Who else is running DOHC Coils with stock points????

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Posts: 10717 (07/24/08 5:52 AM) G.O.T.F. Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	soooooo, are you guys noticing faster than usualy point wear????? I know alot of guys are running them, but noone has ever really complained about excess point wear. ron called lasst night.....before the meet we put a set of DOHC coils on his bike......he looked at his points yesterday and they were FRIED.......huge nipples from arcing, and alot of blackness. I haven't had that problem, but I'm getting some pitting and nippling after less than 3,000 miles...... soooo what's the deal????? bueller???? bueller????
dtmmil		#1	[-]
Posts: 1510 (07/24/08 5:54 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I am running them, no problems at all with my points. I have about 7000+ miles with them on, new points were on first, by the way cheap ass new points off of ebay. I haven't even had to re adjust them since install.
Javahut		#2	[-]
Posts: 3584 (07/24/08 6:42 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	How are they gaped? think that would make a difference? also, while we are on this subject, what Ohm are the DOHC coils? H.C.C.M.F. Local 6978
TexasRon		#3	[-]
Posts: 2384 (07/24/08 6:53 AM) Senior Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Java, Hell man you sent them to me....what ohms are they I looked alittle closer at the points and they weren't has burnt as I thought....some chemicals corrupted the look of the points I wiped them down and they were clean....sorry Nate I guess I shouldn't smoke that shit then work on the bike I Built It, I Ride It, Zoom Zoom Zoom.... Two Wheels, Two Lanes
74rat		#4	[-]
Posts: 4622 (07/24/08 6:55 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	DOHC coils, Should be 3ohm.. 74rat when in doubt..knock`um out...H.C.C.M.F LOCAL 6978 Flint Michigan..3rd most dangerous city in the USA..come back and visit us..sorry we "missed" you the first time..LOL
twolfman152		#5	[-]
Posts: 1283 (07/24/08 7:49 AM) Senior Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Fried points = dying condensors. They take up the excess voltage when the points open to keep from arc'ing across the point gap. I remember making a trip to CO. back in 76' an had put a K-Mart tune-up kit in my 67' Econoline. Truck ran fine on the way out and almost all the way home but was missin an runnin poorly when I got home. I checked it out an found the points had been arc'ing so bad from a bad condensor that they had welded the point pads together and had burned thru the arm and was sparking there!! Never saw anything like it then or since. I've never used anything but good quality tune-up parts since. Just my 0.02 cents worth Wolf
71CHOP		#6	[-]
Posts: 10722 (07/24/08 9:37 AM) G.O.T.F. Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	hhhmmmmm........yeah chemical inhancement was probably a cause there....... but still, I should be geting more than 2,500 miles on an adjustment........... to telll thetruth, I don't really bother with point gap anymore....just lookin at them, i would say they ended up being over.14"...... smaller point gap would cause more coil saturation and hotter spark........but like I said, I don't think they were close to under .12
dtmmil		#7	[-]
Posts: 1518 (07/24/08 9:45 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I set mine by dwell so I have no idea what the gap is on mine, but I set them to 24-24.5 degrees.
71CHOP		#8	[-]
Posts: 10723 (07/24/08 11:12 AM) G.O.T.F. Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I'm just wondering about those transistor boxes......seems like it would do the trick after reading a little on the SOHC.net forum.
dtmmil		#9	[-]
Posts: 1521 (07/24/08 11:14 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I think Javahut was going to try one.
