That is what PCW told me. They weren't sure but said that is what they thought it
was. ......Thanks.
Rex Braeutigam wrote:
> It has been a couple of years since I studied this specific area but here is
> what I know. One reason for running high resistance at the spark plug is to
> allow the discharge from the coil to build up to a higher level before the
> spark can occur. The higher resistance keeps the electrons on hold for a very
> short time while the full charge from the coil is being generated & conducted
> to the plug. The reason for this is that when the plug does fire the spark is
> hotter and the beginning of the spark with respect to time is more accurate.
>
> Comments thoughts please
> Rex....
>
> Rusty Morgan wrote:
>
> > I would have thought that running less resistance (5k vs. 10k) would pass
> > more current to the plug for a bigger spark. And, the bigger spark lead to
> > more complete combustion.
> > Makes me wonder if the coils just cannot handle the increase in current
> > demand.
> > But, I'm running TaylorSprialPro wires on mine with Beru inline resistors
> > (the ones that come with Nology wires for digital ignitions,I think only
> > rated at 1k ohm) and didn't notice my plugs looking any richer.
> > Have you tried moving the 5k cap to a different cylinder to see if the
> > over-rich condition follows it?
> > Rusty Morgan
> > '93 1500 Vmax "TorqueMax" VMOA#226
> > '00 Yamaha Kodiak
> > '87 Turbo-T Limited GSCA#1257
> > '99 Dodge Ram Sport QuadCab 360
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 2:31 PM
> > Subject: [Vmax] Plug Caps
> >
> > > Does anyone know what the impact of running a 5k Spark Plug cap over a
> > > 10k spark plug cap ? I have three 10k's and one 5k and the 5k runs the
> > > cylinder richer...
> > >
> > > 10k's are stock 5k is an NGK aftermarket one. Dilemma is the 10k Stock
> > > ones cost about 25bucks per. The NGK's cost 3.50 per and are readily
> > > available.
> > >
> > > Thanks Phil
> > >
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