1994 Pontiac Trans Am Pulley & Blaster Coil Install - When LT1s Attack: Part II

Here is a close up of the clip with the attached piece of pink wire (after it has been removed) that used to supply the old coil with a 12-volt power source.

Here is a view of the finished product (minus a little electrical tape to cover the connections). You can see where the white wire for the stock EST (spark signal) was clipped to plug into the LTCC module on the female four-prong black clip pointed skyward to the left of the picture. The new EST wire going to the LTCC module has been stuffed inside the wire loom. With the close proximity to the aluminum intake and header primaries, loom and electrical tape are a must.

Since the MSD coils are quite a bit beefier than the stock coils, which the Thunder Racing coil relocation bracket was designed for, longer threaded rods were required, as well as a little extension bracket I found in the hardware store (originally made for a door hinge) that fit perfectly....

...Putting together the coil assembly with the brackets is pretty straightforward: the threaded rods slide through the holes on either side of the coils (stringing them together),...

...the bare aluminum brackets go on the ends and are secured by locking nuts, then the V-shaped bracket attaches to them via the supplied bolts and 7/16 locking nuts....

...The V-shaped bracket must be installed in such a way that the coils are facing inward. Also note that one set of brackets is offset for extra clearance on the passenger side to clear the A/C evaporator.

In order to remove the old plug wires from the passenger side and put in the new Taylor wires, the alternator had to be removed from its brackets.

Unfortunately, upon reinstallation the bracket cracked. With a deadline looming, a call was placed to Ron's Custom Auto to replace the bracket and tidy up the installation.

To install the coil bracket assembly, the windshield wipers and plastic cowl covers need to be removed. The aero wiper cover simply unsnaps to expose a 13mm nut that holds the wiper in place. Once removed, the wipers may need a little bit of elbow grease (especially with older cars) to lift off.