Plug wire differences.

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Plug wire differences.

05 Jun 2013 19:38

In my never ending search for peak performance I have a question regarding a set of 8mm conductive silicone core wires that read 7 ohms resistence on the two long ones and 3.5 ohms on the two short ones and a set of 7mm copper core wires that read .3 ohms on all of those. I know the copper cores are more efficient but is it that big of a difference? Motor is a KZ1000-K1.

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Re: Plug wire differences.

05 Jun 2013 21:05

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Simply put, you will get more voltage/ spark with lower resistance wires.

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Re: Plug wire differences.

05 Jun 2013 23:55

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As probably already known, resistor plug caps should not be used with suppressor-core plug wires, and R spark plugs should not be used with suppressor-core plug wires.

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