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Hi what is involved in fitting Split Fire coils to my R34 GTT. I have searched with no success,is there link to a do it yourself guide,or am I making mountains out of mole hills. Are they a stright swap with no wiring mods

Any "polite" assistance would be most grateful

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Steve

Ps The problem is I have lost my voice permantly due to cancer so I can't just pick up the phone and ask

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I Have only changed them in my R33 Gts25t, but I would assume its the same process for changing them in a R34 Gtt. It is fairley straight forward. There is no re wiring needed. They should plug straight in. I believe I have a walkthrough some where or I have seen one. I will try find it.

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I Have only changed them in my R33 Gts25t, but I would assume its the same process for changing them in a R34 Gtt. It is fairley straight forward. There is no re wiring needed. They should plug straight in. I believe I have a walkthrough some where or I have seen one. I will try find it.

Thanks it would be appreciated

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http://www.anthonymcgrath.co.uk/gtroc/coilpacks.htm

I found this one. This is on a gtr but the process should be very similar for a R34 Gtt. Will just need to remove the cross over J Pipe. Also the R34 Gtt Rb25det uses different coils as they do not have a igniter box like the earlier rb25det's, rb20det's and rb26dett. So when you buy them just make sure you get the correct ones. The Splitfire coil packs do come with instructions but they are in Japanese. They do have pictures though which are easy enough to follow.

Room42 Proficient

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Mate I mean this in the politest way possible. If you have to ask about swapping coil packs then you shouldn't be swinging spanners on your car. I say this because it is one of the simplest things to do on a skyline. If you open your bonnet then it would be plain as daylight to see what you have to do. If you have to be walked through it, you are going to need someone to check it afterwards to make sure its reassembled correctly. As far as splitfires go I wouldn't waste my money if the car was to remain stock. If you intend to make a crazy, scary, don't lend this car to your mates kind of skyline then do get them but until then don't waste money. The oem parts will do fine for a completely stock car. If you are in the Perth region I'll come over with my tools and show you how to do it. For free.

Beer Baron Grand Master

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honestly as long as you're careful, take your time, make note of stuff as you pull it off and store any nuts and bolts carefully (a, so you don't lose them and b, so they don't fall anywhere they can damage stuff) you'll be fine.

it's a pretty simple job. nothing wrong with being cautious but I say give it a go. you can always ask for help if it's not going right. :)

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Don't worry about nathan he must be in a mood. Definately have a shot at changing coils, save ya self some cash.

Here is a link on changing plugs on an earlier RB25det from a R33 Changing plugs on RB25DET

Definitely go Splitfires too as discussed in your other thread. Not a waste like nathan says. Leaving your shagged coils in is a waste of money

You will have an engine cover and as said will not have ignitor module on top of coilpack cover as some earlier models have. In this tutorial I believe the coils are removed on their mounting bracket together. Instead or removing them all together you will find screws on the coil packs hoding them into the bracket. This way will be better for you. You could get some spark plugs for peace of mind and convenience while your doing coilpacks.

Room42 Proficient

Room42

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Don't worry about nathan he must be in a mood. Definately have a shot at changing coils, save ya self some cash.

Here is a link on changing plugs on an earlier RB25det from a R33 Changing plugs on RB25DET

Definitely go Splitfires too as discussed in your other thread. Not a waste like nathan says. Leaving your shagged coils in is a waste of money

You will have an engine cover and as said will not have ignitor module on top of coilpack cover as some earlier models have. In this tutorial I believe the coils are removed on their mounting bracket together. Instead or removing them all together you will find screws on the coil packs hoding them into the bracket. This way will be better for you. You could get some spark plugs for peace of mind and convenience while your doing coilpacks.

