[Icom] Mobile Noise Supression Help Needed

[R Goodspeed (W7DGX)]

Very Interesting,

Especially your comment on older vehicles. My vehicle has the small ford V8 with
over 100 thousand miles on it. It still runs great, but it has real noise
problems.

I will add Acell to the list. Since I am unfamiliar with any of the names, your
recommendation would be appreciated.

Rolly  W7DGX

N4ue@aol.com wrote:

> Rolly, yes, this whole idea does seem counter-intutive. However, I think it
> can best be explained thus.....
> I recently had (what I thought) was a spark problem on the Cobra I just
> finished. After doing some research, and discussing the subject with some
> carburator and ignition companies, it became clear. If you provide enough of
> a spark kernal to light the fuel/air mixture, more spark will be just wasted.
> But what is enough? This is confusing also. Todays cars are very percisely
> metered using fuel injection. Also, since unleaded gas is used, plug fouling
> isn't really a problem. This was further revealed by many recent (reliable)
> magazine 'shoot out' type reviews of aftermarket ignition systems. They
> tested several on a 'dyno mule'. This is an engine in good shape that can
> produce a known level of horsepower/torque, pull after pull. The magazine
> made several pulls with each brand of ignition. The results were an
> insignificant difference between pulls. However, if you had an older vehicle
> that was marginal, the results could have been much different.
> Jacobs uses some "enthustiac" wording in their ads. From all the real world
> reports I have heard, the $ of thier stuff is much too high to justify. Now,
> I didn't say it was inferior, the cost/benefit ratio is just not good.
> Lastly, the wire manufacturers have developed the new wires using some
> inductance/capacitive effects in the wire "spiral low resistance" elements.
> This allows them to fire the plug easily, but still dampen the pulse across
> the RF spectrum. Even on the drag car I had, it ran better with the spiral
> wires. I had to 'see' for myself, but they work.
> I might add the name "Accel" to the list.
>
> regards,
>
> ron
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