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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 11:01 PM
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Default First coil-less LS1 :)

So... Anyone who follows my builds knows I like a clean engine bay. I also like to push the envelope of different so I got rid of my coils. As you can see from the pics, there are plug wires so the car does function. I'll let you guys look for a bit before revealing their location and how I did it. Enjoyl





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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 11:23 PM
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I know how!!!! but thats cause you told me your plan a while back......looks good. I'm guessing valve covers are next?
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 11:25 PM
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Wow! Sick! Do mine? :p
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 11:59 PM
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Could this be done to any LS engine, or just those in fbodys?
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 12:17 AM
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I've already shaved the valve covers down, painted them with wrinkle paint, and painted them gunmetal. I would like some taller ones in the future but these work for now.



BTW.... It has coils on it, the "coil-less" tag is just a joke to get people to think they aren't there. I just hid them very well. Look closly.
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 12:36 AM
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looks like they are on the fenders wells
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 12:48 AM
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oh man, I cant beliave I missed that.....i must be sleepy
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 01:05 AM
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Down below
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 09:16 AM
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I was looking for an opti-spark.
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 09:47 AM
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I still dont see them! Also engine bay is so clean that id remove that pontiac emblem
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 10:38 AM
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First?!?
For you maybe, ...
Are you saying you've never seen that done before?!?
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 10:48 AM
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You like a clean engine bay? Thats a joke right....
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 10:55 AM
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so since you went coil-less does that mean you put on an optispoark? could this be the worlds only LS car with an optispark? j/k
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 11:03 AM
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on the frame like the FI guys?
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 12:00 PM
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looks damn clean! its lie you have a bigger engine bay area! nice work..they are superglued on the frame
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You could mount them in a variety of places. This has been done in numerous LS cars.
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Your engine bay is clean and dirty at the same time.
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 12:06 PM
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I like it...I'd like more pics of the covers you have. I went a different way, I used coil covers.
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Spd-Kilz
I was looking for an opti-spark.
This lol.

Mounted in the wheel wells between the metal and plastic shroud? lol
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 06:34 PM
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Well...By clean I mean that I want stuff removed and out of the way. The pics are a bit golden in color but I don't think asking me if its a joke is really necessary. It's a daily driver and I just got back in when I snapped the pics.


Anyway... The coils are hidden under the fender extensions. Other than the fact that they are unfinished underneath there, I really hated covering them up. They look really cool pointed towards the engine all symetrical and such. I'll try to take one loose and snap a shot of them under there.

Worst part of this was extending the harness wiring. It took some time to solder them and after all was said and done, one wire didn't like the solder and it dropped number 7 coil. Took 5 minutes to fix what I thought would be an entire re-do. I wasn't sure if stretching out the wiring would cause a voltage drop or not. Thank God it didn't.
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