I tested the resistance of each of the ignition wires, partially to see how they compared to the 'High Performance' wires, and also how they compared to each other. I have Belden 'Performance Silicone' 8mm wires, and here's how they measured up:
Cyl - Ohms
1 - 10K
2 - 8K
3 - 10K
4 - 17K
5 - 6K
6 - 8K
7 - 7K
8 - 6K
Summary:
- Too much variance, wire to wire, even considering #4 is one of the longer wires - it's not that much longer.
- Many HP wires are much lower in resistance - often 50 - 150 ohms / foot - a fraction of what mine are. MSD’s 8.5mm Super Conductor Wire is about 50-ohms per foot while theire Street Fire wires are about 500 ohms per foot.
- Going to install a new set of wires.
One set of wires that seems to be well reviewed is these
https://www.summitracing.com/int/par...r460/overview/
They're 9mm wires with the right ends and boots. It's not listed on Summit, but found elsewhere, is the indication these are 1,000 ohms/foot - much lower than what I currently have, but should I be looking for something lower? Taylor Spiro-Pro wires are 350 ohms/foot (
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/tay-74299) and there appears to be no end of variety - from 40 ohms/foot up.
Thoughts?