The level of arrogance is a bit high for my taste, but to each their own.

I never put down your countless hours of researching or the fact that your life revolves around the Monte Carlo, all I asked was how you could judge something you've never owned or encountered face-to-face. Bringing up your post count, or your reputation doesn't have any thing to do with that matter. To satisfy my argument, I only ask that you don't judge products you don't have. It's truly as simple as that good sir. You don't see me saying that owning a Camaro is BAD for one's health simply because Camaro owners are likely to die, but I don't own a Camaro so how can I speak as if I do? (If you can't get humor from my lame attempt at poking fun at this drama, well, we just can't be friends ) But seriously, I'm all for the saving time, short, sweet, and to the point, but, you would have had no problem with me if you would have re-phrased your initial post. I took offense to you calling them BAD as if you had experience with them, when they in-fact have not been BAD for my engine, they simply have not always worked out well for others. So saying that people have had issues with them would have not even made me consider arguing, seeing how that is the obvious truth behind all of this. Also, if you would have happened to own a set, and they caused you problems, I would have not all made any of this an issue, I would have simply shared my experience and been on my way


As for Blazed, best of luck with your decision. I wouldn't do MSD coil packs for the reasons we cleared up long ago. If I had not found mine at a reduced price, there's no way I would have ever thought twice about buying them. The red housing, IMO, just says "Hey, Look at me!" Takes away from the more 'important' modifications under my hood. And quite frankly, there's enough horror stories out there about them to make us all lose a little sleep at night. So with that in mind, I say just paint the OEM and be happy with the new/custom look. If they're only at 4k miles, they're barely broke in! I had zero issues on my stock ones until around 80k miles (as far as I know?) so I would say they have plenty of live left in them, but that is just my individual experience which has came from HAVING those parts. Keep us posted on the progress though

 

I remember reading on Club GP a while back that guys went with MSD coils and saw no real improvement, but to each their own

 

yea I was looking at the Accel ones also.

I knew there would be some on here that have tried them and if they were worth it or not .


I feel like I asked about the jet chip that will give me 100 hp LOL

 

Now I don't have any personal hands-on with those Jet Chips, but they seem legit

 

A chip that makes your car a Jet?!?!?!

 

First, I will say first hand, stock coils LAST a LONG time. GM used the SAME coils since '94 (maybe longer) on the 3100/3400/L36 (only the L67 had different ones). I had over 150,000K miles on my 3100 Grand Am coils before one went bad. I know some still on original ones. VERY durable.

I'm running L67 coils on my 3800 Monte, the wife's 3400 Impala and formally my '94 3100 Grand Am (now those are on my '02 Grand Am GT). Because of the low failure rate on stock coils, I recommend L67, but I would limit the budget to about $30 for a used set. I don't know how they compare with MSD. As stated, I've read many complaint about the MSD coils (and I read some claiming no issues with MSD warranties). But the most popular thing I've read, not worth the money, next to no gain.

What I can say, I've noticed a little improvement in throttle response with the L67 coils and for the last like 1-2 months, I have been driving my '94 Grand Am with the original coils back on (as this was when it was up for sale). IMO (and it might be the placebo effect), I noticed a LOSS of performance when I put the stockers back on. I was kinda depressed driving it the final 1-2 months because of it.

That's MY input on the coil debate.

NOW, if you've doing an HV3, Chibi mentioned some ER Rockers I think. You may also want to couple that with a High Velocity Throttle Body, or take the road I did and mod an L67 Throttle Body to work. Just food for thought.

Best of luck plotting your winter mods. Also, anything from ZZP, I would wait until Black Friday. They normally do some NICE discounts then.

 

This was better than the presidential debates.........

 

It pretty much comes down to what u want, if u like MSD go for em, pretty much all do the same it seems, so its all in looks, personally id paint the stock ones & this tread kinda makes me want to paint my coil packs now lol

 

Thanks man !!

 

I second what Mike said there. I have never known Mike to talk out of his . He's always done his research, and hasn't steered anyone wrong. Including me.