Coil Packs.... Cant choose...

97mustanggt · November 25th, 2009, 12:23 PM

aite sweet, hopefully i have a good expierience with them as well

Ryan Paymaster · November 27th, 2009, 10:23 AM

Some of the wires are a pain to get on the pack but it's nothing out of the ordinary.

Not really sure I felt a difference when I installed mine. The stock coil packs were fine - I just felt like blowing money.

At the most you just did a peace of mind modification knowing there are no problems in that area.

sxynerd · November 28th, 2009, 11:03 PM

I didn't read what everyone else said but I went through 4 MSD coil packs before I finally switched back to stock which had plenty of spark. And I never had another problem.

The key is good wires.

Originally Posted by sharkbait

I can tell my coil packs are going bad and im also getting prepped for dyno tuning. So its time to replace the ignition system. I already have e3 plugs.

Im going to purchase some 9mm wires off latemodelrestoration.com.

But here is the problem. I cant choose between the coil packs.

The Accel
Accel Super EDIS Coil Pack (96-98 GT/Cobra) at AmericanMuscle.com - Free Shipping!

The MSD
MSD 4.6L Coil Pack (96-98) at AmericanMuscle.com - Free Shipping!

Which is better?

98stanger · November 29th, 2009, 01:35 PM

the tuner place i went to down in virginia beach a while back said to only run ford factory motorcraft coilpacks. they said they have had all kind of problems with aftermarket ones. i was thinking about getting the msds myself but i think im just going to get factory motorcrafts. i have some elcheapo autozone coil packs on right now

sharkbait · November 29th, 2009, 02:47 PM

I havnt had a problem with mine. Still runnin smooth.

The ford racing wires seem to be doing good =)
I would recommend them

Speedstang302 · November 30th, 2009, 12:39 AM

idk bout anyone else but that ad looks sketchy...first off they say they are for 95-98 4.6L's and it wasnt one typo its all over the ad and look at them on 50resto or cjpony parts or summit...they dont even look the same..idk im thinking a cheap knock off for that price...thats $30 cheaper per coilpack over all the other places

'97'Cobra · November 30th, 2009, 10:47 AM

Well hopefully they are good packs...

98stanger · November 30th, 2009, 03:10 PM

it says on those that there refurbished. gotta read small print haha

97mustanggt · November 30th, 2009, 03:23 PM

sharkbait already recieved them and he says there awesome, i get mines today...they should work great with the msd wires i have.

sharkbait · November 30th, 2009, 04:00 PM

Yea there refurbished. I knew that when I bought them. I dont have an issue with refurbished parts....the way i see it is that they did have a problem and now there fixed...so nothings going to go wrong.

They came in black instead of red but besides that they were great. Came with all the MSD paperwork and stuff.

Speedstang302 · November 30th, 2009, 05:01 PM

Alright I wasn't saying Anyones a liar or anything just didn't look the same. Haha got to
love the small print!

97mustanggt · November 30th, 2009, 06:33 PM

i read that part as well and i still got em, like sharkbait said, they were bad they replaced with new parts and now they good and u know nottin is gonna mess up...killer deal

Speedstang302 · November 30th, 2009, 06:41 PM

But who is to say the redesigned the parts that were failing on all these refurbished coilpacks. Who is to say they are all replaced with new oem
pieces. Just saying

97mustanggt · November 30th, 2009, 06:51 PM

true, well so far one good response to them, hopefully i can be tha second...im sure there better than tha autozone coils i have

Speedstang302 · November 30th, 2009, 09:00 PM

Haha yeah anything is better than those. I'm sure you guys will
be fine I doubt a company like msd would not redesign the new parts that are aparently failing. Idk though

sharkbait · December 1st, 2009, 07:40 AM

After I get outta school today I'll post some pics.

sharkbait · December 1st, 2009, 05:49 PM

I havnt cleaned in a while becuase the season so sorry for the mess.

