Coil conversion - help

[Christophski]

What did you buy two of bud? When you say a spare coil connector what do you mean? The whole bit from the coil to where you would join to the old POS?

[byd1380]

I bought 2 of these, just to get the 5 connectors for the coilpacks. Then bought the other bits from a Finnish company. Handy enough to do. I prob have a spare coil connector if you want to buy a 4 cyl cable set, then make the rest yourself. I can send you a single one.

Ivan

[Christophski]

Can I also just ask.... If doing this conversion in essence I could just buy the following:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Kabelbaum-Sta...p2047675.l2557

and a set of 5 coils from my contacts over here. Is this correct? Then it would be plug in the above loom (rather than making one), and the coils and away I go? (just trying to get an idea here)...

[Christophski]

So here come the questions im afraid lol.

On the existing coil cover is an earth... i take it this is made redundant in this coil swap?

The 2 connectors that go into the POS units are made redundant when using one 4 pin connector so it will look tidier and easier to join in one go?

(Looks complicated at the mo, fancy making a set and sending it to me??? Lol if only!)

[UrS4boy]

So how comes the self made kit costs the same as a ready to plug in kit? Just curious...

I think the first one cost me about $250 in parts. Commercially they sell for about $375 so, depending on how fast you are and the value of your time, the extra $125 might not be worth the hassle. That is my point.

[Christophski]

So how comes the self made kit costs the same as a ready to plug in kit? Just curious...

[Christophski]

Ahh cool cheers for that. This is what I was after I think. Will have a read and get back to you with questions as im sure I will get some

[UrS4boy]

So it comes as a kit? Surely it's a loom that can be home made? Do you have the paper you could copy and send to me?

It was a DIY (that I wrote) long before it was ever available commercially. The cost of the parts and time to do it adds up to close to the commercially available plug and play kits from EFI Express and Apikol.

However, it you want to do it yourself, here is the link to the DIY instructions:

http://forums.quattroworld.com/s4s6/msgs/183485.phtml

I am still running the original harness from 2005 with no issues BTW.

[Christophski]

So it comes as a kit? Surely it's a loom that can be home made? Do you have the paper you could copy and send to me?

[rynaqui]

It's fairly easy fitting the 1.8T conversion. I got mine from EFI for around 300GBP?

Anyway, you just need to follow the guide EFI give you on paper and swap a couple of connections, it only took me and my mechanic around 30 minutes to work it all out. Never saw a guide on the forum really but it isn't as hard as it may seem

And also, never fit the cover because these coils won't withstand as much heat as the old ones (guessing because aluminium blocks for 1.8Ts won't heat up so much). The heat would kill them.

[Christophski]

So I'm going to start this by saying sorry...

I know there are threads on this but I'm on my phone as no Internet at home and the search function doesn't work... I'm trying to fix my misfire and am interested in the aby coil conversion to the 1.8t coil swap.

Can anyone post a link to the most relevant thread on a how to do the conversion for dummies. I'm not electrically minded. One with pics would be good if it exists.

Also why do people not refit the cover once this is done?

Thanks in advance for guidance and advice.
Chris