JayInVA Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Is there a preferred brand of ignition coils for these cars? Does anyone have experience with BWD/Intermotor? With coupons I can get it down to ~$80 (from $140) and the reviews look decent but there are only 2 reviews. The other brand that I see a lot is Beck/Arnley but the reviews on all of the sites are pretty mixed; the reviews are split between "these are the best things ever!" and "these failed in 2 days." Any suggestions? Any other brands I should look into? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Have you called these guy's yet ? both are vendors and sponsor this forum. http://www.fredbeansparts.com/subaru-performance-parts http://www.heubergermotors.com/parts/index.htm See what the price of a OEM one is. Sometimes there are just a few dollars more. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmP6889928 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Both BWD/Intermotor and Beck-Arnley are source/re-packagers. Rarely will you find anything in their package besides the OE parts. BWD/Intermotor is Borg-Warner and they will not make something that they can purchase. Beck-Arnley also doesn't make anything-they either contract for something to be manufactured or they source it from the OE supplier and put it in their own box and part number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayInVA Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Have you called these guy's yet ? both are vendors and sponsor this forum. http://www.fredbeansparts.com/subaru-performance-parts http://www.heubergermotors.com/parts/index.htm See what the price of a OEM one is. Sometimes there are just a few dollars more. Yep! They both have the OEM one and it's about $125 (so less than BWD retail but about $45 more than BWD after coupon). I don't mind paying the extra $45 but I figured if the BWD worked just as well then it'd be nice to spend that $45 on a new set of wires instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Energyblue98 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 bumping this thread instead of starting a new one...for the turbo engine this time though. I've got a bad OE coil that I need to replace. I'm a sucker for reliability and always want the best. I'm going to replace all four just to be safe.. I see three different brands at advance... -BWD -Wells -Beck/Arnly Which is the best? Also, does anyone make an upgraded stronger coil? I like overkill if it means more reliability. I travel alot and don't like to be stranded places.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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