Installed wrong coil on my car, sort of.

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Mar 29, 2005 | 02:13 PM

Cerwin Vega Fan

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Installed wrong coil on my car, sort of.

I just started working at O'Reilly Auto Parts when I did this so don't jump down my throat to bad about this. My car needed a new coil so I looked one up but at the time I did not know my engine code was a P. Two different coils came up for the LT1 (E46 and E46P) not knowing which one to get I just purchased the more expensive one (E46 model). The coil installed just fine without a problem but later on I learned of my mistake. The E46 coil is made for a standard 350 so I'm wondering is their any difference between the standard 350 coil and the LT1 coil? My car has had coil problems since I purchased it so I really don't have a way to tell if the car is acting right.

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Mar 29, 2005 | 02:27 PM

RymerC

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does it run okay?

Mar 29, 2005 | 02:32 PM

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Nope but I'm not sure the coil is the problem, I'm just wondering if the standard 350 coil is hot enough for the LT1.

Mar 30, 2005 | 03:31 PM

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i dont think thats gonna matter, they should both make plenty of voltage for the motor to run

Mar 30, 2005 | 05:15 PM

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i think the earlier LT1's had a two piece connector, while the later ones had a one piece... or vice versa.... if it hooked upto your harness, then it should work....