Otherwise this low boost street guy would run his oem coils all the time.
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