Quote Originally Posted by NOTORIOUS VR View Post
The ICM's don't supply any "power" (they're just an intermediate switch) and if you delete them you have to use active coils (4 wire coils), since they have the ignitor built into the coil itself since the ECU doesn't have high output ign. drivers just logic outputs.
That makes sense then. I would think it would be a meaningful swap if you could delete the ICM's and run a setup like that then. Technically it should be more reliable and provide better spark output. Is there any chance we could just change valve covers and use push-down coils instead? I wouldn't mind being able to use the newer style ones, especially those pretty red ones from the 4.2. I would think that yes, those pigtails would be expensive, but I would be able to get them cheaper through work. All you would need then is 6 coils, some wire, and the connectors to do this swap, right? If anyone could do some pictures of there setup that would be great!