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Fords retail is somewhere around $70 per coil. You can get them a fair bit cheaper though. PM me if you want a set. I'm thinking I'm not even going to bother with the 100 buckers - too many headaches when things go wrong.

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Another story that seems to backup the fact that genuine genuines are the go.

Good work mate. This kind of real world experience is invaluable.

It was the busiest I've seen for a long time. They had to cap entrants at 250 cars. 45 mins wasted because of that rotary having an oil chunder all the way down the track. Maybe he should stick to mixing cakes - it's less stressful on your bottom end

Don't forget that price is based on your post code. My insurance went from $1000 to $1450 going from Chelsea to Broadmeadows. A 45% increase because of post code.

Spotted a cam angle sensor disconnected under my bonnet.

Maybe if timing is on limits at any point in the tune (perhaps a hotter day etc) and knock is being picked up, it may help. I was fishing in Portland earlier this year and was towing a small boat (about 700kg load maybe). On the trip home, the only servo with 98 had none left so I had to use octane booster. In 3rd and 4th if I accelerated too hard, I was getting a deadly sounding, deep ping like I'd never heard before. Get a 95 tune for sure. At the very least, it will be a backup which you can revert to.

My Teins aren't that noisy at all. This BA on Bilsteins you speak of, did it have any suspension bushes replaced with nolathane or stiffer units anywhere?

I have been assured they are a quality product but I want a 100% guarantee that IF things go south, anyone who buys them can get their money back, no questions asked. And this is what I am trying to organise at the moment. And it's more complicated when dealing with cultural differences. I know I have been mucked around in the past and am still getting stuffed around by the odd knob head. That Borgg set I got of eBay from a well known seller is still waiting to be replaced/refunded. Called him on at least 4 occasions and keep getting the same story that replacements are coming. The last 3 times I've called him, he hasn't picked up his phone. Now I have to waste more of my time and drive down to his workshop in Coburg to get what's owing me. Why should I have to do that? Answer: I shouldn't!

That article describes using a coffee machine pump or thermoblock pump. Most of them run at 15bar or 220psi. That's a fair wack of pressure and has the effect of being able to make the water droplet size very small. But as the article describes, you need an inverter to run them at 240v.

Yeah I tried those $124 dollar ebay ones as well. They lasted 2 weeks before beginning to misfire above 4k ish under load. I actually thought they weren't as crisp as they should be right from the get go. But I think you're right, it seems genuine genuines (sad we have to qualify them like that) are the way to go ATM. The only other coils that went really well for me are some cheapies I got put onto. As I said, I reckon I can get them for around $100 a set for 20 sets. They worked very well and still do not misfire, they've just gone soft. But after 6 months with 370rwkw and a good time, I am very happy with that. The only thing stopping me from doing a group buy on them is the fact that I don't know what the failure rate would be like and unlike some operators, I wouldn't want an unacceptable failure rate. It's just not cricket. So If I can get a solid guarantee from the supplier (IE 100% money back guarantee for failures), I may still bring them in.

Na I don't have the EDFC but I plan on getting it

If you're in the Northern suburbs any time soon let me know and you can come and have a sample Remember that Tein (or any brand) with a progressive spring works well in giving you that bit of comfort at the very beginning of travel which is where you'll spend most of your time in daily driving.

If you're worried about people noticing suspension firmness, don't make it firmer! Just fit some sway bars to reduce body roll and get some decent dampers. Having said that, I have the Tein Performance kit. They are firm but the quality of the dampers means the ride is still very compliant and I run the settings on 16/14 front/rear. I think the spring rate could even be a little higher. Have you been for a ride on a set? They are awesome kit.

