Pure sex....

[92LuminaRS]

Found this while looking for something to spend my $20 coupon on...

 

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=ACC%2D140017&N=115+4294908216+4294907614+4294924928&autoview=sku

 

What are the stockers rated at? These are rated @ 45,000max :shock:

[GutlessSupreme]

Don't waste your money. Stockers are as good as you'll ever need.

[TeeJay3800]

Yeah ignition coils are ONE thing on our cars that are actually hard to improve on.

[chadz34]

Yeah ignition coils are ONE thing on our cars that are actually hard to improve on.

Already had one go.

[TeeJay3800]

Yeah ignition coils are ONE thing on our cars that are actually hard to improve on.

Already had one go.

Well of course they'll fail eventually. I am saying that there's no point in replacing the stock coils with aftermarket coils from a performance standpoint.

[turby]

What are the stockers rated at? These are rated @ 45,000max :shock:

 

 

 

40,000 I believe.

[Vegeta]

I had 2 accel coils die within a week. Im not the only one that has had no luck with them either. oldskoolgp had his msd coils fail in very little time too. Aftermarket coils = suck.

[brianhasadd]

How long do our ignition coils last?

[99RegalGS]

My old Regal had 163k when I sold it. And it still had origional coils and ICM.

[brianhasadd]

I found a Thermostat on http://www.PFYC.com yesterday, is it a waste of money to change that out?? or is it actually a good thing to change it. I was going to order it but I wanted to see if it is worth it. Thanks

[92LuminaRS]

I had one coil pack die on one of my other luminas with 170,000 miles on it. Replaced it and kept on going strong!

 

I just saw that coil and it looked like pure sex. I know the aftermarket sucks for our cars

[digitaloutsider]

The Bonneville I sold to Sean had the Grand Prix's 180k mile stockers on them.

 

brianhasadd, I'm not positive, but I'm going to guess the Series III also comes with a 195º thermostat. Your best bet with a stock PCM is to run one rated at 180º. 195º is a bit too warm, and anything below 180º will most likely set an SES light. However, $10 for a thermostat (plus $5 for the little o-ring) is ridiuclously expensive. Get one from a local parts store.

[Crazy K]

YEAH... The aftermarket coils suck ass.

 

my lumina is still running stong with what I assume to be the original coils at 209,600 miles. They are at least OEM, that is.... no problems... and lighting fast starts.

 

In all my experience.... I've seen two bad coils. One was on my vert, and it was drenched in oil, and the other was on my 95 CS, and it had mositure rust out one of the pegs. I cheated on the 95, I sanded it, and dielectic greased it. it works fine

[Turbocharged400sbc]

we upgraded the magnavox ignition on the rear 3800 to the delco setup from a donor car with 160+K...works and starts better than the magnavox setup ever could...the ones on the 3100 are original 76K units...

 

i could be mistaken but i remember sumthin about the oem coils fer the L67 engines (SSEi etc) are better (higher firing Kv) than the NA engines... and guys rec them as an upgrade and as being better than the MSD/ACCEL units...

 

also firing voltage of a coil is only one aspect of its performance...spark duration and how many milli-jouls of current affect cylinder burn performance/lightoff

 

if anything the improvment of going to a CD ignition with 3 sparks per cylinder (multiple discharge) firing would be better from a performance standpoint as it increases the amount of spark per degrees of crank rotation making sure all of the fuel is burned.

 

I noticed a big improvment going from HEI to a MSD 6AL/Mallory unilite distributor setup in my Nova

 

Regards, James