I've seen coils mounted to the fan shroud using a bracket. Is this a OEM application and bracket or aftermarket? Where does one find said bracket. Any disadvantages to mounting it on the shroud?
Kev

Crap! Wrong forum. Sorry. Admins...a little help pleez.

I think a buddy of mie had his on the tin. After a few years of autocross and suspension upgrades the nuts in the tin ripped out.

He has his on the fan housing now without problems.

Mine have all had a small plastic screw in the fan shroud hole, I think its for the buses.

The garage is an appropriate place for this.

AFAIK, the 1.8s all had the coil on the shroud. You just need to post a WTB or call one of the part yards (EASY is my favorite).

Isn't it an early vs. late thing? The early having the shroud mount and the late using the tin? I have a set of tin with the coil mount ripped loose too... I went to the shroud mount but I believe mine was made by Spunone...

Well to add to the fun, the Bosch blue coil is smaller in outer diameter than the old stock black coil....

Use the fan mount and bracket, and you will find that the Bosch Blue is just too small and can't be held by the stock parts.......

Ken

The shroud mount was used on (GASP!) VW busses. Tin mount on 914s. I have a few brackets for anyone wanting the non-stock confriguration.

The Cap'n

Hmm my original 1.8 came with the coil mounted on the shroud.

Yeah, the 1.8 I'm working on now has it as well. And in fact, the tin does not even have mount holes for a coil. That's new on me.

My 1.8L motor had the shroud mount as well ...

Andy

My 1.7 was on the tin.

My 1.8 is on shroud.
No evidence of holes in tin either.

jkp