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Split Fires, to use
or not to use?
By: Mike R Email: mikeR@purehonda.com
Split
Fires? You may want to check your specs. If you do not have what is
called a "Hot-distributor" you can actually be losing power by
using plugs like Split fires. Check the plug and see if there is a
little pin looking igniter in the ceramic. If there is, you may be using
the wrong plug, and in the end it can be causing damage to your ignition
coil and igniter circuits. Happened to me.
Not
a cheap fix, let me tell you. Usually the best plug for a regular car is
one with a large spark area surface, not the little pin sized surface.
Bosch makes a very good performance plug, and it has a large spark area,
in fact the Bosch plug ran a lot better than the Split fire. A hot
distributor is a distributor that not only uses the cam for power, but
has a separate power source on top of it.
Using
a computer to boost the power to the plugs, producing a higher level of
spark not attainable with a regular distributor. I believe your vehicle
has a normal distributor, but check your specs. Replacing wires can also
help, perhaps Moroso 8mm wires. They get just a tad more juice to the
plugs than the OEM wires. You can also check into a header and exhaust,
but it will all depend on how far you are willing to go.
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