Bahaha. Thats right don't worry. I sound more cranky than I am. I'm not saying leave the stuffed coils in there. I'm just saying that splitfires are twice the cost of stock ones and if the original coils lasted 15 years then new stockers will last another 15 years. No doubt splitfire are better for high performance but simply aren't necessary for a completely stock car. Of course if money is no issue then get the splitfires. I agree with changing the plugs at the same time. I disagree with leaving the coil housings in there and swapping the coils individually. Way to fiddly and likely to drop the little screws in which case would have to remove the lot anyway. I recorded a youtube thingy in which I remove and replace the front 3 coils with one hand on the camera and one hand on the ratchet. I'll add it when its finished uploading. At the end of the day its just advice. You don't have to take it. devil.gif

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just a tip, be VERY careful when you are removing the old coil packs and putting the new ones in, the little 8mm bolt can easily fall down and make its way into the timing cover from the back where the timing belt it, if that happens then you have NO choice but to pull appart the front of the engine to take it out, depending how far it goes down. Have seen this happen alot.

Also when you are putting the coil packs in, dont dive in and remove them all in one go, because they all sit a different way, (the plug for the coil loom sits facing the front of the car or the back of the car) disconnect one and make sure which way it goes put the new one in and plug it in, then move onto the next one.

this is not meant to scare you in anyway, just something to look out for so you dont get in trouble.

good luck

Room42 Proficient

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just a tip, be VERY careful when you are removing the old coil packs and putting the new ones in, the little 8mm bolt can easily fall down and make its way into the timing cover from the back where the timing belt it, if that happens then you have NO choice but to pull appart the front of the engine to take it out, depending how far it goes down. Have seen this happen alot.

Also when you are putting the coil packs in, dont dive in and remove them all in one go, because they all sit a different way, (the plug for the coil loom sits facing the front of the car or the back of the car) disconnect one and make sure which way it goes put the new one in and plug it in, then move onto the next one.

this is not meant to scare you in anyway, just something to look out for so you dont get in trouble.

good luck

This is sound advice. They are good reasons to pull out the coil packs in their housings and do the front 3 one at a time then replace and the back 3 one at a time and replace. Can you imagine a little bolt poking through your timing belt? Yuk.

KiwiRS4T Grand Master

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Bahaha. Thats right don't worry. I sound more cranky than I am. I'm not saying leave the stuffed coils in there. I'm just saying that splitfires are twice the cost of stock ones

I am sure that if stockers were half the price of Splitfires there wouldn't be many splitfires sold. OEM coils from Nissan are over $1000 a set here. Can you point me to a good price source for OEM coils - even at the same price as Splitfires I would buy them.

Room42 Proficient

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I am sure that if stockers were half the price of Splitfires there wouldn't be many splitfires sold. OEM coils from Nissan are over $1000 a set here. Can you point me to a good price source for OEM coils - even at the same price as Splitfires I would buy them.

Ok not quite double. The price has dropped a fair bit since I last checked.

Stock coils: http://www.ebay.com....5#ht_500wt_1156

Splitfires :http://www.ebay.com....#ht_2706wt_1139

EDIT: Splitfires aren't comparable to stock coils for price. They are better and cost more. Are you going to put $500 a tyre semislicks on your missus hyundai?

And why would you buy a stock coil for the same price as a splitfire coil? Thats like being offered $20 for free and $50 for free and taking the 20 cos you like the colour red.

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KiwiRS4T Grand Master

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Ok not quite double. The price has dropped a fair bit since I last checked.

Stock coils: http://www.ebay.com....5#ht_500wt_1156

Splitfires :http://www.ebay.com....#ht_2706wt_1139

EDIT: Splitfires aren't comparable to stock coils for price. They are better and cost more. Are you going to put $500 a tyre semislicks on your missus hyundai?

And why would you buy a stock coil for the same price as a splitfire coil? Thats like being offered $20 for free and $50 for free and taking the 20 cos you like the colour red.

Thanks for the link. I'll try to get me an OEM set.

wolverine Grand Master

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EDIT: Splitfires aren't comparable to stock coils for price. They are better and cost more.

Are you sure? There has been a lot of discussion about this over the years and there is no clear evidence that I have seen.

I'd like to make a bet that new coils OEM or Splitfires will produce the same results.

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