[mistermike]

Any discussion of spark plug wire resistance as a figure of merit demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of the physics of iginition systems. Zero ohm wire is some kind of scientific breakthrough? A 6 in inch length of 100 year old lamp cord has effectively zero ohms. There's a reason resistance is artificially inserted into spark plug wire, or even the plugs themselves. I won't say what it is, because that would spoil all the fun. Oh wait a minute, I forgot Ohms law. Less resistance equals more current, right? Gee, what a dummy I am. I also forgot that the resistance of the air gap across the spark plug is TENS OF FRIGGIN MILLIONS OF OHMS. Could any of the PhD rocket scientists here please calculate the effect on current of 10, 50, or even 1000 ohms has in a circuit where the load is measured in megohms?


I'm waiting.

Oh, and for the really smart dummies out there, I haven't forgotten that once an arc commences, it's a plasma, and no longer a plain old boring air gap, but the resistance is still up in the stratosphere compared to every other component in the circuit.