What ignition coil do you recommend?, MSD or Accel?

 

the MSD has 35,000 volts, 70:1 turns, E core
the Accel has 42,000 volts, 76:1 turns, C core

confusing stuff,

 

I had the MSD replacement coil and I felt no difference. As a matter of fact, when I took my truck to get smoged, the guy doing the test had to rev it up a couple of times and the coil popped and died. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY! BOTH COILS SUCK!

 

+1 if your stock one is working leave it alone.

 

+2 on the stocker, unless you're going to an ignition that requires a different coil.

I have an MSD coil on my thruck, had it since '04, it didn't make a swill of difference, and I had to use the accel wire adapter to install it.
It is purty though.

 

I wish I could find it, but, a while back someone here posted a link that showed tests. The conclusion was that's it's all hype by those two companies.

 

yep only two types of technology used in coils...the epoxy or the tar based one is better for vibration but niether will do any good to improve performance alone as they are barley better than the oem style one because of technology limitations. Plus there are other links in the fence that need to be improved on as well that limit any percievable improvment...the only real improvement thats ever been proven that I have ever heard of with aftermarket plugs wires and coil (without going to a full variable timing HEI system) is faster starts....our engines have much bigger hurtles limiting performance to be tackled like the intake design or the flow limitation of the heads... dont waste your money on silly marketing gimicks like expensive coils or wires that usually have no performance gains over stock...

 

^ couldn't have said it any better myself!!!

 

i just went to AZ and said i need a coil for a 95 ram 360, and they gave me an accel. works good, but no gains...i did it with a combo of things...plenum, plug wires etc. and it runs alot better, its not faster, just runs better.

 

It has nothing to do with the coil. Unless the stock one was week and going bad anyway.