Ignition coil MSD or APR

Not sure if this would matter but I did replace the coils with APR ones, from the stock ones, when I redid the valve cover seal. It has an APR stage 1 tune and and APR air intake. It has had both for the last 165,000 miles (currently has 175,000 miles).

2016 1.4 T ran like brand new after changing to the APR coils. You could definitely feel the difference.

I ran Apr coils for a little while. Was instantly more stable after I was running rough. I think it’s worth it even without a tune, and it’s more headroom to keep a tune stable as well. I didn’t notice power gains only that the rpm needle was sharper at being steady.

I'm running APR coils with ZFR5E-11 plugs. There was a noticeable smoothness when I fired it up after install.

I went from sub 0.030" spark gaps to the stock above 0.040" spark gaps without getting spark blowout for 4 years now.

I replaced the OEM coil with an MSD ignition coil earlier this year after having similar misfiring issues. Haven’t had any issues since.

Couple years ago I put a full pack of MSD coils on it, and they ran amazing right off the bat, and great for about 3 years before I had a coil fail on me while I was camping.

Soooo many burnt up MSD ignition coils. We tried our best.

Aftermarkets (especially APR/MST) are reported to fail often, like *very* often.

Those coil packs are junk.