Pull spark plug wire #3 what are the affects?
Drifting
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Hey C6this, don't let them get to you. The correct thing would have been to joke and then follow-up with the answer. Alot of these same people denied that the Predator would do anything and now look. Alot of these same people denied that the C6Zo6 would have 500 horses and an aluminum frame. How many guys would have been giving you a hard time if you had asked them about indexing a plug? We were all at one time new to our car and we need to realize that what we thought was basic knowledge is not to someone learning about cars. Give the the Kid a break. He is in a corvette and not an import so he can't be too bad.
Racer
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FYI - for those who want to learn more, howstuffworks.com is the best!
Here's one on ignition systems, old and new:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/ignition-system.htm
great articles on blowers, turbos, why a 4 stroke engine is named such, all that crap...
Now go forth and read young padawan
-Rich
Here's one on ignition systems, old and new:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/ignition-system.htm
great articles on blowers, turbos, why a 4 stroke engine is named such, all that crap...
Now go forth and read young padawan
-Rich
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Thanks a lot Nocarbutavetteforme and Vizette you guys are the only two who answered my question and didnt redicule me for not knowing. Whenever someone says something on the forum I take it seriously because I thaught most people on here were honest people and straight shooters but I guess I was wrong......and to the others get a life.
Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by C6this
Thanks a lot Nocarbutavetteforme and Vizette you guys are the only two who answered my question and didnt redicule me for not knowing. Whenever someone says something on the forum I take it seriously because I thaught most people on here were honest people and straight shooters but I guess I was wrong......and to the others get a life.
Most people on here are honest people and straight shooters, but most of them also have a pretty good sense of humor, so you have to realize that people are just messing around with you and not making fun of you. And as I'm sure you've noticed by now, most people here can take it as well as dish it
Le Mans Master
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OK, a serious answer.
Pulling a plug wire or wires won't sound the same as a big cam. It will sound like a car missing on one cylinder. A large cam will misfire on random cylinders, not the same one each time, so the sound will be different.
If you do this, be prepared to have all kinds of malfunctions show up your driver information display. The computer will detect that the engine isn't running the way it's supposed to.
Also, be prepared to lose about 15% of your power, since one cylinder out of 8 will not be producing any. You'll also get a strong smell from your catalytic converters (exhaust), and more fuel buildup in the oil.
If you're an electronics wizard, I'm sure you could come up with an add-on to cut ignition or fuel to random cylinders at idle. You might be able to market this.
Pulling a plug wire or wires won't sound the same as a big cam. It will sound like a car missing on one cylinder. A large cam will misfire on random cylinders, not the same one each time, so the sound will be different.
If you do this, be prepared to have all kinds of malfunctions show up your driver information display. The computer will detect that the engine isn't running the way it's supposed to.
Also, be prepared to lose about 15% of your power, since one cylinder out of 8 will not be producing any. You'll also get a strong smell from your catalytic converters (exhaust), and more fuel buildup in the oil.
If you're an electronics wizard, I'm sure you could come up with an add-on to cut ignition or fuel to random cylinders at idle. You might be able to market this.
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Originally Posted by C6this
Thanks a lot Nocarbutavetteforme and Vizette you guys are the only two who answered my question and didn't redicule me for not knowing. Whenever someone says something on the forum I take it seriously because I thaught most people on here were honest people and straight shooters but I guess I was wrong......and to the others get a life.
we are all adults here, including you, and you just keep asking for it... I Thaught by now you would get it...
I do feel bad about hurting your feelings until I realized that you thought (<------- Note the correct spelling )we were serious......and no one was rediculing you, if anything they were ridiculing you.
Last edited by Evil-Twin; May 9, 2006 at 06:33 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Originally Posted by Warp Factor
If you're an electronics wizard, I'm sure you could come up with an add-on to cut ignition or fuel to random cylinders at idle. You might be able to market this.
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What I do is take the ground strap and bend it so it is touching the electrode, essentially creating a gap of .000". Then I reinstall it. This way I can keep the plug wire attached.
I was thinking of creating a how-to with pics to illustrate the concept.
I was thinking of creating a how-to with pics to illustrate the concept.
Last edited by ArKay99; May 9, 2006 at 08:51 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Originally Posted by ArKay99
What I do is take the ground strap and bend it so it is touching the electrode, essentially creating a gap of .000". Then I reinstall it. This way I can keep the plug wire attached.
I was thinking of creating a how-to with pics to illustrate the concept.
I was thinking of creating a how-to with pics to illustrate the concept.
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Originally Posted by Evil-Twin
If you do that, the juice will have no place to go, and each time ......... is suppose to fire, it will just hold in the juice till eventually ........... will get bigger and bigger, ......It could get very ugly
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Originally Posted by Warp Factor
So that's how I got fat.
Also if you 'Pull" your #1 wire it could alleviate some pressure
Last edited by Evil-Twin; May 9, 2006 at 10:06 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'09-'10
Originally Posted by Evil-Twin
Yup, if you hold in the juice, you could explode
Also if you 'Pull" your #1 wire it could alleviate some pressure
Also if you 'Pull" your #1 wire it could alleviate some pressure
I definitely know I'm in OT now.
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Originally Posted by Evil-Twin
If you do that, the electricity will have no place to go, and each time that wire is suppose to fire, it will just hold in the juice till eventually the wire will get bigger and bigger, now based on the resistence of the wire, an explosion of power will be released from all the captured electricity that had no place to go...It could get very ugly
spelling alert!!!
spelling alert!!!!!!!
it's resistance
as in "resistance is futile"!
and so is this thread.
(sorry ET, I couldn't resist!)
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Hey Jason, this is Kevin in the red vette from Yorktown. So you got your short throw in eh? Well i am putting in a cam this weekend.
Just don't let those guys get to you man. But just think before you post on here, there are some witty fellas on the forum. Just think man, taking out your spart plug would not help if your really really thought about it. Get a cam like me, you should come and here it.
Kevin
Just don't let those guys get to you man. But just think before you post on here, there are some witty fellas on the forum. Just think man, taking out your spart plug would not help if your really really thought about it. Get a cam like me, you should come and here it.
Kevin
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Originally Posted by Evil-Twin
Yup, if you hold in the juice, you could explode
Also if you 'Pull" your #1 wire it could alleviate some pressure
Also if you 'Pull" your #1 wire it could alleviate some pressure
Is there any danger of arcing, throwing codes, or having that #1 wire crack or pull out of the boot?
Whats the resistance supposed to be (in ohms) so I can check it for damage after I pull it?
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Originally Posted by RPOZ4Z
spelling alert!!!
spelling alert!!!!!!!
it's resistance
as in "resistance is futile"!
and so is this thread.
(sorry ET, I couldn't resist!)
spelling alert!!!!!!!
it's resistance
as in "resistance is futile"!
and so is this thread.
(sorry ET, I couldn't resist!)
Last edited by Evil-Twin; May 10, 2006 at 09:17 AM.