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Wascally Wabbit1
Drag Racing Champion
I personally don't think there is a real benefit to upgrading but that's just me. I got mine on Amazon for $29 bucks a pop. I think it was just under $200 for 5 OEM VW coils and plugs. I think that was the cheapest I found the OEM ones. You can buy the kit on ECS for just over $200 I believe. i am assuming your're going to replace the plugs as well. You can get bosch for $25 a piece. Or you can go the R8 route. Lots of options.
+1 I run the Bosch Redtops I got from ShopDAP, when I originally purchased I tried them back to back with the new VW Coilpacks and there is no difference.
Here is a link, choose what makes you happy:
https://www.shopdap.com/make-model-...mk6-2010-2014/engine/2-5/repair/ignition.html
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Wascally Wabbit1
Drag Racing Champion
Wow. $108 for a set of 5. That's a good deal.
Yes but the spark plugs aren't included for that price,...in the beginning ShopDAP they used to be included.
BUT then again, I'm using the cheap Copper NGK ZFR5E-11 spark plugs ($2.21 each at NAPA, ~$15 for the set), and they are still performing well after 60K km (36K miles)
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They are a replace when it fails type part. Work or they don't. No need to replace them until they fail. Likely to last long time on a naturally aspirated motor. The 4cyl turbo motor generates considerably more heat in that area and I believe it contributes to coils being a common point of failure on those motors.
I agree about the heat and the fact that the coil packs last forever in the normally aspirated 2.5 engine in the Golf; but IMO the coil pack burns out quicker in the 20T because of the way it is used in the direct injection/stratification setup of the 2.0T engine. Basically the coils packs burn out faster because they apply a longer spark duration to the coil to fire the spark plug to start the flame front in an initially very very lean mixture in the combustion chamber, the majority and rest of the fuel quantity is injected after that to feed the flame, that pushs the piston down.
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jay745
What Would Glenn Danzig Do
Disagree with that. Who wants to get stuck when you least expect it? At 100k spending $100 is preventative maintenance in my opinion. Sucks if you have somewhere to be and your plans get ruined by a blown coil pack.