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Old May 24, 2026 | 01:30 PM
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Unbeknownst to most of the guys happily installing aftermarket super whizbang coils - most of them are made in China and suffer horrendous failure rates.
The neat names on most of these coils don't translate into any kind of quality
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Old May 24, 2026 | 02:08 PM
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Unbeknownst to most of the guys happily installing aftermarket super whizbang coils - most of them are made in China and suffer horrendous failure rates.
The neat names on most of these coils don't translate into any kind of quality
Yep. I drank the kool aid and now I have a headache! I've put about 30-40 miles on it since the new AC Delco coil and it's been running great. Before I spit the kool aid out, I want to be couple hundred miles down the road. Which would be happening this weekend, but the weather is horrible. Just thought it made sense to have the whole ignition system all MSD. Never have been a fan of mixing and matching but I guess sometimes it's best to do that.
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