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Old Dec 5, 2009 | 10:08 PM
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i was considering buy a set anyone have them and are they worth buying
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Old Dec 5, 2009 | 11:50 PM
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NO - stick with stock coils and wires
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^what he said
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I would add HELL no.
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 01:50 AM
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its personal preference like most other things, performance wise and def. $ wise, you're probably better off just keeping it stock/swapping on Gen III truck coils and saving the $, I have the blaster coils and they are nice but I'm sure they don't really "best" the stock coils that much (which are good for healthy hp anyway), they are more of a dress up item.

I bought mine then tried to sell when things came up at home, after getting lowballed by everyone($3-400 offers) I just installed them.

the choice is yours.
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 02:55 AM
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No, no performance increase the money is much better spent elsewhere.
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 10:06 AM
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those coils are known for going bad right after the warrenty is up.
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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I wouldn't bother with replacing coils. My EFI live data showed gains no where with the hot truck coils over the others. Several people have done back to back dyno runs with no gains (including shop owners who have said their past experience shows no gains).

LSx coils are so hot to start with its hard to improve on.
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waste of money, unless you have plenty of it.
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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thanks for the feed back i think ill get a set of truck coils and stick with them
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 12:18 PM
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dose fuel economy go up at all with these coils or better throttle response?
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zero.
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unless they are free, you are running boost, or you have a misfire problem related to whatever coils you have...spend money on something else
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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no misfires just thought it would be better fuel economy or throttle response it what they claim
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Chevellecamino69
no misfires just thought it would be better fuel economy or throttle response it what they claim
If claims make you happy, start with a K&N Filter for 25+ extra HP and get 3-4 of these: http://www.tornadoair.com/buy1/



Now if you want RESULTS, that would be another discussion...
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Originally Posted by Chevellecamino69
no misfires just thought it would be better fuel economy or throttle response it what they claim
Some people claim they were abducted by aliens. If you were producing a product wouldn't you claim it was bigger and better even if it wasn't? Stick to the experiences people have had with real world results (or lack there-of). If this still hasn't satisfied your curiosity give it a shot.
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 02:58 PM
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well MSD is a great company and as for the K and N i love k and n ive been to their main factory and i like how their research is and how they back up their products MSD seems to be a good company *** well but no one seems to have performance gains so ill stick with stock coils
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I have had two sets and really didn't see a difference but cosmetically it looks very nice! I kept a set and sold my brother the other set.
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Originally Posted by Chevellecamino69
well MSD is a great company and as for the K and N i love k and n ive been to their main factory and i like how their research is and how they back up their products MSD seems to be a good company *** well but no one seems to have performance gains so ill stick with stock coils
K&N gains performance, buy removing protection from your motor.
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