What better, More Ohms per foot? Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: "396guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 6:50 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Plug wires
> Michael, > > I've had good luck with Taylor wires as well as MSD and Accel sets. I > currently have Taylor wires on both my cars. Most big blocks and headers > seem to require a 135 degree boot to get most of the wires to snap onto the > plugs and Taylor is one of the few that offer them. Personally, I prefer to > "build" a set as opposed to the factory terminated ones. It's more work for > sure, but I can route them exactly the way I want without having to wrap > them around the steering column a couple of times to take up the slack. The > MSD 8.5mm "Super Conductor" set has 40-50 ohms resistance per foot; the > Accel 300+ set has 150 ohms per foot; the Taylor 7mm and 8mm Spiro-Wound > sets are 350 ohms per foot. > > As for the coil, do you have another vehicle you could pull a coil from to > see if it fires? I think ACCEL also recommends that the coil be mounted > vertically and not horizontally to keep the winding covered or it'll burn up > over time. You also might check to see if the ballast resistor is any good. > The one for the Super Coil is rated at 0.85 ohms. > > Dale > > > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Plug wires > > > > > > A good set of 8mm or 8.5mm wires should be fine if your > > ignition system is stock or mildly modified. I've had > > good luck with Taylor, MSW, and Autolite wires. If you > > want, take your ohmmeter and measure the resistance of > > each wire; a *good* parts store will let you do this > > before you actually pay for them. You're looking for > > low resistance and consistent readings for all 8 wires. > > > > You can test the coil by measuring the resistance across > > the terminals. A Super Coil should produce a fairly low > > reading on your ohmmeter. > > > > Brad > > > > > First of all what are some good plug wires that i could use for > > my 454. I > > > have an accel ignition system on it now so i was thinking about > > going with > > > their 300+ wires. > > > > > > Secondly, I have an Accel super coil and i was curious as to > > whether or not > > > there is a way to test these to see if they are putting out any > > power. Due > > > to a new theory i think this might be why my car will not start. > > > Thanks > > > Michael > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
