MikeKanterakis
SCCoA Member
I'm at home today cleaning up the tips on the coil-pack for my dodge intrepid. As you can see from the picture, they were pretty fouled up. (it's a 6cyl., but i cropped the picture) The two in the front haven't been cleaned yet (2000grit sand paper + time) while the two in the back I have already cleaned.
My question is in regard the to degree of perfection the coil pack contact has to be with the spark plug wire.
Since it's the dodge, and it still gets 27mpg, i'm just going to clean them up and put it back on the car. However, while i was sitting there for the past hour cleaning the other half of the coil pack, I got to thinking about the SC coil pack. Namely, upon inspection, there is always some crap down in the hole of one of the connectors for the spark plug wires. HOW BAD IS THIS?
Should we, as purists, always seek to install a new coil pack in order to ensure the best, most surface-area, connection to the wire, or does the system operate more on the theory that as long as 1 solid point of connection exists, the rest of the connector doesn't have to be in "perfect" condition?
However, if the coil pack design benefits from a connection to the wire having the most possible surface area, should we look into maybe modifying the plug itself? I for one am very interested in this b/c over Christmas, I will be installing Taylor 409 wires. This requires that I atleast modify the stock plug to fit on the unfinished end of the wire (Taylor doesn't make a 409 kit for our application, they just come with the spark-plug side finished).
BTW:
After installing a K&N replacement filter in my stock airbox (with silencer removed (part under air box, in fender well)) I got 14lbs. of BOOST @ 4500rmp's in 3rd gear.
Car is otherwise in STOCK condition. (well, if you don't include the minor problems it has)
My question is in regard the to degree of perfection the coil pack contact has to be with the spark plug wire.
Since it's the dodge, and it still gets 27mpg, i'm just going to clean them up and put it back on the car. However, while i was sitting there for the past hour cleaning the other half of the coil pack, I got to thinking about the SC coil pack. Namely, upon inspection, there is always some crap down in the hole of one of the connectors for the spark plug wires. HOW BAD IS THIS?
Should we, as purists, always seek to install a new coil pack in order to ensure the best, most surface-area, connection to the wire, or does the system operate more on the theory that as long as 1 solid point of connection exists, the rest of the connector doesn't have to be in "perfect" condition?
However, if the coil pack design benefits from a connection to the wire having the most possible surface area, should we look into maybe modifying the plug itself? I for one am very interested in this b/c over Christmas, I will be installing Taylor 409 wires. This requires that I atleast modify the stock plug to fit on the unfinished end of the wire (Taylor doesn't make a 409 kit for our application, they just come with the spark-plug side finished).
BTW:
After installing a K&N replacement filter in my stock airbox (with silencer removed (part under air box, in fender well)) I got 14lbs. of BOOST @ 4500rmp's in 3rd gear.
Car is otherwise in STOCK condition. (well, if you don't include the minor problems it has)