97GT4.6 · December 1st, 2009, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by 98stanger

the tuner place i went to down in virginia beach a while back said to only run ford factory motorcraft coilpacks. they said they have had all kind of problems with aftermarket ones. i was thinking about getting the msds myself but i think im just going to get factory motorcrafts. i have some elcheapo autozone coil packs on right now

The shop where i got my car tuned in denver told me the same thing, that they are always taking off aftermarket coil packs, and replacing them with original ones..

so far mine are still stock, and they are workin' great

97mustanggt · December 3rd, 2009, 02:52 PM

hey sharkbait i notice that on ur coil packs it has tha cracks were tha four screws go in...shit mines came tha same way one coil has one crack and tha other has two...dont these cracks cause miss fires and shorts?

November 25th, 2009, 12:23 PM	#21
97mustanggt Hardcore Enthusiast 97GT & 97Snake & 00L T.B.A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Richgrove, Ca Posts: 2,196 iTrader: 0 reviews	aite sweet, hopefully i have a good expierience with them as well __________________ 97 Cobra & 00 Lightning Beauty & The Beast I rev next to hybrids so they can hear me kill the environment MM Cobra Club Member #77 MM Lightning Club Founder

November 27th, 2009, 10:23 AM	#22
Ryan Paymaster Enthusiast 1996 Ford SVT Cobra 13.36@102 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Plainfield, IL USA Posts: 661 iTrader: 0 reviews	Some of the wires are a pain to get on the pack but it's nothing out of the ordinary. Not really sure I felt a difference when I installed mine. The stock coil packs were fine - I just felt like blowing money. At the most you just did a peace of mind modification knowing there are no problems in that area. __________________ Slowly but surely creeping into the 12's on a stock N/A block...

November 29th, 2009, 01:35 PM	#24
98stanger Regular 1998 mustang gt vert Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: stuart virginia Posts: 432 iTrader: 0 reviews	the tuner place i went to down in virginia beach a while back said to only run ford factory motorcraft coilpacks. they said they have had all kind of problems with aftermarket ones. i was thinking about getting the msds myself but i think im just going to get factory motorcrafts. i have some elcheapo autozone coil packs on right now __________________ check out my garage for info

November 29th, 2009, 02:47 PM	#25
sharkbait Hooo Ha Ha 1997 Mustang GT 11.99 @ 113.9mph Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pasadena MD Posts: 9,630 iTrader: 9 reviews	I havnt had a problem with mine. Still runnin smooth. The ford racing wires seem to be doing good =) I would recommend them __________________ 374rwhp 456rwtq @ 8psi Last edited by sharkbait; November 29th, 2009 at 08:05 PM.

November 30th, 2009, 12:39 AM	#26
Speedstang302 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1996 Mustang GT 13.64@101mph Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massachusetss Posts: 5,799 iTrader: 1 reviews	idk bout anyone else but that ad looks sketchy...first off they say they are for 95-98 4.6L's and it wasnt one typo its all over the ad and look at them on 50resto or cjpony parts or summit...they dont even look the same..idk im thinking a cheap knock off for that price...thats $30 cheaper per coilpack over all the other places __________________ 1990 GT- 5.0L \|BBK Shortys\|VRS O/R X\| SLP LM1 Catback\|BBK CAI\| Centerforce Clutch\|MGW Short Throw\| Alum D/S\| 3.73's\| Steeda Springs...about as stock as a 5.0 comes now a days..much more to come

November 30th, 2009, 03:10 PM	#28
98stanger Regular 1998 mustang gt vert Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: stuart virginia Posts: 432 iTrader: 0 reviews	it says on those that there refurbished. gotta read small print haha __________________ check out my garage for info

November 30th, 2009, 03:23 PM	#29
97mustanggt Hardcore Enthusiast 97GT & 97Snake & 00L T.B.A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Richgrove, Ca Posts: 2,196 iTrader: 0 reviews	sharkbait already recieved them and he says there awesome, i get mines today...they should work great with the msd wires i have. __________________ 97 Cobra & 00 Lightning Beauty & The Beast I rev next to hybrids so they can hear me kill the environment MM Cobra Club Member #77 MM Lightning Club Founder

November 30th, 2009, 04:00 PM	#30
sharkbait Hooo Ha Ha 1997 Mustang GT 11.99 @ 113.9mph Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pasadena MD Posts: 9,630 iTrader: 9 reviews	Yea there refurbished. I knew that when I bought them. I dont have an issue with refurbished parts....the way i see it is that they did have a problem and now there fixed...so nothings going to go wrong. They came in black instead of red but besides that they were great. Came with all the MSD paperwork and stuff. __________________ 374rwhp 456rwtq @ 8psi

