SparkTech COP Review w/Pictures
Feb 13, 2011, 06:04 PM
#1
SparkTech COP Review w/Pictures
It was time to upgrade the Evo's spark system.
Purchased the SparkTech Non CDI Coil on Plug Unit.
The product is made of quality materials, and it looks very good right out of the box.
It comes with in a nice package which includes The COP System, instructions, chrome bolts, fuse, and decals.
I experienced better idle and throtle response after adding the unit. The Turbo does spool sooner as well.
I am very happy with this new addition/mod.
It also looks great under the hood of the car.
So you gain both, looks and performance
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Thank you SparkTech for your product and services.
Here are some pictures of before and after:
Before
Before
Without The Cut Plate Cover
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The EVO
Purchased the SparkTech Non CDI Coil on Plug Unit.
The product is made of quality materials, and it looks very good right out of the box.
It comes with in a nice package which includes The COP System, instructions, chrome bolts, fuse, and decals.
I experienced better idle and throtle response after adding the unit. The Turbo does spool sooner as well.
I am very happy with this new addition/mod.
It also looks great under the hood of the car.
So you gain both, looks and performance
.Thank you SparkTech for your product and services.
Here are some pictures of before and after:
Before
Before
Without The Cut Plate Cover
[
The EVO
Last edited by 04AWDTURBOEVO; Feb 13, 2011 at 06:11 PM.
Feb 13, 2011, 06:24 PM
#5
But the system looks great without the cover.
I just did a little more work as I wanted to have part of the cover on.
You do not need to get re-tuned for this. I did not. The car runs great.
It is a Plug and Play product.
Feb 13, 2011, 06:56 PM
#9
By reading your sig, it looks like we have very similar set-ups.
I can post my mod list if you like.
Thanks.
As for the stock coil cover, I did used a little imagination to modify it.
I had it cut with a Dremell Tool using a medium cutting wheel.
The SparkTech COP plate is not painted.
They have it Powder Coated to give it that look. It is more durable when done that way than if was done using regular paint.
So what I did was to imitate the same look, using off the shelf paint from Home Depot.
Here is the 4 different paints I used:
First, I used Valspar Plastic Black Paint After sanding down all the sharp edges out of the plastic cover.
I painted both the top and the bottom of the cover.
Second, I used Valspar Stone look paint (has grey top). This gives the texture to the cover. (it also hides inperfections on the cover).
This coat you need to use it heavy until the desire testure is had.
Third, I used a flat black spray paint (non shinny). Go easy and in steps or you will loose the texture from the previous paint.
And the last step was to use Rust-Oleum Textured Metalic paint. You only want to use this paint from about 20 inches away and only a very light coat using motion. (this paint will put small amount of metal flakes and more texture to the cover).
Again, go easy and in small steps this last paint, or you will end up with too much metal flakes and make the flat black paint used on the previous cote too shiny.
And that was it.
Last edited by 04AWDTURBOEVO; Feb 13, 2011 at 07:07 PM.
Feb 13, 2011, 07:10 PM
#10
Thanks.
By reading your sig, it looks like we have very similar set-ups.
I can post my mod list if you like.
Thanks.
As for the stock coil cover, I did used a little imagination to modify it.
I had it cut with a Dremell Tool using a medium cutting wheel.
The SparkTech COP plate is not painted.
They have it Powder Coated to give it that look. It is more durable when done that way than if was done using regular paint.
So what I did was to imitate the same look, using off the shelf paint from Home Depot.
Here is the 4 different paints I used:
First, I used Valspar Plastic Black Paint After sanding down all the sharp edges out of the plastic cover.
I painted both the top and the bottom of the cover.
Second, I used Valspar Stone look paint (has grey top). This gives the texture to the cover. (it also hides inperfections on the cover).
This coat you need to use it heavy until the desire testure is had.
Third, I used a flat black spray paint (non shinny). Go easy and in steps or you will loose the texture from the previous paint.
And the last step was to use Rust-Oleum Textured Metalic paint. You only want to use this paint from about 20 inches away and only a very light coat using motion. (this paint will put small amount of metal flakes and more texture to the cover).
And that was it.
By reading your sig, it looks like we have very similar set-ups.
I can post my mod list if you like.
Thanks.
As for the stock coil cover, I did used a little imagination to modify it.
I had it cut with a Dremell Tool using a medium cutting wheel.
The SparkTech COP plate is not painted.
They have it Powder Coated to give it that look. It is more durable when done that way than if was done using regular paint.
So what I did was to imitate the same look, using off the shelf paint from Home Depot.
