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Author Topic: What make of spark plugs?Problem Solved!!!!  (Read 4259 times)

Offline Justin B.

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Re: What make of spark plugs?Problem Solved!!!!
« Reply #30 on: June 10, 2008, 08:20:33 PM »
Chill, Beemer, you posted a link to freepatents describing a concept that "supports" some gizmo you are trying out, I don't have a problem with that but it does make the concept "fair game" in my book.  Do you have a link to the spark plug caps you are trying?  I'd like to check them out as being an ex bench-tech and RCA lab supervisor I never take anything at face value.  

I just keep remembering these "Power Towers" (or something like that) that JC Whitney used to sell back in the 60s and 70s which I think were a capacitor in some sort of module you plugged into each wire-tower on your distributor cap that were said to give a big increase in HP and more MPG...
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Re: What make of spark plugs?Problem Solved!!!!
« Reply #31 on: June 11, 2008, 05:04:26 AM »
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Chill, Beemer, you posted a link to freepatents describing a concept that "supports" some gizmo you are trying out, I don't have a problem with that but it does make the concept "fair game" in my book.  Do you have a link to the spark plug caps you are trying?  I'd like to check them out as being an ex bench-tech and RCA lab supervisor I never take anything at face value.  

I just keep remembering these "Power Towers" (or something like that) that JC Whitney used to sell back in the 60s and 70s which I think were a capacitor in some sort of module you plugged into each wire-tower on your distributor cap that were said to give a big increase in HP and more MPG...
I bought them locally from a garage that deals with this company
http://www.sparxelectrical.com/acatalog/SPARX_Regulator_Rectifiers.html
wether they are any better/worse then any other types the jury is still out!. ;)

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Re: What make of spark plugs?Problem Solved!!!!
« Reply #32 on: June 11, 2008, 07:33:50 AM »
I couldn't find the spark plug caps you are using on this site, but they do have some other neat stuff that looks interesting, especially the electronic ignition kits.  Too bad they aren't for Airheads...
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Re: What make of spark plugs?Problem Solved!!!!
« Reply #33 on: June 11, 2008, 08:45:57 AM »
I found another interesting site today,i need to get a new ignition coil,i found some cracks in mine,one extending the full length of the body!!anyway,i came across this site which had a coil,but after speaking to him he wasn't sure it would fit the bill,so i left it,have a look,there's some nice stuff for older bikes.
http://www.norbsa02.freeuk.com/goffyelectrex.htm

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Re: What make of spark plugs?Problem Solved!!!!
« Reply #34 on: June 11, 2008, 11:03:26 PM »
As long as it'll fit and the primary resistance is correct it should work fine...
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Re: What make of spark plugs?Problem Solved!!!!
« Reply #35 on: June 12, 2008, 09:24:05 AM »
I actually have to do this on the Firebird as the RFI from the plugs and wires overwhelms the GPS signal.  WOrks great at idle and satillites dissapear at speed.

I will probably put in the BPR8eix NGK's in place of the Champion N3C's for a test run.

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Re: What make of spark plugs?Problem Solved!!!!
« Reply #36 on: June 12, 2008, 11:31:09 AM »
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I actually have to do this on the Firebird as the RFI from the plugs and wires overwhelms the GPS signal.  WOrks great at idle and satillites dissapear at speed.

I will probably put in the BPR8eix NGK's in place of the Champion N3C's for a test run.

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Are you a jimmy young fan?he says TTFN,good luck with the RFI!!.

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Re: What make of spark plugs?Problem Solved!!!!
« Reply #37 on: June 12, 2008, 01:53:05 PM »
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I found another interesting site today,i need to get a new ignition coil,i found some cracks in mine,one extending the full length of the body!!anyway,i came across this site which had a coil,but after speaking to him he wasn't sure it would fit the bill,so i left it,have a look,there's some nice stuff for older bikes.
http://www.norbsa02.freeuk.com/goffyelectrex.htm

I have used Goffy for my old BSA parts in the past.  Good guy and quality parts. Mike