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Re: the ultimate tune-up
Ram4ever #395067 June 29th 2010 8:29 pm
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Say Greggk, since you've done all this work and you've got a new harmonic balancer on the way too, have you ever tried mechanically finding TDC to verify that the harmonic balancer markings are correct? Mine had gone to crap and slipped a bit, so I had to replace my balancer. I've read that some new ones may not be all that precisely marked, so it's worth checking.

I'm thinking of the procedure of using a piston stop threaded in the #1 sparkplug hole, rotating the crank until contact is made, marking the balancer, rotating the opposite direction until contact, marking the balancer again, then taking the average of the two marks as TDC.

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Re: the ultimate tune-up
Ram4ever #395114 June 29th 2010 10:01 pm
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that is exactly what i usually do. my last motor i built was a mild (400hp/500ft lbs torque) for 460, and thats what we did when we built it just to ensure everything was correct.

here is that motor
my 460 quick rev


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Re: the ultimate tune-up
Greggk #395124 June 29th 2010 10:56 pm
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I have not tested the resistance of the Taylor wires. One set of my previous replacement wires were the Accel copper cores cut to fit, non resistance wires. I did not realize this till I was far away from the autoparts store and decided to use them anyway.

I did not notice any radio inteference, or any improvement in spark, idling or power. Within a year an a half it was stumbling under acceleration, and at night lit up like a light show.

After my experience with the non resistance copper core wires, I haven't given too much thought into resistance wires because I could tell no difference between the 2 performance wise, except the Taylors have outlasted any other brand.

Re: the ultimate tune-up
wrcsixeight #395136 June 29th 2010 11:35 pm
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Wooooweee Greggk, -that engine's got one deep voice! It's got to be *too* much fun!

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Wrcsixeight, how did your spark plugs hold up with the solid wires? I was thinking solid wires led to faster erosion of the electrodes. I haven't given much thought to using solid wires since the guys at the deep space radar I used to work at tracked the old 1943 Willy's Jeep I'd been using to go to work... apparently I was jamming the radar! My Jeep didn't have a radio, so I didn't know...

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Re: the ultimate tune-up
Ram4ever #395137 June 29th 2010 11:36 pm
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Originally Posted by Ram4ever
Wooooweee Greggk, -that engine's got one deep voice! It's got to be *too* much fun!


unfortunately i sold that to get my van. she was a strong runner too once i got the bugs worked out of her and tuned correctly. that was an expensive swap but so worth it.


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Re: the ultimate tune-up
Greggk #395147 June 29th 2010 11:53 pm
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I am pretty sure I still have the same Bosch platinum 2 plugs I installed at the same time I got the solid copper core wires. I have not looked at the plugs in 25 k miles, since I installed them 5 years ago.

Perhaps I should, but I've been trying to adopt the ain't broke, dont fix it mentality.


Re: the ultimate tune-up
Greggk #656522 March 23rd 2014 11:21 am
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I will never use another MSD coil again, I've had 2 leave me stranded on the side of the road, Only stock coil for me, and besides , you will never use the full output of a stock coil anyway, the ignition system only uses what it needs, and it doesn't need alot for normal driving, now supercharged or turboed would be another story, but there is no gain on a stock type engine for a aftermarket coil.


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