New generation coils.....
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Instructor
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Raleigh NC
New generation coils.....
Hearing alot of C5 users are switching out the old coils for the new C6 coils? Wanted to know if there was anything else need to complete other than the coils?
Melting Slicks
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From: Taylor TX
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I can't imagine that any stock motor, or most modified motors, would need any more voltage than what the stock C5 coils deliver. If there was a gain to be made, this would have been a popular mod years ago.
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From: herminston oregon
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Originally Posted by lotzahp
I can't imagine that any stock motor, or most modified motors, would need any more voltage than what the stock C5 coils deliver. If there was a gain to be made, this would have been a popular mod years ago.
Safety Car
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From: Cape Coral FL
Originally Posted by 1965imp
I have heard that the stock C-5 coils can easily support over 600 HP
All the coils have to do is deliver enough voltage to bridge the spark gap in the compression that the heads are designed for. They might not work all that well on a high compression or FI car as a coil with higher output voltage.
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Having said that I am using the stock coils with 11.3:1 compression on over 500 crank hp with a wider than spec gap (.045" rather than .035" for TR6 Iridiums), for good reasons, and have no issues with them.
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From: Cape Coral FL
Originally Posted by 1965imp
What do you guys think of the MSD coils for the LS1/LS2/LS6 ? They can't be much more expensive than Chevy would charge you for the LS7 coils.
Pro
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From: Vanceboro NC
The truck coils are hotter than the car coils. A lot of the F body guys are swapping to the truck coils.
Here's what I did with mine, I polished my covers and bolted the truck coils on.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...z/DSC00996.jpg
Here's what I did with mine, I polished my covers and bolted the truck coils on.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...z/DSC00996.jpg