Brand | Type | avg. Ohms/in | avg. Ohms/ft | Comments |
Triple A | 7mm silicon |
81
|
900
|
used, run of the mill replacement wire. |
Belodon | Racing |
204
|
2448
|
new -an overpriced carbon resistor wire |
Jacobs | Energy Core |
26
|
314
|
Silicone, boot sealed to insulation, 90 deg distributor boots |
Perf Distributor |
310
|
bad crimps not incl in avg. Comes with heat shield | ||
Taylor | Spiro Pro |
250
|
Silicon, boot sealed to insulation | |
Moroso | Spiral Core 800 |
55
|
668
|
tested better than claimed 800 ohms/ft |
Brand |
Type |
|
Long Wire
Resitance |
Short Wire
Resistance |
Med. Wire
Resistance |
Avg.
Resistance |
Comments |
|
Whittiker |
SupronicIII |
6.5 K |
2.0 K |
2.0 K |
2.0 K |
2.125 K |
ExcellentQuality |
|
Old ? |
? |
7.5 K |
7.5 K |
3.5 K |
4.5 K |
5.750 K |
||
Morroso |
Glasscore |
5.5 K |
- |
7.0 K |
6.0 K |
6.166 K |
Crimp it yourself |
|
|
Length | Resistance | Ohms/Inch | Ohms/ft | Comments | |
Triple A
|
7 mm silicone
|
33.0
|
infinite
|
na
|
na
|
used | |
Triple A
|
7 mm silicone
|
16.0
|
1300
|
81.25
|
978
|
used | |
Triple A
|
7 mm silicone
|
29.0
|
2100
|
72.41
|
869
|
used | |
Triple A
|
7 mm silicone
|
29.0
|
2500
|
86.21
|
1034
|
used | |
Belodon
|
Racing 8mm silicone
|
11.0
|
2250
|
204.55
|
2448
|
new - an overpriced carbon resistor wire | |
Jacobs
|
Energy Core
|
36.0
|
1000
|
27.78
|
333
|
new, wire set 4009817, | |
Jacobs
|
Energy Core
|
36.0
|
1250
|
34.72
|
416
|
||
Jacobs
|
Energy Core
|
32.5
|
850
|
26.15
|
314
|
||
Jacobs
|
Energy Core
|
32.5
|
850
|
26.15
|
314
|
||
Jacobs
|
Energy Core
|
32.5
|
900
|
27.69
|
332
|
||
Jacobs
|
Energy Core
|
32.5
|
900
|
27.69
|
332
|
||
Jacobs
|
Energy Core
|
28.5
|
700
|
24.56
|
295
|
||
Jacobs
|
Energy Core
|
28.5
|
720
|
25.26
|
303
|
||
Jacobs
|
Energy Core
|
17.5
|
450
|
25.71
|
309
|
Wire # | Length(in.) | (ohms) | ohms/ft | notes | Length(in.) | (ohms) | ohms/ft | notes | |
1 | 30 | 800 | 320 | 30.5 | 680 | 268 | |||
2 | 30 | 6000* | 2400* | bad crimp | 34 | 700 | 247 | ||
3 | 32 | 850 | 319 | 30.5 | 680 | 268 | |||
4 | 26 | 700 | 323 | 31 | 690 | 242 | |||
5 | 24 | 650 | 325 | 26 | 525 | 267 | |||
6 | 25 | 650 | 312 | 28 | 600 | 257 | |||
7 | 24 | 625 | 312 | 24 | 8000** | 4000** | Old Belodon ** | ||
8 | 20.5 | 525 | 307 | 26 | 550 | 254 | |||
coil | 15 | 5000* | 4000* | bad crimp | 15 | 350 | 280 |
For a real detailed discussion on ignition wires, especially the
Noral
capicitor wires. see (yes its an MR2 site, so what!) http://www.mr2.com/TEXT/DavidKucharczyk/ignition.html
Note: multiply ohms/mm by 25.4 to get ohms/inch (and then by
12 to get ohms/foot)
A nice description of wire construction and materials is provided by a
manufacturer:
Vitek's
Wire Tech Page
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