[s-cars] 034 coil harness - The Boost is Back!

[David Kase]

Great news!  I have the Apikol set up and it doesn't look bad at all.  
Brendan made the system look as oem as possible with pain staking 
details like getting the connectors custom molded in the oem colors.  
The wires and the netting around the wires look bone stock -  a look I 
was going for on my car.

I must got the coils from Brendan too so they must have been modded 
already.  My coils fit nicely on the plugs and in the valve cover.

Blast away!

Dave Kase


Odyrestorations at aol.com wrote:
> Thanks to Bob, Dave K, Tom, Manny, Dave F, John and Mike - 
>  
> It was only after I realized the rubber boot MUST BE REMOVED in order to  see 
> the plastic rib that must be removed, in order for the connector to engage  
> the plug properly.  034 instructions omit this detail. They only  say  - feel 
> free to trim some of the rubber boot for a better  fit 
>  
> After fitting all coils snugly and securely (I did not change out my old  
> spark plugs), the car ran perfectly.  It's been a long time since I've had  full, 
> clear boost and have been driving an anemic 2000 A6 2.8 auto, so I am a  
> happy guy again!.Time for some 100 Octane - just one tank.
>  
> There are some downsides. I am disappointed in the cosmetic issue - the new  
> setup is ugly. I'll try an Apikol  cover, or maybe upgrade to the new RED  
> parts, but I like the clean look of the authentic parts. If I had it to do over  
> again, I would look for better pricing on OEM parts and possibly spring for  
> those. My original parts lasted almost 14 years, hard to complain too much 
> about  that. 
>  
> I also find it odd that the entire system will cut out completely if one  
> coil misfires. I confirmed this numerous times before I got the coils to fit  
> properly.  It worries me a bit that one failed coil might kill the whole  system, 
> leaving me stranded.  If any moisture gets down onto the plugs  (easy to do 
> now that the cover is gone and the boots really don't fit well)  might I have a 
> dead ignition?  I used to get a miss for a few miles after  the dealer 
> cleaned my engine ( a service they provided after any major service).  In a related 
> scenario, will the engine fail to start with the new system?
>  
> Thanks again - I've been on the list for 7 years, great to get so much help  
> so fast.  Maybe I'll quit stealing glances at the new S5 and 'restore' the  
> UrS6.
>  
> Tom
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