Thread: Zip Tie Madness

Did you say you had a 12:1 compression ratio? What sort of pistons are you using and what sort of horsepower do you have?
Cheers

Chris

Zip ties and sparky ties.... never heard of them being called that.

I'm with the Cable Tie gang....... why dont all Australians speak Victorian....???

ha ha ha

Hucksta

Yeah....and who the hell says windshield?

Must be a Colombian thing.

SPRover yeah... 12:1. On LPG though, I'll get back to you on the figures... when I first go the LPG fitted it was 120Hp/300lbft at the rear. Still need to sort out the mechanical advance of the distributor install my new mixer ring and get it dynoed...

Geez i'm getting shredded with my terminology!! What is the other name for a windshield? Windscreen?

Cable ties here too. Never heard of sparky ties.....maybe that's some kind of kinky stuff.

Originally Posted by Hucksta

Zip ties and sparky ties.... never heard of them being called that.

I'm with the Cable Tie gang....... why dont all Australians speak Victorian....???

ha ha ha

Hucksta

we've got a guy at work who calls em zit ties.... I thought he was calline em zip ties till one day it was quiet enough to hear him properly..

when I asked why he called em that he said "cause thats the noise they make when you do em up quick"

I call em zip ties, cable ties and field restraints......

Back to basics on the arcing issue you have, at least wash your leads as the mud on the outside will conduct and encourage arcing.

For separators you could try using some short lengths of rubber hose to maintain the separation on the cables. Again, use clamps and brackets if you really feel the need to keep them secure and clear from the block. At least 1" (inch) is a good guide from all other surfaces and ensure there is at least some slack so they are not under tension.

Finally, check the earthing on your engine as you want the coil charge to use the spark plug as the path of least resistance back to the battery earth.

Just had a nasty last minute thought on a lead separator...

Wait for it....

One of those foam things that chicks use between their toes when applying nail polish.


Sorry

Originally Posted by stirlsilver

Geez i'm getting shredded with my terminology!! What is the other name for a windshield? Windscreen?

Stirling,

You will get used to it
Back in the 60's when I was a South Australian lad, if we crossed the border into Victoria, School and Falcon was pronounced as "Schoo-el" and "Fool-can".
Not only that, a loaf of bread is what SA called two loaves, and then there is the sandwich saga!! A sandwich in most places was two slices of bread with a filling in between. In Victoria that was called "Two rounds".

I have no idea if all that still exists down there, but they sure made the expression, "A wierd mob"

Cheers,
Ron
(A Queenslander still using S. Australian lingo)