Charles R. Hill

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I came out of work today and the weather has been pretty nice the past few days, like in the upper 30s-lower40s, and the previously mentioned steady CEL was no longer illuminated. The high rpm misfires were still present and, as Team says, the CEL is no indicator of coil performance. I got a low mileage set from another forum member in the mail today so I put them on. The 8-9K misfire is still there, but not as bad, and the rest of the engne's performance is much improved. My old coils have gray spots on the bottom of them which I am to understand is a sign of arcing. Whatever......I still have some feelers out with different electronics companies to see who wants to build some new H.O. coils for the 8.

nt5k

Are the coils covered under warranty or are they a 'wear' item? I'm suspecting mine are shot, engine sound throaty+erratic power delivery,e tc..

dannobre

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They are covered...if they feel that they are the problem

LabDad

CRH,
I don't know if you saw this, noticed it in a magazine I picked up

http://www.okadaprojects.com/usa/products_direct.htm

nycgps

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VividRacing sells them, but for like what 700 bux ?

I have all 4 brand new Coil pack sitting next to me now. cost me like a bit over 110 shipped to my door.

Im just gonna try what Team said and get some good wires.

Oh Hey Team, where you got yours from ? Im thinking of the Racing Beat ones.

Charles R. Hill

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Thanks, lab. Team and I were talking about that the other day. I would like to try and come up with something I can offer for much less than that and perhaps from a company that has a more well-known track record. I am contacting the company that makes the coils for the CART series cars. A friend of mine builds and dynos those engines and he gave me some leads.

Landon

Hey fellas... dumb question... Are there aftermarket coil packs for our car?

Jedi54

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ordered 2 sets from onlinemazdaparts last night.

Landon - RB makes some

nycgps

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really, where ?

Landon

+1 cause I dont see it.

nycgps

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Damn, I was trying to take the whole coil pack out but I just cant the bolts are too tight.

God damn it, I need to buy some deep sockets so I can remove them easier

Oh one more thing. I pull the socket out of the coil, do I just push it all the way in and it will be tight right ?

nycgps

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Dang, I just took it out today, crap it has burnt marks on the back of the coil and the metal rack.

Tried a 20 mile run and the car pulls much harder. I guess I've made the *right* choice. :D

<---- Old Coil packs.

Gonna order some RB Plug wires, and install it next week or so.

Easy_E1

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I got 21,000 miles and on the dyno yesterday I found out my Leading1 coil is haveing issues. So to the dealer on Monday for a new one. Warranty.

Landon

So is anyony going to tell me where the RB ones can be found?

Charles R. Hill

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I looked on the RB website, even under the FD section, and I didn't see any coils offered. Easy, good luck at the dealer on the coil issue.

TeamRX8

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I'm not aware of any being offered by Racing Beat, nothing on their site

Okada were previously Ignition Solutions, they take an OE coil, open up the top, make a mod, then put a fancy cap on it, I can't swallow a $600 adder

Charles R. Hill

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That's certainly a decision to be made isn't it; either bolt-on some supposedly upgraded factory coils at $600-$700 a set or go through the hassle of buying and wiring in an external ignition amp. Unless they are totally different concepts and I am missing the point completely.....? What do you think of the comparison I have made?

Easy_E1

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Just happened to have one of the Techs from the dealer there. He saw the test results on the coil. Should'nt have a problem.

Charles R. Hill

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Once I get around to introducing myself to a friend of a friend (who owns a local Mazda dealership), I hope I find myself just as lucky....

Razz1

Has anyone tried those plasma coils yet?

nycgps

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I dont think its really worth it.

@ that kind of price, If I wanna go, I would go like the way MM did, go for AEM or something.

but I think my new coils should be fine for a *long* while now. I'll take it out again in maybe another 26K miles and see if Im getting the same *burnt* mark. Im gonna keep my old one so I can compare them later.

Charles R. Hill

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The AEM had problems but the new HKS unit is said to work better.

Jedi54

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sorry guys, I was thinking of ignition coils from RB, not coil packs. Speaking of which, should I change out the coil packs at the same time as the wires?

Landon

You sir are fired!

Jedi54

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damn, guess I gotta go back and get the coil packs as well. Wires should be here some time this week.

Off to hide in shame I go.