Whats the newest Coilpack series?

[Monkey77]

I need to replace coilpacks and I'm trying to figure out what are the latest and best ones to buy. Hitachi E's or the Brimi R's? Or are there others I am missing?

thanks a lot

Joe

[aaaudiprotein]

OEMs are R

[sambrody44]

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[Monkey77]

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huh?

[onceover]

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ive heard good things about both, R's are the newest revision of OEM coilpacks.

[aaaudiprotein]

huh?

Hitachi and Beru are not OEM.
OEMs have a letter R (revised)

[Monkey77]

Any personal preference based on your application?

[aaaudiprotein]

Any personal preference based on your application?

I havent heard any problems with OEM 'R' yet

[Monkey77]

Hitachi and Beru are not OEM.
OEMs have a letter R (revised)

I don't want to go OEM, since I've replaced a full set of OEM packs twice.....just wanted to see which non-OEM packs were best to use.
thanks

[sambrody44]

Hitachi bolt down.

[aaaudiprotein]

Hitachi bolt down.

or Beru

[aaaudiprotein]

I don't want to go OEM, since I've replaced a full set of OEM packs twice.....just wanted to see which non-OEM packs were best to use.
thanks

cuz u probably bought those OLD ones. Do u have a letter R on a coilpack?

[onceover]

ive got STI coilpacks and theyve been great.

[ApexIt]

ive got STI coilpacks and theyve been great.

how long have you been running them??

[onceover]

came with the car, ive done 10k on them, but im willing to bet theve been in there for quite some time

[yellorado]

came with the car, ive done 10k on them, but im willing to bet theve been in there for quite some time

i have no idea how long it had been in there, since ive owned the car only 7000 kms, but i just had a sti coilpack fail with no warning a couple days ago...

and a second one minutes later, i just went and got 4 brand new R factory bremi coilpacks, ill be keeping the extra 2 still fonctionning coils in the trunk just in case.

just like everybody else

[ziggituning]

I just blew a R on my wife's A4, I am going to get some Hitachi E on the car, Why, because on my old beetle with over 100K miles I never had a coilpack blow...EVER. My buddy has over 150+ K miles and nothing, not to say they will never go, bnut less likely, just remember to have a spare allen key in the car once you go bolt down.

[a4wd]

Just FYI ECS tuning has come up with a solution to the version "R" coilpacks. It was posted on the B6 section a couple days ago. It sounds like a good mod considering the R's have proven to create more spark in comparsion to the Hitachi or Beru's.

This mod bolts down the coilpacks, giving the same effect as the other coilpacks on the market. This would be beneficial in those situation where you don't want to wait a couple days for the Hitachi or Berus to be ordered

[old guy]

Just FYI ECS tuning has come up with a solution to the version "R" coilpacks. It was posted on the B6 section a couple days ago. It sounds like a good mod considering the R's have proven to create more spark in comparsion to the Hitachi or Beru's.

This mod bolts down the coilpacks, giving the same effect as the other coilpacks on the market. This would be beneficial in those situation where you don't want to wait a couple days for the Hitachi or Berus to be ordered

I saw that and I really don't understand its purpose (other than looks). If your coil packs need to be bolted down you have a problem. If your coil packs are popping up either the plug is loose or you are getting blow-by between the plug base and ceramic insulator.

[ziggituning]

I saw that and I really don't understand its purpose (other than looks). If your coil packs need to be bolted down you have a problem. If your coil packs are popping up either the plug is loose or you are getting blow-by between the plug base and ceramic insulator.

I would tend to agree with OG, the VW design is bolted down, but the shaft part of the coilpack is not made the same as the R so they do not hold themselves the same way as the R, I would guess this is why the Hitachi are bolted down, to prevent lateral movement, or an anal engeneer at VW thought it would be better this way, "you know the germans make good stuff", but I would be surprised to see the different models have more or less spark capacity, and even so, I may be willing to give up some performance for some added reliability (I hope).

[BEESIX]

im revo 2+ and i have been runnind revision R's for over a year without any problems

[Tgr_Clw]

Just FYI ECS tuning has come up with a solution to the version "R" coilpacks. It was posted on the B6 section a couple days ago. It sounds like a good mod considering the R's have proven to create more spark in comparsion to the Hitachi or Beru's.

Bolting down OEM B6 coilpacks is completely unnecessary.

This mod bolts down the coilpacks, giving the same effect as the other coilpacks on the market. This would be beneficial in those situation where you don't want to wait a couple days for the Hitachi or Berus to be ordered

Not really.

And I still prefer running the R OEM coils to the Hitachis (which I've also ran for a while).

[Exanimas]

"you know the germans make good stuff"

[AMESSA4_NJ]

HITACHI "E" series are great. i love em.

[aaaudiprotein]

Who uses STI coils?

[dougyfresh]

I havent heard any problems with OEM 'R' yet

I have them. Installed them in late 2007 and they are still going strong.

[aaaudiprotein]

I have them. Installed them in late 2007 and they are still going strong.

u talking about STIs, right?
cuz my car misfires a lot only after 5000 rpms... i guess its time for new plugs.

[MikeWire]

Who uses STI coils?

x2

I have 2 STI CP's and no problems. They were on my car when I got it, but have no idea where the dealership got them (it was an MB dealership).

Any info on the STI's as compared to R's or other non-OEM?

[aaaudiprotein]

x2

I have 2 STI CP's and no problems. They were on my car when I got it, but have no idea where the dealership got them (it was an MB dealership).

Any info on the STI's as compared to R's or other non-OEM?

i was told they are used on high performance cars