i'm looking to get the most from my ignition, mallory comp9000,hy-fire4a box, and 29440 coil. has anybody ever used solid wires?my car has acarb so there is no computer to mess up.i want a good spark with the nitrous.all the manufacturers talk about how good their stuff is but one has to be better than the others. any experiences?

 

I think solid core wires can interfere with your radio .If this car is street driven . Make sure thats what you want man .

 

am i wrong in saying this... but i thought electrons move on the outside surface of an object, not through the entire material.... this being so, you would want the regular stranded wire which would have a greater surface area than a solid core wire. Or am i completely wrong...?

 

well, with my little knowledge, sold core wires have less resistance then ordinary wires, but less resistance makes for Electromagnetic Interference.. which is a bad thing, unless you are trying to make a giant electromagnet

 

last i checked...solid core wires aren't for use with electronic ignitions. my msd6al kept burning them up from the inside out until someone actually told me solid core wires are meant for points and dual points ignitions. switched to spiral core superstock wires and haven't had a problem since.

 

Current flows through the wire, whereas voltage would prefer to travel the outside path.


Regular wires are nothing but a pencil lead coated strand(s) of fiberglass. Solid wire may interfere with computer controls or create 'clicking' in your radio although most radio problems are from alternator 'whine'


My suggestion is to try a spiral core wire. The MSD's Super Conductors only have 50 ohms/ft.

 

I re-read the post. You prolly have a carb and don't really care about AM/FM so solid wires are an alternative. Just don't short-change yourself by using resistor plugs. Get some Champion race plugs or other brand resistor plug.


You will definatly get a stronger spark, but a strong spark wouldn't be needed unless your SC'ed or NOS'ed

 

i'm adding a powershot plate which is why i'm looking into the solid wires. the only tunes in the car is the 400 reving.i havn't thought about replacing the plugs, racing ones are non resistor?