[quote name='FSIX' date='24 October 2009 - 09:26 AM' timestamp='1256340372' post='946481'] Group buy is on the bonnet only shown in the 1st post. The entry of the air is designed to straight over the top front of the engine and blows all the way back, he wont be making another B-Series bonnet, the next bonnet will be the same look for the FG. Once there are a few painted on the cars the interest will grow, like you guys the pics I seen wasn't so sure but when on the car I loved it and feedback was 100%. Cosmetic is important but not forgetting the function as the under bonnet temps drop the cool air over the engine is what its all about.. [/quote] That's a fair statement but where is the proof or evidence of this functionality? Does data suggest that having it that far forward works better than having it a little further back? Has any data been collected from temp probes under the engine bay?

[quote name='bainy' date='25 October 2009 - 11:38 PM' timestamp='1256477927' post='947087'] First of all gday everyone - I do like the look of the angel eyes - GR8XR6 do you know how many hours they are good for before they have to be replaced? Cheers [/quote] Modern CCFL globes last up to 50,000 hours. Older ones were 15,000 but that's still a long time. It's the same technology used for one type of LCD screen back-lighting. If they are rated at 15,000 hours and you run them for 8 hours a day, they will last over 5 years.

Vista you say. Just a hunch but try running the program as admin then see what happens.

I'll let you in on a little secret. They both perform as well as each other. You will not find any difference in the way those two brands perform

Yeah perhaps a little more than 2.5. When I lived in Chelsea, Metung would take me 3:15. I'd allow 3.5 for a nice cruisy drive.

It sounds like you are saying that because you are making that power and have run those times and have gone that many kilometres without coil pack failure that everybody else's coil pack failures can't be about their coil packs. I don't think it's that simple. The 3 sets that have totally failed (spark breaks down) can obviously be explained by the fact that they are cheap quality coils. Other members and people I've spoken to have also reported similar cheap units failing very quickly (weeks to months). It's common knowledge that the failure rate is much higher on these cheap units. Of the 2 sets that haven't totally failed but have eventually lost their "crispness" or gone "soft", one was a cheap Chinese unit and the other eBay Ford coils which I now suspect were not genuine but were packed to look like genuine units. In my eyes there are two types of failures here. Total failure where a coil will not discharge it's energy, noticeable by a misfire. And partial failure where the coil continues to fire, but has apparently gone "soft". When the coil goes soft, it seems to be noticeable mostly after new coils are fitted and the seat of pants and even engine note tell you there's an extra "crispness" with the new coils. As angry trev reported, he changed his coil packs and instantly felt the difference as well as having to change his tune. I think a lot would also depend on how many km's and the type of km's being driven, not just elapsed time. I will eventually get it on the dyno with some old coils which aren't breaking down but have "gone soft" versus some nice new "crisp" ones. I'm betting there will be a repeatable and measurable difference in power. The anecdotal evidence suggests this also. There's obviously more to it than "blind blame". Others are reporting similar experiences with "soft" coils and cheap coils not going the distance. I'm betting my new genuine Fords units are going to last a lot longer than the other coils I've had.

This is the reason I started this thread. People are reporting early failures of coil packs, no matter the brand. Where did you buy your genuine coils? Do you run with the garnish on?

That's some funny stuff right there - " snare-snare crash!". nice one drummer boy.

I will be looking at alternatives for my big banger. I'm just trying to find the most reliable stock units that will plug and play for the majority of people out there running factory or near factory setups. Some people have told me they got 100,000 from their Ford coil packs. I bought some Ford genuines from eBay and they lasted me 3 months. I am now fairly sure they were Chinese copies sold in Ford packaging and labelling. So this time I've grabbed some genuine units from Ford. See how they hold up.

Well I've just had another set of coils fail today. These were a set of ebay items I was testing. The seller guarantees them and assured me they were not like the other cheap units. He was right! The Borggs lasted 3 weeks. His lasted less than 2! I was showing my cousin how the new coils go and after 2 or 3 spirited runs, they started breaking down at 4000 ish RPM again. Off to Bayfords. Slammed in a set of genuine Fords and problem gone. I've now had 5 sets of coils in not much more than a year. I'm beginning to think something else may be wrong.