November 30th, 2009, 05:01 PM	#31
Speedstang302 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1996 Mustang GT 13.64@101mph Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massachusetss Posts: 5,799 iTrader: 1 reviews	Alright I wasn't saying Anyones a liar or anything just didn't look the same. Haha got to love the small print! __________________ 1990 GT- 5.0L \|BBK Shortys\|VRS O/R X\| SLP LM1 Catback\|BBK CAI\| Centerforce Clutch\|MGW Short Throw\| Alum D/S\| 3.73's\| Steeda Springs...about as stock as a 5.0 comes now a days..much more to come

November 30th, 2009, 06:33 PM	#32
97mustanggt Hardcore Enthusiast 97GT & 97Snake & 00L T.B.A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Richgrove, Ca Posts: 2,196 iTrader: 0 reviews	i read that part as well and i still got em, like sharkbait said, they were bad they replaced with new parts and now they good and u know nottin is gonna mess up...killer deal __________________ 97 Cobra & 00 Lightning Beauty & The Beast I rev next to hybrids so they can hear me kill the environment MM Cobra Club Member #77 MM Lightning Club Founder

November 30th, 2009, 06:41 PM	#33
Speedstang302 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1996 Mustang GT 13.64@101mph Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massachusetss Posts: 5,799 iTrader: 1 reviews	But who is to say the redesigned the parts that were failing on all these refurbished coilpacks. Who is to say they are all replaced with new oem pieces. Just saying __________________ 1990 GT- 5.0L \|BBK Shortys\|VRS O/R X\| SLP LM1 Catback\|BBK CAI\| Centerforce Clutch\|MGW Short Throw\| Alum D/S\| 3.73's\| Steeda Springs...about as stock as a 5.0 comes now a days..much more to come

November 30th, 2009, 06:51 PM	#34
97mustanggt Hardcore Enthusiast 97GT & 97Snake & 00L T.B.A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Richgrove, Ca Posts: 2,196 iTrader: 0 reviews	true, well so far one good response to them, hopefully i can be tha second...im sure there better than tha autozone coils i have __________________ 97 Cobra & 00 Lightning Beauty & The Beast I rev next to hybrids so they can hear me kill the environment MM Cobra Club Member #77 MM Lightning Club Founder

November 30th, 2009, 09:00 PM	#35
Speedstang302 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1996 Mustang GT 13.64@101mph Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massachusetss Posts: 5,799 iTrader: 1 reviews	Haha yeah anything is better than those. I'm sure you guys will be fine I doubt a company like msd would not redesign the new parts that are aparently failing. Idk though __________________ 1990 GT- 5.0L \|BBK Shortys\|VRS O/R X\| SLP LM1 Catback\|BBK CAI\| Centerforce Clutch\|MGW Short Throw\| Alum D/S\| 3.73's\| Steeda Springs...about as stock as a 5.0 comes now a days..much more to come

December 1st, 2009, 07:40 AM	#36
sharkbait Hooo Ha Ha 1997 Mustang GT 11.99 @ 113.9mph Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pasadena MD Posts: 9,630 iTrader: 9 reviews	After I get outta school today I'll post some pics. __________________ 374rwhp 456rwtq @ 8psi

December 1st, 2009, 05:49 PM	#37
sharkbait Hooo Ha Ha 1997 Mustang GT 11.99 @ 113.9mph Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pasadena MD Posts: 9,630 iTrader: 9 reviews	I havnt cleaned in a while becuase the season so sorry for the mess. __________________ 374rwhp 456rwtq @ 8psi Last edited by sharkbait; December 1st, 2009 at 05:55 PM.

December 3rd, 2009, 02:52 PM	#39
97mustanggt Hardcore Enthusiast 97GT & 97Snake & 00L T.B.A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Richgrove, Ca Posts: 2,196 iTrader: 0 reviews	hey sharkbait i notice that on ur coil packs it has tha cracks were tha four screws go in...shit mines came tha same way one coil has one crack and tha other has two...dont these cracks cause miss fires and shorts? __________________ 97 Cobra & 00 Lightning Beauty & The Beast I rev next to hybrids so they can hear me kill the environment MM Cobra Club Member #77 MM Lightning Club Founder

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