Platinum Racing Products New N54 GTR Coil kit for 335I
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So serious question, not looking to pick fight. Why go GTR coils over say the PRs which are effectively similar to the much better high output coils (diyautotune, aem etc). Desire to have commonly available COPs versus niche CNPs? Is there concern of the longevity of PR staying in business?
I'm considering adding water (only) injection in my future and have tossed up the pros and cons of CDI versus high output induction coils. I have a stand alone so the options are all there, but the R35 seems a downgrade even for stock dme guys compared to what is already available to them at a lower price point. School me....
I'm considering adding water (only) injection in my future and have tossed up the pros and cons of CDI versus high output induction coils. I have a stand alone so the options are all there, but the R35 seems a downgrade even for stock dme guys compared to what is already available to them at a lower price point. School me....
Just looked at IGN-1A's on Amazon and they are $70 each
R35's are $220 on Amazon, but both are probably knock offs.
R35's are $220 on Amazon, but both are probably knock offs.
PR coils are 118mJ, similar to AEM IGN1A although the PR is more powerful than their smart coil because the dumb coil doesn't rely on integrated electronics getting hot by the engine (that's why ign1 has higher output than the 1a). Unfortunately they didn't test any dumb coils because it takes additional hardware to drive them. I do have a few questions on their setup but it's not a big deal. When I tested coils I used a nice function generator PR has, it allowed me to set dwell, frequency etc with a nice 5V square wave. Looks like they were using a relay? Interesting nonetheless. Nice to know the design I chose to adapt for the n54 DME is still the most powerful.
We may end up going just IGN-1A's for our smart coil needs. We have a set here and have been waiting since November for PRP to sell us a couple of sets of these. We preferred these for ease of install, and much more simple wring (3 wires compared to 5 per coil), but at this point, its been quite a while and were a little tired of waiting. We planned to do some back to back testing as we always do, but others can take care of that.
We may end up going just IGN-1A's for our smart coil needs. We have a set here and have been waiting since November for PRP to sell us a couple of sets of these. We preferred these for ease of install, and much more simple wring (3 wires compared to 5 per coil), but at this point, its been quite a while and were a little tired of waiting. We planned to do some back to back testing as we always do, but others can take care of that.
IGN1A are great coils, you won't have any issues there whatsoever. Stand alone systems give you lots of options.
I think this is on everybody's mind and some customers have asked me "whats the advantage of running this kit over a PR setup"
From the answers provided am I safe to assume nothing and they cost more than PR coils ?
From the answers provided am I safe to assume nothing and they cost more than PR coils ?
I love future proofing so I hope PR doesn't go out of business in my lifetime.
That's the only issue I'm worried about and only advantage I see these coils might have as they will be readily available from Nissan for an extremely long time.
That's the only issue I'm worried about and only advantage I see these coils might have as they will be readily available from Nissan for an extremely long time.
if they went out of business you would just replace them with the IGN-1 coils supplied by many vendors with different stickers on them, and that coil is not going anywhere, is better than the tested IGN1A for reasons v8bait mentions, and a lot better than the R35. I don't know what the dwell differences are between PR and IGN-1 coils, but the IGN-1 dwells will be well documented so you should be fine.
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