Its a V8, so I'm guessing 8 coils. One on each plug...Are they hard to change? I'm an ok wrench, and I don't trust dealers working on my car. They probably want to charge me an arm and leg right now...

 

pretty easy to change, and if they are original, you may have several go. It's best to change all at one time. Get the 10 pack from Global, so if one is bad, you have a spare. They are only about $100 for all 10. Buying one at a time can cost almost that much. Be sure to use dielectric grease in the boot and an all seams, to insure good contact and to keep moisture out. If you have any specific questions, other will chime in. Jbrew is very knowledgeable on these engines and can give some great advice.

 

Awesome....Now I have a weekend project....

 

To get more advice on the coils, you may want to start a thread specifically about coil replacement, in the engine forum. Many may not see your question here.

 

ok, stupid question. Can you send a link for global? I don't know what global is....

 

They are on ebay. I think a lot of guys have been ordering their global coils from "Uneek auto" as well because a they seem to be easier to deal with. At least I think that is the place. Sorry I don't know how to link yet.

Love the white truck. The best color or noncolor out there.

 

This is a good time to teach how to use the search button! See the Search button in the upper right? Click on that, then click on Advanced Search. Over on the left side, there is a place to enter key words. Do a search on Uneek and then on Global, or even COP. You will get lots of threads to check out and should get a lot of your questions answered.

 

I remember from ten years ago new owners were complaining about the pinstripes.

Seems Ford only had three colors of stripes and some of the combinations just didn't make sense.

There were many threads about, "WTF is up with the Purple?"

 

welcome to the site

 

Just another note on the throttle body spacer. Not only do they not improve performance on fuel injected vehicles, they can actually be dangerous!

Not sure how it would be on a Ford truck as I've never seen one in person, but a guy at work put one on his Acura. After driving about 100 miles on the highway one day, the butterfly in the throttle body froze open. He didn't even realize it until he tried to get off at an exit and couldn't slow down. He ended up having to put it in neutral and coast to the shoulder while the engine was screaming and bouncing of the rev limiter.

Turns out on those cars, the throttle body is kept a certain temperature through contact with the intake manifold. The spacer insulated the throttle body enough from the manifold that it froze from the cold air rushing past from the intake.

 

He has a 5four Blue, they never had coil packs. The 4six had them tho - thru 2000. In 2001 the 4six was updated.



You could drill/port a couple holes into that TB spacer - Sneak in some nitrous. That will add some ponies

 

Welcome aboard

 

Ok, so I'm thinking about going further down the slippery slope and getting my truck gryphon tuned. 3 stages: 87 - towing, 87- regular driving and 91 - performance for some fun. Is there anything I need to know or do first? I know I'll love it....