Here is the 4 different paints I used:
First, I used Valspar Plastic Black Paint After sanding down all the sharp edges out of the plastic cover.
I painted both the top and the bottom of the cover.
Second, I used Valspar Stone look paint (has grey top). This gives the texture to the cover. (it also hides inperfections on the cover).
This coat you need to use it heavy until the desire testure is had.
Third, I used a flat black spray paint (non shinny). Go easy and in steps or you will loose the texture from the previous paint.
And the last step was to use Rust-Oleum Textured Metalic paint. You only want to use this paint from about 20 inches away and only a very light coat using motion. (this paint will put small amount of metal flakes and more texture to the cover).
And that was it.
haha...damn, thats a lot of work to paint that cover! I am about to get my valve cover powder coated wrinkle black by TCC so looks like Ill be cutting my cover and painting it like you did...BTW how does the car run with the Tial & stock maf? My cruising and idle a/f was terrible so I am going back to a recirc bov...
Feb 13, 2011, 07:24 PM
#11
haha...damn, thats a lot of work to paint that cover! I am about to get my valve cover powder coated wrinkle black by TCC so looks like Ill be cutting my cover and painting it like you did...BTW how does the car run with the Tial & stock maf? My cruising and idle a/f was terrible so I am going back to a recirc bov...
Probably about as much work as it took to type all those steps, lol.
I have tried alot of BOV's on my car since I purchased it.
Ended up now with the Q Tial, and I love it.
You may think is the fault of the BOV venting to the Atmosphere that is causing your idle to crap out.
But it is not.
Have your tuner or someone with tuning knowledge look at your flashed ECU program.
Look at the injector scaling, injector voltage values, etc. as you need some adjustment here as something may be a little off.
You also must have your idle increased in the ECU to 1100 rpms.
I do not know about ECU tuning, but there are other adjustments that must be made when you have a VTA unit.
And you may have to do a little adjustment made to the adjustment idle bolt in the TB as well.
Check to make sure your car has no vacum leaks, or any exhaust leaks.
I had some idle issues before, and tweaking all the above resolved my problesm. Idles like stock, literally.
My tuner used the new Tethra V7 program. This I know was a super improvement to my car.
Good luck.
Last edited by 04AWDTURBOEVO; Feb 13, 2011 at 07:34 PM.
Feb 19, 2011, 09:07 PM
#12
As for the stock coil cover, I did used a little imagination to modify it.
I had it cut with a Dremell Tool using a medium cutting wheel.
Here is the 4 different paints I used:
First, I used Valspar Plastic Black Paint After sanding down all the sharp edges out of the plastic cover.
I painted both the top and the bottom of the cover.
Second, I used Valspar Stone look paint (has grey top). This gives the texture to the cover. (it also hides inperfections on the cover).
This coat you need to use it heavy until the desire testure is had.
Third, I used a flat black spray paint (non shinny). Go easy and in steps or you will loose the texture from the previous paint.
And the last step was to use Rust-Oleum Textured Metalic paint. You only want to use this paint from about 20 inches away and only a very light coat using motion. (this paint will put small amount of metal flakes and more texture to the cover).
Again, go easy and in small steps this last paint, or you will end up with too much metal flakes and make the flat black paint used on the previous cote too shiny.
And that was it.
I had it cut with a Dremell Tool using a medium cutting wheel.
Here is the 4 different paints I used:
First, I used Valspar Plastic Black Paint After sanding down all the sharp edges out of the plastic cover.
I painted both the top and the bottom of the cover.
Second, I used Valspar Stone look paint (has grey top). This gives the texture to the cover. (it also hides inperfections on the cover).
This coat you need to use it heavy until the desire testure is had.
Third, I used a flat black spray paint (non shinny). Go easy and in steps or you will loose the texture from the previous paint.
And the last step was to use Rust-Oleum Textured Metalic paint. You only want to use this paint from about 20 inches away and only a very light coat using motion. (this paint will put small amount of metal flakes and more texture to the cover).
Again, go easy and in small steps this last paint, or you will end up with too much metal flakes and make the flat black paint used on the previous cote too shiny.
And that was it.
Thanks for the pics and info on the modified cover! It compliments the SparkTech COP nicely and makes for a clean install. I used your idea and instructions to get a similar result.
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Feb 21, 2011, 05:06 AM
#14
Very nice work Manie. The car and the cover mod look great. As far as the Tial, we both went with the same setup pretty much at the same time back in 2008 and I have never had any idle issues with the Tial. I love it. Wouldn't run any other bov.