[elky] Re: Race car (Monte Carlo)
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:04:46 -0500
That is a really clean set up Chris. Very nice.
JC
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Chris Lindh <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I think you could still use your 7mm set made for an HEI ignition,
> you'll just need a wire for the coil to the distributor. You can buy
> single wires. I used MSD cut to fit wires on my 406. I cut them a
> little long so I could remove the distributor cap with the wires
> attached if needed; in hindsight I would have cut them shorter.
>
> Plug wire looms are critical; burned wires can ruin race day. I have
> the same AFR 195 heads as you, and I used Moroso looms made for
> centerbolt heads, since the AFR heads have the loom bolt holes on the
> sides, between the exhaust ports. I had to grind my header flanges
> for clearance. Mounting the looms on the side of the heads means you
> can remove the valve covers without disturbing the plug wires. I
> found a photo of an engine with the looms I have, I can take a photo
> of my wire setup if you want:
>
> http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs072.snc4/34946_10150241742125495_866360494_15003088_1610904_n.jpg
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > That's a good question. I had a set I was gonna use (I can't remember
> what
> > brand, but they're 7mm solid core) but they're for an HEI and I have a
> > "divorced coil" (well, maybe they're just estranged) setup with the MSD
> > distributor. Whattya got in mind?
> >
> > r
> >
> >
> > On 3/13/2011 7:07 PM, Chris Lindh wrote:
> >
> > Looks great, making real progress. What plug wires will you run?
> >
>
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