Coil packs?

[SuprSpdDB7]

How much are they for a 96 3.8L?
and
How do you remove/install?

[sped214]

Price is really going to depend on what brand you get and where you get them. They're really easy to remove/install, just two bolts on each coil pack. Remove the bolts, and lift them off the control module.

[strange_trp]

around $30 or so (each)??? general guestimate.

[Justin96Bird]

mine were 32 each, and it will be better if you remove the whole "package" from the engine. There are two bolts on the side, and one on the fron of the aluminim bracket that the coil's connect to, after you do that there is a small bolt in the middle of the wireing harness at the rear just unscrew it and it will disconnect the harness as it is unscrewing. I just did this replacement a week ago. it's much eaiser if you pull the whole thing out instead of trying to break your arm and knuckles trying to get to the little bolts under the cowl. if you have a repair manual it shows how to do it perfectly.

[Jhonathan]

will replacing these give a noticeable performance boost?

[Blue Flame V6]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Jhonathan:
will replacing these give a noticeable performance boost?<hr></blockquote>

Nope but it will help your gas mileage some.

[strange_trp]

swivel sockets and extensions.
life savers.
they are paying for my house and car every day.

[AMinor65]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Jhonathan:
will replacing these give a noticeable performance boost?<hr></blockquote>

Something I'm gonna try in the future. If you get performance coils and some decent 8mm wires, you can try adding another .005 making your plug gap .065 if you have a 3.8. Add an MSD or some other aftermarket ignition to that mix, you may be able to add .01 to the stock gap, making it .070 Allows you to utilize that bigger stronger spark. I've done quite a bit of research today, and I'm gonna do more, but it seems that the best way to benefit from a MSD or performance coil packs on N/A engines is to play with the gap. Your packs may not last as long (15 yrs compared to 10 years, or some other ratio), but you should get a few more horses along with the better throttle response from your improved ignition. If this gapping is taken to the extreme you can get some knock retard at WOT. I guess you have to kinda play it by ear.
Some guys always gap their plugs at least .01 over the recommended stock gap. They feel that the stock ignition at the very least can support this. And, there's probably some truth to it, because after 40k miles, the gap on your plugs can move anywhere from .005 to .10, and the car still runs relatively fine.
After I install my MSD and the coils I decide on (Jacobs or MSD when the arrive in the stores), I'll replace my plugs. I'm gonna check the gap of each plug to see how much they've moved. At the very least, I'll set my new plugs at these "extended gaps" as long as they don't go over .015. Did all of my research on camaroz28, clubgp, and google.com(dejanews). Note: I don't know what what all of this will do to your minimum octane rating for your car, so be careful. Just thought I'd add my two cents.

[ April 20, 2002: Message edited by: AMinor65 ]</p>

[mike malloy]

i think i'm going to give this a shot as well. i have the accel coilpacks with accel 9000 extreme wires. the only problem that i'm seeing right now is that i have ngk tr6's gapped at .035 (nitrous). so when i go back to n/a i'll see how this affect performace.