which spark plug cap (or boot if you will) is everyone running? i see 1977 has 3, a Bosch, a NGK or a clear one. i am partial to Bosch electrics, i need to order one, as my cap keeps popping off, and its a bitch to put back on at 45+ mph. so, i guess what i am asking is, are there any noteworthy gains with any of them?
thanks~
i use NGK. but i also use whatever everyone else has when my shit goes bunk.
thanks e-diggity :) at this point, if it stays put and conducts electricity, i'm all for it
I'm using carbon-core ACDelco wire with a Delphi boot... I hacked it out of a junk-yard car.
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Dan
don we talked about stuff before what jet are you down to man! 35 idle 77 main w07 needle 40 slide and i think i still need leaner everything! all on the MK 21/estoril
stock plug caps are shielded so they do not create electrical disturbance on radios or other sensative electronic equipment. a good quality car or small engine one works just as good. i like the ones on lawnboy mowers they really grip the plug well.
yep the one on my indian came off a lawnboy lawnmower and the one on my pepi came off a honda lawnmower
a spark plug cap is a spark plug cap
some of the car ones are nice cause they lock on pretty tight
silicone wires work good too
the bosch electrical systems are supposed to have a 1K ohm resistor in them, its built into the funky metal caps. I dont think it makes a big difference, but i believe adding resistance to the circut in the proper amount makes your spark stronger.
the bosch electrical systems are supposed to have a 1K ohm resistor in them, its built into the funky metal caps. I dont think it makes a big difference, but i believe adding resistance to the circut in the proper amount makes your spark stronger.
that just doesnt make any sense how could adding a resistor make a stronger spark
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RLC_circuit
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i know about electronics
without the resistor more power will get to the plug than with the resistor so therefor more power better spark
a resistor limits the flow of electricity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_arc
"An electric arc has a non-linear relationship between current and voltage. Once the arc is established (either by progression from a glow discharge or by momentarily touching the electrodes then separating them), increased current results in a lower voltage between the arc terminals. This negative impedance effect requires that some positive form of impedance to be placed in the circuit, if it is desired to maintain a stable arc. This property is the reason uncontrolled electrical arcs in apparatus become so destructive, since once initiated an arc will draw more and more current from a fixed-voltage supply until the apparatus is destroyed."
'ya learn somethin' new every day.
thanks for the info guys!
commando~ i am still running the same setup i was having issues with, but here in CT, the wather has been too cold to properly fine tune it. i did order more jets, so come spring/summer i will be back at it. another thing i thougt of is i think my gearing is too close, so at 'cruising speed' its really revving too high. i will need to gear up to keep some load on the engine at speed thus reducing the over rev condition.
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