X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:03:54 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [206.229.254.11] (HELO perigee.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTP id 5394629 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:17:53 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.229.254.11; envelope-from=jschroeder@perigee.net Received: from john-study-2 ([98.17.79.226]) by perigee.net ; Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:17:29 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=----------fc8X5OTZVriA9B0lniSwGj X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Tempest spark plugs Reply-To: jgschroeder2@windstream.net References: X-Original-Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:17:14 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 From: "John Schroeder" X-Original-Message-ID: In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Opera Mail/11.61 (Win32) X-Rcpt-To: ------------fc8X5OTZVriA9B0lniSwGj Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I'm having trouble following all of this thread. I currently have Tempest fine wire plugs installed in my Continental IO-550N2. Are these acceptable? My reading of the thread is that Champions are the only culprits. Many thanks, John Schroeder On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:21:50 -0500, Walter Atkinson wrote: > The failure modes are for NA and TC'd applications. > > Walter > > > > On Feb 13, 2012, at 7:23 AM, Chris Zavatson wrote: > > Walter, > Do any of the failure modes carry over to normally aspirated > installations? Is this unique to TC'd installations? > The photos and engine monitor graphic in the SB were very enlightening. > Chris >Chris Zavatson > N91CZ > 360std > www.N91CZ.net > > From: Walter Atkinson > To: lml@lancaironline.netSent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 5:50 PM > Subject: [LML] Re: Tempest spark plugs > > The massive plugs work better in TC'd engines. The exact reason is, a > far as I know, still proprietary information that I cannot share online, > but I will tell you that whenI saw the data about four years >ago, I > quit using fine wire plugs in TC'd engines. I wish I could be more > specific, but the data does not belong to me. > > I prefer a 29 heat range plug instead of the 32 for TC'd engines that > unfortunately, are not available from Tempest. The lower heat range > plug seems to be more resistant to inducing pre-ignition. > > Walter > > > > On Feb 10, 2012, at 8:26 AM, Lorn H Olsen wrote: > > Colyn, > > Where on earth did you see massives recommended? > > Lorn > >> From: Colyn Case >> Date: February 9, 2012 12:41:52 PM EST >>Walter, so therefore get Tempest and get massives? > > -- > Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, ASMEL, ASES, Comm, Inst > DynaComm, Corp., 248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.us > LNC2, FB90/92, O-320-D1F, 1,800 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan > > > -- > For archives and unsub > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html > > > > -- > For archives and unsub > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html > > > -- Cheers, John Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ ------------fc8X5OTZVriA9B0lniSwGj Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary=----------fc8X5OTZVriA9BK9sRGLOn ------------fc8X5OTZVriA9BK9sRGLOn Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-ID: Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable