LS1nut377

iTrader: (16)

well i have an offer on the table to buy a set of MSD coils brand new pretty much.only used about a week,then the guy melted some pistons.anyway he said he will sell all 8 to me for 250$. my questions is should i buy them?how much will they help?im saving for a stall and want to get that soon also,but i know how much these coils are new,so should i buy them or save my money and get my stall and tune?, and say screw it.? help

myk

iTrader: (4)

From what I've read on these forums, aftermarket wires and coils are pretty much a waste of money; the stock stuff works fine unless you're making mega-power and are trying to squeeze every bit out of your setup. Save up for that stall...

LS1nut377

iTrader: (16)

thats kinda what i thought

litemup02

iTrader: (39)

They look better I say buy them and sell em for a little profit...to fund the stall purchase. Or i'll buy them

99blancoSS

iTrader: (115)

Dont waste your money!

The GM coil is fine, the MSD has had issues. If you need coils then buy the gm, save money and drive happier.

Michael02hawk

iTrader: (26)

You actually lose power by switching to the MSD coils. Heres how.

What the MSD's are in perfect working order, there is no power gains.
But! They like to fail at random and intermittently. This usually results in a misfire in that cylinder or multiple cylinders.

Misfires equal power loss.

LS1nut377

iTrader: (16)

i see i see,well fck those things!thank you everyone for your help.

TheBlueKnight

iTrader: (4)

I've heard stockers are best as well.

SweeTbone

iTrader: (8)

They do look better. So grab a $3 dollar rattle can and spray your stockers. Don't dump any money into an aftermarket part that is on par with or below OEM quality.

jmdale1984

iTrader: (6)

Mike @ G-Force was telling me about a test they ran on a twin turbo C5.

Only change between runs was changing from stock coils to MSD.

Stock coils was 601 rwhp @ 7800 RPM
MSD coils was 601 rwhp @ 7800 RPM

Waste of time and money!

jmdale1984

iTrader: (6)

Also, I have 221,000 miles on my stockers, and they're still working great!

macleod

iTrader: (2)

Thats what I did and they look much better but I have heard people say that the paint may make them overheat?? I hope not cause I'm not taking it off.

litemup02

iTrader: (39)

I know..he said how much do they help? looks, thats it. But someone would buy them for more I still cant believe how much they want for them! and to get absolutly no gain in performance

SweeTbone

iTrader: (8)

I've seen a LOT of people even custom paint their coils with high $ automotive paints and some people rattle can them and I can say that I've never heard of any overheating issues. But you know if you read it on the internet, it's probably true.

macleod

iTrader: (2)

You mean people lie on the net?? Maybe your just lieing about there being liars on the net. See now we'll never get to the bottom of this.

shaun

stay with the stockers. my car had msd wires on it when i got it about 2 years ago and i did a few plug changes and a few of em just wouldent snap on right any more and i live in a tiny town so i had to get some auto zone duralast wires then i went to the track the next day and ran the best run to date(12.6@110xx)
so i really dont think they do any thing maybe on a high boost car that has trouble keeping the spark going.

thegroup

iTrader: (1)

def glad i read this before hand

Grimes

iTrader: (3)

a thin layer of paint is not going to overheat things

NemeSS

iTrader: (127)

no paint is gonna overheat the stock coils
now the msd wires, those are excellent, worth every dime

thegroup

iTrader: (1)

2nd on the wires....... i had a set on my 94 and with 198,000 miles when i sold it, the wires gave it a little boost. nothing dramtic or super bad, but there was a little something. they were maybe the 3rd up grade i did to my 2000