jbooker82 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 How long are the stock spark plug wires? I am wanting to make a new pair, and my banshee is 200 miles way, so I really cant go measure them. I run a Nology / Dyna coil so they snap on the coil just like they snap on the spark plugs. I thought about just buying a 18" MSD coil wire and cutting it in half and putting terminals on the cut ends, but wasn't sure if a 9" plug wire would be long enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Thought about buying Nology hot wires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooker82 Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Yea the coil is mounted in the stock location. I made a bracket out of a piece of angle aluminum. I currently have a set of nology hot wires on there. I thought about trying a regular plug wire. I guess over time the capacitor style wires break down due to the high voltage passing through the jacket. This is a copy and paste about capacitor style wires: It is common knowledge amongst automotive electrical engineers that it is unwise to use ignition wires fitted with grounded braided metal sleeves fitted over ignition cable jackets on an automobile engine. This type of ignition wires forces its cable jackets to become an unsuitable dielectric for a crude capacitor (effect) between the conductor and the braided metal sleeves. While the wires function normally when first fitted, the cable jackets soon break down as a dielectric, and progressively more spark energy is induced from the conductors (though the cable jackets) into the grounded metal sleeves, causing the ignition coil to unnecessarily output more energy to fire both the spark plug gaps and the additional energy lost via the braided metal sleeves. Often this situation leads to ignition coil and control unit overload failures. It should be noted that it is dangerous to use this style of wires if not grounded to the engine with grounding straps, as the outside of the braided cables will be alive with thousands of volts wanting to ground-out to anything (or anybody) nearby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Well your supposed to attatch those ground straps to the motor. That's the point. Your providing a much better ground that a stock Banshee has. Also I challenge you to ride your machine enough hours to brake down your wires. (Just not going to happen.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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