Coil on Plug Wires

uhoh5.0

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What do you guys think of replacing the factory coil on plug wires with aftermarket units. The first ones I saw were granatelli (? quality) and were almost $500.00 for the set but they claim on a N/A set-up you pick up 15hp (I am skeptical of those numbers though). But now, I have seen MSD and Accel are making the same coil on plug replacements. The MSD set is like $389.00 and the Accel units are $27.00 each (you need 8) so that makes ~$200.00. I wonder what kind of gains you could expect horsepower wise? I bet throttle response would be improved? Anyone have any experience with this type of product???

 

uhoh5.0

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I can't believe no one has an opinion on this.

 

Dan_Soprano

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funny you bring this up....there is a HUGE debate going on over on modularfords.com right now about this very subject. If you want, take a look there, in the Terminator forums. It's between GMS and WeaponX....

 

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You referring to actually replacing the COP's....or replacing the wires going to them??

 

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15 HP ain't worth $500 to me

 

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It may say 15 horsepower but what mods are needed before you see that? On a stock car I don't think it would pick up that much. Not worth it.

 

RandyStinchcomb

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unless your having problems wth all 8 COP's or are making over 600 hp ther is NO need to change from the OEM ones.

also what you read in magazines is @99.5% bull****

 

tomustang

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Dan_Soprano said:

funny you bring this up....there is a HUGE debate going on over on modularfords.com right now about this very subject. If you want, take a look there, in the Terminator forums. It's between GMS and WeaponX....

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Yeah I can see granatelli saying that COP's have nothing to do with spark, just like he said a PHB doesn't place an axle

 

uhoh5.0

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Well, to rplace just the wires from the coil is fairly cheap ~$100.00. But, I was thinking about doing the coils and plugs. The accel coil on plugs are $27.00 each

 

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I tried to order the Accel coils. First the parts bin let me order them and then said they didnt carry them anymore, Then summit had me wait 7 or 8 weeks until i said enough is enough and just canceled my order. If you order them make sure they actually have them in stock or your gonna be waiting for a while...