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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 07:29 PM
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What is the difference between the coil packs on the cars vs. trucks... Thanks for any input.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 09:11 PM
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While there are numerous coil pack numbers (depending on year, driver's side, passenger's side, etc) I don't think that there is any major difference that anyone has come across or anything that has been definativley proven. I know MSD makes and Coil but I don't what benefit it will provide unless you are running high compression or have a boost or nitrous application. These things are NOT for the budget minded...last I check they were around $48 / coil at my cost ....I think list was something like $69 <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />

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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 10:52 PM
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The truck ones are round (mine are at least) and I THINK the car ones are more square but internally they are probably the same.
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Old Nov 11, 2002 | 03:01 PM
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Well the one comes on a car and the other comes on a pickup. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Old Nov 11, 2002 | 03:09 PM
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Hey Red your one smart cookie, you know that.How long did it take you to figure that out?I think you need to take two coil wires and hook them up to your ******* and let her rip... <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />
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Old Nov 11, 2002 | 03:29 PM
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Not sure exactly what you're after, but here's some info:
The car coils are all made by Nippondenso.

The square, flat truck coils are made by Mitsubishi ELectric COmpany (trade name MELCO).

Thr round truck coils are made by Delphi, the GM spinoff company. When I left Delphi engineering a couple of years ago, I think the truck coil production spread was about 65% Melco, 35% Delphi.

They all have about the same performance. The 2 truck coils are electrically interchangeable; the Denso coils on the cars use a different 4-way connector.
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Old Nov 11, 2002 | 04:40 PM
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I thought you could use the help. lol. I will have to tell the ol' lady to try it. Some major THO. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Old Nov 11, 2002 | 11:08 PM
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I'm glad I have the Delphi ones, does anyone here have the square ones?
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Old Nov 12, 2002 | 06:34 AM
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I do and they work just fine. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
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Old Nov 12, 2002 | 07:55 AM
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Mine are the big fat squares... thanks for the info fellas.
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