I figured what the hell, do the tune up this weekend before the drive in.. all will be well... well I was passing by ct and these Borg Warner ignition wires caught my eye 8 mm engine nascar gray wires... just loved the look and from what was on the box, much more promising sounding than the accel wires and cheaper than some MSD wires. I didn't find a cap and rotor I liked so I got the wires and passed by the local parts store to inquire.. lo and behold he had the ignition cap and rotor to go with the wires! So I got the set and couldn't wait till Saturday to start, so I got plugs and away I went... engine was at around 40 C so I said I'm a man pain is nothing... I think I got 1st degree burns all over my hands though hehe...

Anyways there's a point to the title and its this... I tugged VERY VERY lightly on wire #5 and out came the wire... yes the wire.. not the rubber plug housing but the wire... its no wonder I had that damn random stall event. Wire 5 was always a pain, but after carefully examining it, I've found that was my pain in the *** wire and the plug matched, had some black deposit on it from low energy firing... The rest were good though, almost a shame to get rid of them.

So I fire it up after many cuts, burns and bruises and voila feels a lot stronger...

Before

A/C on max, rad fan on, lights on, radio on, in gear and braking, major drain on system = <500 RPM idle

Now

Same stuff on = 600 RPM idle. Major difference now with new cap, rotor, plugs, wires.. all I need is a coil and the tuneup is complete.

 

so are you saying you think you can play with the big boys in a race??? say my 350 5spd?? hehe just kidding...

yeah thats always a good thing when you find out whats wrong with your car, fix it by means of doing something totally else that you didnt know may have been the problem(if that makes any sense whew)

good luck on your endeavours...and

the hood may have to wait til december fx designs....may want me to get theirs...ill let you know either way!!

iroc2nv

 

not even close to big boys.. have to catch up to 92 zeddar first.. inspirational 305 he has there... Palric's 13.9 sec TBI is another dream story that I gotta try to catch as well...

 

you mite want to rethink that 350. when i was looking at your car at KK your E sticker said 305. unless you had the engine swaped. or a new hood. its on the underside of it. its tells you all the emitions crap as well as timing. and a few other things like displacement. the other thing is, you could not get a 350 5speed. so if you do someone some time change something out.