Lets see some pics! My daily mod is a Natural Telescoping and I typically run a .8Ω micro-coil in a ProTank II using 7 wraps of 28g kanthal, but sometimes I'll throw on a dripper with a micro-coil or a dual setup and the mod works great. It seems like you might have set it up wrong. Just throw a picture up here and let us know what guage wire you are using and what you are wrapping the coil around and any number of us will be able to help you out.
Jacob