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JGiddy 05-10-2011 08:01 PM

New ignition goodies installed
 
Finally bit the bullet on a Screamin Demon. I was waiting until my next plug change to get one.

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the mule

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old plug w/ 40,000 miles vs new lol...not too shabby at all!

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getting the reservoirs out of the way makes MUCH easier & quicker work of the passenger side plugs

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stock coil pack with old wires unhooked:

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SD coilpack, new wires, and plugs gapped at .065 installed. I also cleaned all the crap off that valve cover lol

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I havent driven it yet so I have no feedback on the new setup but I did it for the mileage improvement. Speaking of which, Im thinking of going back to my 32's and keeping the 33's as spares.

sullys_ranger 05-11-2011 07:19 AM

Re: New ignition goodies installed
 
with the bodylift it should be a breeze doing plugs, just lift up the gap gaurds.

edgeman4.0 05-11-2011 07:45 AM

Re: New ignition goodies installed
 
what year is your truck?

FireRanger 05-11-2011 07:49 AM

Re: New ignition goodies installed
 
You bought an expensive coilpack and wires for fuel economy?? I'm not sure you're going to see any desired results from that. Pictures won't open at work, what brand plugs did you use?

Lee_T413 05-11-2011 03:30 PM

Re: New ignition goodies installed
 
lol you lucky californian. corrosion barely exists out there, you should have seen my plugs before i replaced them

Ranger_EDGE 05-11-2011 03:35 PM

Re: New ignition goodies installed
 
nice john!! reminds me i need to do wires and plugs still. 112k and going on stock wires and plugs haha

STL 05-11-2011 05:20 PM

Re: New ignition goodies installed
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by sullys_ranger (Post 418108)
with the bodylift it should be a breeze doing plugs, just lift up the gap gaurds.

Agree a body lift you can get to the plugs easier.

JGiddy 05-11-2011 06:01 PM

Re: New ignition goodies installed
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by FireRanger (Post 418124)
You bought an expensive coilpack and wires for fuel economy?? I'm not sure you're going to see any desired results from that. Pictures won't open at work, what brand plugs did you use?

Stock Motorcraft plats, theyve never done me wrong.
So are you also going to PM every single member here, on RF, and RPS who has a Screamin Demon and reported better mileage and tell them the same thing you just told me?

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sullys_ranger (Post 418108)
with the bodylift it should be a breeze doing plugs, just lift up the gap gaurds.

Quote:

Originally Posted by STL (Post 418556)
Agree a body lift you can get to the plugs easier.

If I were to jack the front and remove the wheels then this would be true. The way i did it was less work. I had a platform to help me get a good angle on a few of them (being tall helps too)
I looked at what it would be like doing it through the wells with the truck on the ground and the wheels on, and believe me, my method was much easier

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Originally Posted by Ranger_EDGE (Post 418473)
nice john!! reminds me i need to do wires and plugs still. 112k and going on stock wires and plugs haha

I went like 118k on my stock plugs! Edgeman, its a 98:D

FireRanger 05-11-2011 06:30 PM

Re: New ignition goodies installed
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by gts007 (Post 418587)
Stock Motorcraft plats, theyve never done me wrong.

Good move!
Quote:

Originally Posted by gts007 (Post 418587)
So are you also going to PM every single member here, on RF, and RPS who has a Screamin Demon and reported better mileage and tell them the same thing you just told me?

No I'm not. But I'll gladly say here that I think you're going to disappointed. A higher voltage spark is not going to make your stock motor burn any differently.

JGiddy 05-11-2011 08:26 PM

Re: New ignition goodies installed
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by FireRanger (Post 418645)
Good move!

No I'm not. But I'll gladly say here that I think you're going to disappointed. A higher voltage spark is not going to make your stock motor burn any differently.

ok. ill forward that message to those liars. :eek:

FireRanger 05-11-2011 08:55 PM

Re: New ignition goodies installed
 
I'm not saying those people are lying. Please don't put words in my mouth. I don't care what those people said, did, or think they're results may or may not be. I'm speaking for here and now. All I said, and all I mean is exactly what I said.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FireRanger (Post 418645)
I think you're going to disappointed. A higher voltage spark is not going to make your stock motor burn any differently.

Don't make it into more than it is or something sinister.

matt224 05-11-2011 09:07 PM

Re: New ignition goodies installed
 
If someone says they got a benefit in power or mpg from something like this, it is usually because their stock ones were pretty much shot and reducing their power and fuel economy. By installing new ones you are just returning the engine back to stock form and function.

JGiddy 05-12-2011 05:41 AM

Re: New ignition goodies installed
 
Alright Fireranger, in a week or 2 I will report back with my actual mileage from a full tank of gas at.

FireRanger 05-12-2011 08:32 AM

Re: New ignition goodies installed
 
You're going to have to do a lot more than report the results of one tank of gas. That means absolutely nothing. You need to correctly track your mileage before the change through several tanks of gas, and that means in identical weather conditions and identical terrain and routes. Then do the same thing after the change. Just saying "I got .5mpg better in my last tank of gas" is completely meaningless.

turbographx 05-12-2011 02:31 PM

Re: New ignition goodies installed
 
Yes, it is true.. the higher voltage from the performance coil pack will yield higher Fuel mileage.....
Provided the stock unit was faulty or week -OR- for some other reason, your stock ignition was not burning the fuel/air mixture properly in the first place.
This falls into the same bin of myths as .. "These new 10mm ignition wires gave me 1-2 MPG gain over my factory 7mm wires". To this, Science says... "WRONG"... the proper saying would be "These NEW wires gave me 1-2 MPG gain over my old and shorting factory wires".
At any rate, i hope you get some gains but at the same time, as an engine tuner and mechanic, unless your stock unit was faulty (and it could be) you will see the same.


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