[DeTomaso] Spark plug wire lengths
Will Kooiman
wkooiman at earthlink.net
Fri Jan 8 21:32:34 EST 2010
Either one. It's easier, of course, with 180's.
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From: Julian Kift [mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 6:19 PM
To: teampantera at yahoo.com; wkooiman at earthlink.net; De Tomaso List
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Spark plug wire lengths
Yeah, not disagreeing but you guys are all talking about under the headers
on '180 headers' which are by nature sweeping upward and a lot higher than
std headers.
I'd still like to see a photo or two on how they are routed and secured.
Julian
> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:45:09 -0800
> From: teampantera at yahoo.com
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> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spark plug wire lengths
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> Even better...I like it
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> Mad Dawg Antenucci
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> You need to see Kirby's GT40. It has wires under the headers, plus coil on
> plug. Instead of 20ft of plug wires, you have 8 motorcycle coils with a
> short plug wire, and then, I'm assuming, smaller wires to the MSD DIS +
> Electromotive.
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> It's getting so hi-tech, he's going to need Apple software pretty soon.
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> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Spark plug wire lengths
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> Yes under the headers.... which is why you need to buy the 20 feet of plug
> wire to make up your own custom lengths.
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> Mad Dawg Antenucci
> Team Pantera Racing
> The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing
> www.teampanteraracing.com
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> From: "JDeRyke at aol.com" <JDeRyke at aol.com>
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> Sent: Fri, January 8, 2010 12:11:51 PM
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> In a message dated 1/8/10 8:55:10 AM, teampantera at yahoo.com writes:
>
> > Mike Trusty gets the credit for suggesting running the spark plug wires
> > UNDER the Pantera......... makes the plug wires disappear!
> >
>
> If by "under" you mean under the headers, that's a great method. It allows
> one to pull the rocker covers and adjust valves 'hot' with the engine
> idling, without chancing getting a wire caught in a spring-coil or under a
> rocker
> arm. It also makes clean-ups easier. But you do need longer wires on some
> plugs. FWIW- J Deryke
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