modified distributor rotor
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CarbonFiber AWD
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Re: modified distributor rotor
Wow...........I just did this mod by soldering a heavy gauge copper wire to the bug and man did it make a good bit of smoothness for me. :tup:
Been driving her hard all week and so far so good. I have pix of the bug...just haven't tried to upload them.Me not so computerness...lol.
I'm changing the plugs and gap a bit wider and also swapping out the wires for some decent Accels soon just to try and get this very last bid of idle from what is now just a subtle stutter.
Thanks for sharing this Idea, seems to work great.
vinny
Wow...........I just did this mod by soldering a heavy gauge copper wire to the bug and man did it make a good bit of smoothness for me. :tup:
Been driving her hard all week and so far so good. I have pix of the bug...just haven't tried to upload them.Me not so computerness...lol.
I'm changing the plugs and gap a bit wider and also swapping out the wires for some decent Accels soon just to try and get this very last bid of idle from what is now just a subtle stutter.
Thanks for sharing this Idea, seems to work great.
vinny
Bill Z
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Re: modified distributor rotor
After running your modified rotor for a while, what does your cap and rotor look like with say 1000 miles? Is there less burning of the ends?
I am thinking of trying it anyway. Maybe build a sort of ramp up side on the leading edge just in case something touches.
After running your modified rotor for a while, what does your cap and rotor look like with say 1000 miles? Is there less burning of the ends?
I am thinking of trying it anyway. Maybe build a sort of ramp up side on the leading edge just in case something touches.
Re: modified distributor rotor
it's nice to hear that this little mod helped your truck run smoother.
try this website to host your pictures. i'd like to see how you modified your rotor.
http://imageshack.us/
CarbonFiber AWD said:Wow...........I just did this mod by soldering a heavy gauge copper wire to the bug and man did it make a good bit of smoothness for me. :tup:
Been driving her hard all week and so far so good. I have pix of the bug...just haven't tried to upload them.Me not so computerness...lol.
I'm changing the plugs and gap a bit wider and also swapping out the wires for some decent Accels soon just to try and get this very last bid of idle from what is now just a subtle stutter.
Thanks for sharing this Idea, seems to work great.
vinny
it's nice to hear that this little mod helped your truck run smoother.
try this website to host your pictures. i'd like to see how you modified your rotor.
http://imageshack.us/
nightdiver
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Re: modified distributor rotor
Hey George, how much longer is the tip now ?
Hey George, how much longer is the tip now ?
Re: modified distributor rotor
i took an extra distributor i had laying around and cut a hole in the cap so that i could see how much of a gap there was between the rotor and the cap.
it's at least a solid 1/16th of an inch longer, or according to your euro metric scale, at least 1 mm longer.nightdiver said:
i took an extra distributor i had laying around and cut a hole in the cap so that i could see how much of a gap there was between the rotor and the cap.
myclone
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Re: modified distributor rotor
Its your truck but personally I wouldnt do that. A bud of mine just got finished pulling his hair out trying to diagnose a crappy running sy. It was the accel plugs wires so IMO youre setting yourself up for a potential headache.
CarbonFiber AWD said:
Its your truck but personally I wouldnt do that. A bud of mine just got finished pulling his hair out trying to diagnose a crappy running sy. It was the accel plugs wires so IMO youre setting yourself up for a potential headache.
CarbonFiber AWD
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Re: modified distributor rotor
Accell wires are bad news ? Damn ! Guess I'll sell them and go with Taylors or something.
One of you guys want me to email you my pix of the rotor mod and then post them up here ?
So far I've only gone through about a tank and a half....so far so good. I'll pull the cap again soon when I change out the plugs and wires, and tell you what I see in there.
Once the wires are in and the cap hasn't been Barfed by the bad old wires ,I'll give her a go again and report. Sounds like I'll need to open the gap on the plugs to gain spark there since the gap is now closer in the cap and rotor ?
Vinny
Accell wires are bad news ? Damn ! Guess I'll sell them and go with Taylors or something.
One of you guys want me to email you my pix of the rotor mod and then post them up here ?
So far I've only gone through about a tank and a half....so far so good. I'll pull the cap again soon when I change out the plugs and wires, and tell you what I see in there.
Once the wires are in and the cap hasn't been Barfed by the bad old wires ,I'll give her a go again and report. Sounds like I'll need to open the gap on the plugs to gain spark there since the gap is now closer in the cap and rotor ?
Vinny
CarbonFiber AWD
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Re: modified distributor rotor
PIX-[img=http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/5198/3rdpix0010rr.th.jpg]
See if this worked for an image ?
.............Vinny
PIX-[img=http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/5198/3rdpix0010rr.th.jpg]
See if this worked for an image ?
.............Vinny
Jer
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Re: modified distributor rotor
I too would like to try this.
Would this help as much if someone was running a 6a and blaster coil or is this primarily gonna benefit those with stock ignition? Seems to me this mod would extend the life of the cap/rotor combo and one could even change out the little copper wire at the end if it became charred as long as everything else was fine.
I too would like to try this.
Would this help as much if someone was running a 6a and blaster coil or is this primarily gonna benefit those with stock ignition? Seems to me this mod would extend the life of the cap/rotor combo and one could even change out the little copper wire at the end if it became charred as long as everything else was fine.