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- Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:42 am
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
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Re: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
Low RPM roll on the throttle to me on this bike mean a dead spot between 3000 and 4500 RPMs. I don't deliberately lug the motor. Just basic climbing a hill in taller gear situation leads to the bike lurching rather abruptly. The bike is still a bit more cold blooded than I'd like to see too and as I...
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:49 am
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
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Re: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
Forgive my input here as I am far from a complete expert on all things spark plug and ignition related but I have to jump in a little... As I understand it the iridum plug like the Platinum and double platinum plugs are mostly here to reduce the phenomenon of gap erosion common to copper and nickel ...
- Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:37 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
- Replies: 406
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Re: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
So a quick test ride around the block.... No problems with ignition system. Power is much smoother though the revs. No more loading up and dying at a traffic light as it once did. It's a hot day out and no choke was required for starting. Bike is probably jetted on the rich side - I live in Flagstaf...
- Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:41 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
- Replies: 406
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Re: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
OK so last night I put together my coil brackets, wire things up and the bike jumped to life for a split second and died. Spent the rest of the night trying to figure out what died and where my spark went. Then today I charged the battery and tried to figure out what the hell had happened. After an ...
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:34 am
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
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Re: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
If I can find my camera I will post pictures of what I have done. Got everything wired up and got some good spark. Didn't finish in time to get to NAPA to get the plug boots and high tension terminals. Tomorrow I believe will be the night of truth. If I can find my darn camera I will post what I've ...
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:40 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
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Re: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
Just wanted to briefly update my progress. All soldering joints are completed on my control modules. I have finalized most of the wiring up to the coils. The 1982 Nighthawk has almost no room under the seat for ignition control modules so I moved the mount location to just below the rectifier/ volt ...
- Sun Jun 12, 2011 2:42 am
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
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Re: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
^^ As per my above post. Coil number C849 "Ignition coil for a 01 Chevrolet cavalier with 2.2 4 cylinder please." Ignition module DR100 "Ignition control module for a 1984 Chevrolet C10 with the 5.7 please." Trust me, corporate auto parts, ask for "early 80s chevy ignition m...
- Sat Jun 11, 2011 4:12 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
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Re: GM HEI: Cheap and Extremely Effective Ignition Upgrade
New guy around here. Wanted to share that my good buddy wanted to get into motorcycling (after I started him with my 50cc backup/girlfriend scooter). So he found a 1982 Nighthawk 650 with about 36,000 miles on it. While I did not precisely recommend this ride to him (it's in shabby condition), I am ...