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<blockquote data-quote="dan filipi" data-source="post: 92324" data-attributes="member: 54"><p>Oh yeah, I'll definitely document the entire install.</p><p></p><p>I want to relate what I experienced on our 385 miles back to Piper's house.</p><p>I think coil saturation is a little understood subject but I got a real world feel of what it is.</p><p></p><p>We were hammer down 75-80mph trying to beat a storm moving in. RPM's were up in the 4000-4500 range.</p><p>That run was over 100 miles I think.</p><p>When we got off the interstate for gas, the 1100 ran as smooth as could be with NO spitting or popping down low in RPM. It idled perfectly and accelerated smooth.</p><p></p><p>After the gas stop we were now on a 2 lane highway running between 50-60 mph.</p><p>That speed put rpm's in 5th down around 2800-3500 rpm, mostly below 3500.</p><p></p><p>When we came on a town and slowing, the split and popping came back. Very annoying.</p><p></p><p>Not understanding really what was going on, I ran rpm's at the slower road speed up higher similar to the interstate RPM's.</p><p>To my surprise the smoothness was repeatable! I was able to duplicate both ways at least 3 times.</p><p>I got a real feel how well these engines actually <strong>could</strong> run. Very much better than they do.</p><p></p><p>So as I understand it. What's going on here is power is being applied to the coils for a much longer period of time at lower rpm and this causes the coils to heat up in turn reducing its spark.</p><p>I'm sure that's an over simplified explanation but it's easier for my pea brain to understand.</p><p></p><p>I sure hope this C5 ignition will give me that smoothness ALL the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dan filipi, post: 92324, member: 54"] Oh yeah, I'll definitely document the entire install. I want to relate what I experienced on our 385 miles back to Piper's house. I think coil saturation is a little understood subject but I got a real world feel of what it is. We were hammer down 75-80mph trying to beat a storm moving in. RPM's were up in the 4000-4500 range. That run was over 100 miles I think. When we got off the interstate for gas, the 1100 ran as smooth as could be with NO spitting or popping down low in RPM. It idled perfectly and accelerated smooth. After the gas stop we were now on a 2 lane highway running between 50-60 mph. That speed put rpm's in 5th down around 2800-3500 rpm, mostly below 3500. When we came on a town and slowing, the split and popping came back. Very annoying. Not understanding really what was going on, I ran rpm's at the slower road speed up higher similar to the interstate RPM's. To my surprise the smoothness was repeatable! I was able to duplicate both ways at least 3 times. I got a real feel how well these engines actually [b]could[/b] run. Very much better than they do. So as I understand it. What's going on here is power is being applied to the coils for a much longer period of time at lower rpm and this causes the coils to heat up in turn reducing its spark. I'm sure that's an over simplified explanation but it's easier for my pea brain to understand. I sure hope this C5 ignition will give me that smoothness ALL the time. [/QUOTE]
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