[s-cars] 034 high output coils

[manuelsanchez at starpower.net]

Brian,

I had many of the same experiences and sentiments Cody has described:

1. The 034 Bracket did not fit on my strut bar, instead of a new bracket I mounted them by using only one of the 2 flanges on the U'shaped piece, thus pushing them forward in the engine bay the thickness of the strut tower bar. Javad told me they were working on an alternate bracket design, but I have not heard or inquired about it in a couple of months(although I did tell him I would be interested once they figured something out)

2. Wires are way long (I have not trimmed them yet as I don't have the proper tool)

3. I managed to get the wires under the coilpack cover as well, I removed the black rubber o-ring like gasket the runs around the perimeter of the cover as well as that black plastic piece where the wires run out from under the cover. I made little spacers, similar to the ones supplied to separate the coils from one another, and used those to space all the original bolts that were used to hold the OE coils in place. This way I know where all the bolts are in case I need to revert back to OEM coils one day, and I was able to retain the OE coil spring thingies that help provide tension on the bolts that hold the coilpack cover onto the head.

4. I mounted mine a bit more toward the centerline of the engine bay, as I too was worried about the heat from the downpipe, but the heatshield looks like a good idea too.

5. No instructions in my kit either.

I don't have any pics, but I hope to get some together soon.

Kit is a little pricey, but for what the new POS's were going to cost I decided to try this route for a little lookey-see. Time will tell.

-Manny
95.5 UrS6 Avant (mostly RS2'd)


brian hoeft wrote:
> anyone have experience with them pro or con?

I installed them a few months ago for a friend on his '93 urS4. They 
function great, never any issues and the car is very strong (GT2871 w/ MRC 
eRS2 software and eRS2 injectors).

 I did have some issues with fitment and the installation as a whole.

1) They do not come with any documentation at all, though Javad assured me 
that they were going to fix that.

2) The bracket didn't fit. I was installing the coils with the 034 bracket, 
and they simply did not fit at all. The bracket, even without the coils on 
it, hit the fuel lines on the fire wall. I made some brackets for the 
bracket that are welded to the strut tower brace which brought the coils 
forward away from the firewall, and dropped them down a bit. I mounted them 
upside down according to Javad, but I liked having the heat sink on top as 
that just seemed more logical to me since heat rises. Javad assured me that 
he had never had this fitment issue before and had no idea why they wouldn't 
fit in this car.

http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/CIMG2683

3) The coils didn't fit on the bracket well. They hit each other solidly. I 
had to use washers to space the coils away from each other.

4) The plug wires supplied were insanely too long. I have supplies to make 
wires, so I simply cut them to size and put new ends on the coil end of each 
wires.

http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/P1010060
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/CIMG2689 - This is the ammount of 
wire removed, the shortest in this photo is about 4 inches long.
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/CIMG2683 - Here you can see how 
much better they fit after cutting.

I also thought that in this position they would be prone to being overheated 
by the heat from the turbo and downpipe, so I made a heat shield.

http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/CIMG2682

I measured the temperatures with an infrared thermometer and saw over 500F 
degrees on the downpipe, 350F on the heat shield, and the coils directly 
behind the shield were at about 120 degrees F.

I was told that the coil wires would not fit under the AAN coil cover, but 
they do. I had to cut the ruber seal at the back where the wires exit the 
cover. They still fit a tad snug, I would recomend grinding the cover just a 
little to give some extra room.

http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/CIMG2688
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/CIMG2687


All photos of install:
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/P1010056
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/P1010057
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/P1010058
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/P1010060
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/P1010061
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/CIMG2682
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/CIMG2683
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/CIMG2687
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/CIMG2688
http://jcforbes.com/jcfpics/tmwricksurs4/CIMG2689




All in all I would do it again, but I would save the money on the 034 
bracket and just make my own. I also might have also used my own (MSD 8mm 
spiral wound super-conductor) coil wires instead of the ones supplied since 
I had to modify them anyways. If you don't have the ability or equipment to 
shorten the wires yourself you just need to be very careful about routing 
and make sure you tie them to something PLASTIC and also make sure they DO 
NOT touch, especially when tied - tie each wire separately so they can not 
cross-fire.


-Cody Forbes
http://www.5000tq.com
'87 5ktq - Fast.
'86 5ktqCD
'86 5k
'86 5k