Coils: Delphi or Bosch? Other?

[nextelbuddy]

I'm going with the Eldor "273's" as well from FCP just because I like my spare parts and after reading reviews those also seemed like a great choice. I have no doubt the Delphi's or even Bosch coils would have been fine as well though.

Now I just need a spare motor or spare car, my OCD runs deep.

I run the FCP Eldor coils on my turbo S54 car with 9 series NGK plugs (1 step colder) and have 0 issues with spark, hesitation etc...

eldor was cheap and OEM replacement and lifetime warranty on FCP. win win

[Shonky]

tl;dr version
Are Eldor and BBT the same?

long version
I ordered six Eldor coils from FCP, and they only sent one (in a very plain white box). They shipped the other five without any hassle, but they sent boxes marked as BBT.
Before I contact FCP, are the BBT coils the same as Eldor? Thanks

Open and compare the physical units.

[zzyzx85]

tl;dr version
Are Eldor and BBT the same?

long version
I ordered six Eldor coils from FCP, and they only sent one (in a very plain white box). They shipped the other five without any hassle, but they sent boxes marked as BBT.
Before I contact FCP, are the BBT coils the same as Eldor? Thanks

From FCP website:

Note: Eldor coils do not come in Eldor branded packaging as Eldor does not have an aftermarket sales division. This coil will come in a white box or box with BBT Technologies branded on it. The part number on top of the coil in both cases will read "R3516S00100" with a production date/time stamp underneath.

[elbert]

From FCP website:

Oh crap, I didn't see that. Thank you!

[tlow98]

Eldors are the new gold standard. All high HP turbo motors in BMW’s lineup run them. There are quite a few independent reviews of their build quality - they’re the best right now from an OE standpoint.

Does the N/A S54 need them? Probably not. But if you want the best, they’re it right now.

[jet_dogg]

Delphis are what are currently recommended, bosch is probably ok too.

[y2k_o__o]

What are people's thoughts on NGK coils?

I ran them (NGK49010) in my 02 M3 along with NGK iridium (DCPR8EIX), no problem so far since this feburary, nearly 3,000km

[9kracing]

I didnt spend a lot of time, but I could find nothing tangible about these except perhaps they are rebranded coils from the same vendor that supplies BAVAUTO. I would avoid them.

DinanEngineering
·2 yr. ago
To be specific they aren't rebranded MSD coils (MSD doesnt offer BMW coils). They do come from the same supplier that MSD uses for their coils which is an OEM/OES supplier however. The benefits of being in a large group of aftermarket brands at work -- get to share resources/contacts, etc. =)

As far as the comments about doubting the extra juice and all of that. They definitely test better then all of the OEM variants but at the end of the day the extra output doesnt mean much unless its a highly modified build that will actually utilize it. In reality -- coils are simply a maintenance item that degrade over time. We are simply offering an option that is cheaper than OEM (and the rest of the market last I checked), with some color options and that also offer a bit more output (even if it doesnt mean much) so when you need to replace them due to misfires and the like you might as well just choose Dinan.

I'm running the Dinan coils in both my cars and haven't had any issues yet.

[maupineda]

I am on Dinan’s as well. No different to OE, which I replaced as preventative maintenance. Just a bit of color bling

[TexaZ3]

Bosch here, no issues.