my coil-near-plug setup

[krisj144]

I though this was rather nifty when I did it. It's pretty simple actually, just required lengthening the harness a little bit and shortening the ignition wires to fit right. The mounts are just 2 8" strips of 1" x 1/8" aluminum. The FRH manifold required moving the coils someplace else and I've experimented with few other spots, but I like this one the best.

 

[greathuskie]

sure it isnt going to melt sitting on the valve cover?

 

[pkieley]

How did you shorten the plug wires?

I have a Magnus and have my coils on the firewall and I had to buy 2 sets of wires. So just got Taylor 8mm. Would like to go to a setup like yours if I could shorten a set of Magnecore 10mmm

 

[krisj144]

I just kind of pried them apart at the end where they meet the coils using a set of needlenose pliers. Worked well.

 

[krisj144]

sure it isnt going to melt sitting on the valve cover?

the stock coils on my evo don't melt.

Plus, I've been driving like this for a couple weeks now and have had zero problems. Those coils are made to put up with a fair amount of heat.

 

[nined2tsi]

What would be the main advantages of doing this and leaving them stock as opposed to a real coil on plug setup? Could you really tell a difference in anything between stock and what you did?

 

[krisj144]

real COP setups are very expensive. I'm cheap so I did the best I could. It wasn't really intended as a performance enhancement, just a better place to mount the coils to keep things clean. Naturally, the car feels exactly the same with the coils in the new location.