A666K@aol.com wrote:
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> Hey all,
> Just put an order in for crane cams XR-3000 electronic ignition and their
> Ps-91 high power coil. I had a couple of questions for any who might know;
> 1. In the crane wiring diagram (http://cranecams.com/ignition1/wiredia1.htm)
> it says to bypass the resistor when using the XR-3000. it shows it being
> bypassed with 14 awg wire, can I simply remove the ballast and reconnect the
> two female blade-type connectors directly?
Yes, as long as the wire that you use to connect the two female
connectors is at least 14 awg.
> 2. With the greatly improved ignition output, I could obviously increase the
> spark plug gap. Too much gap would obviously be a bad thing, but I have heard
> too little gap can cause some hesitation (This from a webpage that goes
> through a XR-3000 install in an old beetle) what should I gap the plugs
> then?( the coil specs are at http://cranecams.com/ignition1/ps91.htm)
Can't help here, except to say: Experiment by increasing the gap
slightly and measure the performance and condition of the plug
electrodes after a little use.
> 3.I have purchased magnacor 8.5 mm sparkplug wires to handle this new system.
> Should I use the O.E. type plugs, cap and rotor?
I can't think of any reason not to.
Joe
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