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[TR] Wire Length

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Subject: [TR] Wire Length
From: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:40:35 +0000 (UTC)
I have a set of nearly solid core ignition wires left over from a V-8 plow 
truck long-dead-and-gone.  Since I'm currently messing with the ignition system 
anyway, my plan is to cut them down and use them to replace the ones in the 
TR3.  

Just curious:  How sensitive is it necessary to be when chopping ignition wires 
to length?  On one hand, making a stock short wire shorter, and a long wire 
longer, would affect the timing by delivering spark sooner and later 
respectively.  On the other hand, the electrical pulse would seem to be so 
fast, it wouldn't matter.

Which is right?

(I'm on vacation and obviously have too much time on my hands.)


Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire  

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