[s-cars] Apikol Report

[jpb3]

I run the Apikol 1.8 kit and FWIW it does solve the dilemma of
soldering in new expensive coils to repair the OEM system.  I too
thought I have noticed a very very slight decrease in both throttle
response and overall smoothness compared to the OEM system but it is
barely perceptible and may be a figment of my imagination.

The 1.8 coils suck, I have replaced all 5 of the original 1.8 coils
already, in a time span of 2 months to 1.5 years after installing the
kit.  The early coils used "L" I think lasted about as long as a
virgin on prom night but the latest coils "R?" are a bit better but
not completely dependable.  I have one now that is dropping on boost
20psi or higher.  You must carry a spare coil in the trunk and then
play a guessing game when replacing them if your only getting cut out
at boost.  Eventually it will miss all the way down to idle but I try
and replace before then.

So, it is an option and a decent one at that but not a completely
reliable solution.  The kit itself is very well made and Apikol is a
top notch company with great people running it.  I would never
hesitate to recommend anyone to do business with them.

However, I have been thinking for some time that I want to diagnose
and replace the one failed OEM coil and get that system back on the
car while keeping the Apikol kit for emergency duty.  It takes all of
5 minutes to replace the original set up with the Apikol kit.

My $.02


John

On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Tom Winter <tom at freeskier.com> wrote:
> Yes, I¹m curious, too. Anyone running these??? As far as the stock system
> goes, I¹ll be slowly rehabbing my old system to have a back up to the Apikol
> kit should I want to swap back. It seems, though that stock coils are
> getting a bit tougher to find. At least that¹s what I¹m hearing. Haven¹t
> really started looking hard myself.
>
> Yes, I¹ll keep a 1.8 coil in the trunk. No worries about that.
>
> Tom Œ95 S6 Avant
>
>
> On 10/8/08 4:52 PM, "Theodore Chen" <tedebearp at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> so how are those LS2 coil projects coming along?  is anybody running them on
>> his car yet?
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: David Forgie <forgied at shaw.ca>
>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Cc: tom at freeskier.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 3:23:29 PM
>> Subject: [s-cars]  Apikol Report
>>
>> Tom: The weak link is the 1.8t coil pack's ability to handle heat.  For normal
>> driving, with some short
>> duration boost periods, they are fine even at RS2 levels.   For tracking, and
>> sustained periods of boost and higher engine temperatures, they will die
>> quickly (Marc Swanson will attest to that).  They are a
>>  reasonably priced  solution to full replacement of both OE POS units and five
>> OE coils.  They are not
>>  an improvement over the OE system.  034's HO coil system is an improvement.
>>
>>  A few of us including Chris Chambers here are working on applying LS2 (Delphi
>> D514A or  D585)
>>  coils to UrS duty.  These coils can be purchased new at around $20 each
>> (connectors about $10 each)
>>  so there is a good potential for lots of bang for the buck.  Time  will tell
>> whether they are an
>>  improvement.
>>
>> In the meantime, enjoy (but keep a spare prepped  1.8t coil pack in the
>> trunk).
>>
>> Dave F.
>>
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