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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 08:15 PM
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You sir, are awsome!
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 08:24 PM
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Looks interesting, I'm moving mine behind the dash though.
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 09:08 PM
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Brent, I hard wired my two step in, so I basically redid all that wiring...

Meen, thanks man.

SCJ, best of luck, but the seems unnecessary, the wiring will end up being too obtrusive...evey
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 10:29 PM
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Hands down, thats the nicest coil relocation setup I have ever seen

Only thing I may wonder about would be rain. I have a feeling that due to the detail work I see in your pics, your car like mine doesn't go in the rain
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 10:41 PM
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I think putting them behind tr dash will be alot easier. I don't have AC or heater so that helps, but a simple hole in the firewall behind the manifold allows the PCM wiring to go through without extending those wires, a custom set of plug wires, and an extended wire harness for the coils should be all it will take. Viola, no PCM, or coils in the engine bay.
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by PUNISHER TA
Thanks, yes, but how many times have you ever had a coil fail? Its well worth it, it looks great and clear up a lot of space.
very true, id be interested in a set, love the way relocated coil packs look
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Old Apr 3, 2012 | 10:48 PM
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Best looking coil relocation I've ever seen, you've upped the bar once again. Props!!!
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 12:32 AM
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The rest have already said it, best relocation I've seen yet!!
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 07:35 AM
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Thanks guys, I appreciate your comments.

Blakduk, im actually going to be.driving this everyday. With dielectric grease packed in every connection, I dont for see any problems.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 08:46 AM
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That looks awesome, with no wires showing it will be the cleanest set up I have seen.

I have to much oil cooler stuff going on down there, but would love to have that same set up.

Great job!
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 09:19 AM
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That looks awesome, with no wires showing it will be the cleanest set up I have seen.

I have to much oil cooler stuff going on down there, but would love to have that same set up.

Great job!
Thanks! Thats what I was going for.

I have the Moroso pan, so I have a pair of 10AN lines running down there,

There is a lot more down there than it seems.


Obviously, I dont know your setup, just for arguments sake, I also have extra **** down there.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 09:22 AM
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What did you paint your block and heads with?

Very clean setup, I like it.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 09:40 AM
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What did you paint your block and heads with?

Very clean setup, I like it.
Thank you sir.

I rattle canned it... Like everything else on the car.

Duplicolor 500* Gloss Black, its supposed to be chemical resistant after it's heat cycled...

Its seems split, some people like the orange block, and some people like how it looks now.

I love it. Seems much more "complete" now, than just a bunch of pieces thrown together.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by PUNISHER TA
Thanks! Thats what I was going for.

I have the Moroso pan, so I have a pair of 10AN lines running down there,

There is a lot more down there than it seems.


Obviously, I dont know your setup, just for arguments sake, I also have extra **** down there.
I am using the stock F Body oil pan as the cast ones seem to be the most reliable. It has an Improved Racing Baffle in it. Since I took the motor out the end of 2010, and I had extreme oil temp issues I have purchased a Ron Davis 14 plate oil to water cooler. I have the mounting for it all done, but getting the oil from the motor, to a remote filter, to an accullater then to the cooler and back has oil lines going everywhere. I plan on doing track days and it makes a lot of heat at WOT for so long. I already have the big Ron Davis rad as well. The Be Cool seemd to be challenged with keeping the temps down with 10-15 minute hard runs.

The Canton is not supposed to have very good oil control for cornering.

Anyway, I have yet too find the adaptor I like. I have 3 already and one more on the way. The Kooks 2" headers give me very little room near the filter.

The one new adaptor on the way is the Canton, so I will see if it is better than the Lingenfelter/Hamburger/stock truck oil cooler lines.

Should have it tomorrow.


All that stuff is why I do not think I can pull it off, besides, you can hardly see my coils with my Harrop intake.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by RAMPANT
I am using the stock F Body oil pan as the cast ones seem to be the most reliable. It has an Improved Racing Baffle in it. Since I took the motor out the end of 2010, and I had extreme oil temp issues I have purchased a Ron Davis 14 plate oil to water cooler. I have the mounting for it all done, but getting the oil from the motor, to a remote filter, to an accullater then to the cooler and back has oil lines going everywhere. I plan on doing track days and it makes a lot of heat at WOT for so long. I already have the big Ron Davis rad as well. The Be Cool seemd to be challenged with keeping the temps down with 10-15 minute hard runs.

The Canton is not supposed to have very good oil control for cornering.

Anyway, I have yet too find the adaptor I like. I have 3 already and one more on the way. The Kooks 2" headers give me very little room near the filter.

The one new adaptor on the way is the Canton, so I will see if it is better than the Lingenfelter/Hamburger/stock truck oil cooler lines.

Should have it tomorrow.


All that stuff is why I do not think I can pull it off, besides, you can hardly see my coils with my Harrop intake.

Yea, I suppose you have a more intricate oiling system than I do. I will probably add the accusump/oil cooler in the next year. and I can't wait to pick up a Ron Davis Radiator.

And yes, the 2" primaries really take up a lot of room.

They made finding room for the plug wires between the headers and the block quite challenging.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 11:50 AM
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OP, that is fantastic and the wires aren't any longer! My buddy has a 3rd gen Camaro ( HEI ) and is routing all wires under the headers too. Wires will be longer but won't burn on headers and will look much neater.
This is a worthwhile mod that you have brought to a new level, very nice!
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 08:06 PM
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Thanks a lot dude, yea average wire length is 8".
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by PUNISHER TA
Hey guys,

Work is a bit slow today, so I figured I would start this thread, ill have to add pictures tonight.



Over the past couple months I have been working on a new coil relocation kit, one that is different than any others I have seen.

Rather than move the coils under the cowl, I decided it would be cool to drop them down by the oil pan,

I made my own bracket, which took a ton of trial and error, but I finally got a set of brackets that fits awesome, and is very rigid.

It mounts on the two lower engine mount bolts as well as one oil pan bolt.

I made my own spark plug wires, with 90* boots on the spark plugs,

It is so sneaky, you can barely see any portion of the system when it is all installed.

I did have to extend my ignition coil wiring, but that was a non-issue because I was already re-wiring my entire harness.


Passenger Side








Drivers Side














Front



My loyal helper







Which brings me to the second part of this thread

(This part may get lost in here, but I am not so full of myself that I feel the need for two threads)


I pulled off all of the loom and untangled all of the wiring back to the PCM...

from there I look at what route would be the best for each wire,

i.e. rather than have the TPS/IAC wiring come over the top with the injector wiring, I ran it along the drivers side oil pan, along with the cam sensor, coolant temp, alternator, MAF, 1357 ignition coil wiring.


Back to work, I will expand and add pictures later.
I love it! I was actually just thinking of doing pretty much the same thing with my coils the other day but hadnt pursued it yet. Good to see that setup works
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 09:04 PM
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wow that looks awesome. i am planning on doing something like this. but like LPE 403 asked, is heat an issue and also is plug wire length an issue if I moved mine further from the plugs? thanks
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 09:32 PM
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bewwy shneaky
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