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Old Nov 12, 2018 | 12:56 PM
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Any extra concern with stock coils while using a supercharger?

What coils are you guys using? I'm looking to save some $$ in this area if possible. Any difference in coils between LS1-LS7 or all the all the same?
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Old Nov 12, 2018 | 01:00 PM
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Stock.
Round heatsink D585 truck coils are usually the go-to, but unless you're making big power it won't matter.
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Stock coils are totally fine. Save the money.
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Old Nov 13, 2018 | 01:32 PM
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Agree - for the cost of even budget coils, IMO money is better spent on good plug wires, correct heat range and gap for new plugs. Might even consider replacing the coil harnesses on each bank. Wire insulation is getting brittle and now approaching 20 years old.
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Old Nov 13, 2018 | 02:33 PM
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I have a set of heat sinked truck coils id sell for cheap.
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I see price range from $25 for Spectra to $75 for GM brand coils. I know on my Grand National I could only run AC Delco or I'd get misfires. Any feedback on the off-brand coils?
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Run the stock GM coils. You could go to a salvage yard and get them cheap.
I would use old high mileage OEM parts vs. off-brand parts. Just me though, maybe other guys will chime in.
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I'm doing a new build so I'd like the coils to look "new". Maybe I can find some nice take-offs on Ebay or so.
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Originally Posted by 89mulletbird
I'm doing a new build so I'd like the coils to look "new". Maybe I can find some nice take-offs on Ebay or so.
yea these aren’t that nice looking. You could clean them up and paint them like some people do. But as they are they aren’t nice looking. Whoever owned the vehicle they were on didn’t know what washing and maintaining a vehicle was.
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