Javahut		#10	[-]
Posts: 3590 (07/24/08 11:43 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	It is ordered now, will put it on next week, should have it on when I ride over to 74Rat's party. For the price, they are hard to NOT try out. And Ron, just cause I sell something, like that anyway, doesn't mean I know the specs on it. I just know they work... 3 OHM eh, that may be a good thing. But, and if they are 3 Ohm, they should need the add on box for the transistor ignition, hmm better ask him about that. H.C.C.M.F. Local 6978
Lady Dr		#11	[-]
Posts: 1254 (07/24/08 2:19 PM) Senior Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	The reason we want to run the Dohc points is that they're only .3 ohms instead of .5 ohms cause that makes the spark hotter! And the hotter the spark, the faster the points wear. I think they call it frying. "The Lady" and "Godzilla"
71CHOP		#12	[-]
Posts: 10727 (07/24/08 7:10 PM) G.O.T.F. Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	yeah, that's why I wanted them too......but still.......a stock point system adjustment should get 5-7,000 miles. I guess I shouldn't be complaining then really, as I'm getting a much better spark than stock...... getting the "hotter" coils and using the nonresistor type plug boots is gonna allow more power flow........I wonder what affect the spark gap might have on this equation????? How does the longer and shorter spark gap affect the power transfer????? more or less "power"??????
Javahut		#13	[-]
Posts: 3597 (07/24/08 7:32 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Nate, I got an email reply from Mark Paris asking him just that when using his Transistor Ignition, he puts a resistor box inline when using Dyna or DOHC coils and opens the gap on his plugs to .35, says the results how up in MPG, hotter spark thru the entire rpm range, and preserving the length of time the points stay within spec and maintainence free. H.C.C.M.F. Local 6978
71CHOP		#14	[-]
Posts: 10732 (07/24/08 7:52 PM) G.O.T.F. Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	hhhmmmmm.....the snake oil is lookin better and better!! LOL!!!!
74rat		#15	[-]
Posts: 4624 (07/25/08 5:35 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Are you guys basicaly talking about a "ballist resistor"? (not sure on the spelling)?.. anyway, cars with electronic ignition- HEI, like 70`s/80`s ect chevys..run a balist resistor on the power wire (12 volts) to the HEI, it reduces voltage to around 9 volts if I`m not mistaken..been a while since I`ve worked on one.... is that basicaly whats being suggested/talked about here? when in doubt..knock`um out...H.C.C.M.F LOCAL 6978 Flint Michigan..3rd most dangerous city in the USA..come back and visit us..sorry we "missed" you the first time..LOL
kiki licker		#16	[-]
Posts: 10032 (07/25/08 5:45 AM) G.O.T.F. Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	guys i think you mean .035 plug gap, no??? points gap is around .014 - .016 IIRC the wider gap on the plugs should give you what you guys the hotter spart you are talking about. I am sure the box is a resitor pack used to balance the impedence between the stock points and the 3ohm coils just like you would do with a dyna EI. "Save a tree, eat a beaver." --kiki_licker
kiki licker		#17	[-]
Posts: 10033 (07/25/08 5:53 AM) G.O.T.F. Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	btw, Rat the resistor will lower, or increase voltage depending on the resistor value! you can use the E=I*R formula! "Save a tree, eat a beaver." --kiki_licker
Javahut		#18	[-]
Posts: 3600 (07/25/08 8:10 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=31821.0 this is what I am talking about..and yes, resistor pack, what it does and how it works, and why it works, all sounds too rational to not give it a try. gap is on the plugs, points is still the same as book. H.C.C.M.F. Local 6978
71CHOP		#19	[-]
Posts: 10744 (07/25/08 8:31 AM) G.O.T.F. Member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	rat, I had apost recenetly about cutting voltage with a resistor like that......basically it's a bad idea from others said. I think kiki hit it.....that box ballances the ohms/resistance between points and coils..
rakeNtrail		#20	[-]
Posts: 1296 (07/25/08 1:16 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	71CHOP wrote: rat, I had apost recenetly about cutting voltage with a resistor like that......basically it's a bad idea from others said. I think kiki hit it.....that box ballances the ohms/resistance between points and coils.. 71, it's a bad idea if you're looking for hotter spark but a good idea if you're looking for longer point life. If you're using 3 ohm coils and 2 ohm resistors you may as well just use 5 ohm coils. That said, a compromise would be to use 1ohm/20w resistors and split the difference. You'd still have hotter spark than the stockers but the points would last longer. Why is it that an oil painting of boobies is art and a photograph of boobies is porn?

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