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Re: [T3] Ignition Leads (was Problems)


Hello-

You have a '73... I should caution you... copper plug leads + electronic
fuel injection = bad idea.  Copper leads make a lot of noise!  It'll also
dirty up your radio stations.

Also, I don't think that nice stereo speaker wire you spoke of was designed
to keep 40,000V signals isolated, either.  Audio systems operate quite a bit
below this range (well, except for high-end electrostatic speaker systems,
but even then the 25,000V+ signals usually originate and end in the speaker
itself - no cable transmission).  It likely won't help with your spark
plugs.

Why don't you just get suppressed leads?  There's absolutely nothing wrong
with them.  You won't get a performance gain by going to a straight copper
wire.  The company you are talking to, Magnacor, makes some excellent
suppressed leads - just get some from them.

Take care,
Shad Laws
LN Engineering - Aircooled Precision Performance
http://www.lnengineering.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Seaton" <Markse@mo-sys.com>
To: "Type 3 Mailing List" <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 11:58 AM
Subject: [T3] Ignition Leads (was Problems)


> I finally found a price for that fancy Van den Hul cable- about 50dollars
a
> metre!?! and they go on about it being suitable for ordinary cars! Well it
> is silver plated ;-)
>
> Believe me it is very difficult to get hold off plain wire here in the
> UK.Anyway I finally struck a bit more lucky with Magnecor. Their UK branch
> was very helpful and they sell a good quality plain black coloured 7mm
> copper lead with silicon outer jacket for 66p (1dollar) per foot aimed
> mostly at old cars and industrial use. Worth a try I think.
>
> Mark Seaton
> '73 Fasty, London
>
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