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NGK plug wire splicers

In a drunken state with some mates we bought these at Netley about 5 years ago (we got such a cheap deal it should have hinted to us that they are made from snake oil):

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MORE-POWE...49?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3f0b3c3c69

In a scientific test they made no difference to my GS550, no difference to my mate's A10 and no difference to a CB900F. However, we think hill climbing ability of a PA50 Camino was improved in that peddles were not required to climb the hill up to Mike's house.
 
Heck anything will do. Being the wrench guy in town I used to help guys out. This friend had a chopper- hardtail frame with a Honda 750K motor he'd bought in good shape. He just rode it into the ground- changed the oil every 3 or 4 years, etc. Then it finally died. So I take a look. The coils were mounted underneath and behind the motor. Since the high tension leads are molded into the coils the method used to lengthen them was heavy gauge solid core household wire spliced in. And it ran fine for at least 7 years that way!
 
These are mounted above the engine ...same place as the GS coils are..And I did hear rumor that the wires were factory molded into the coil casings.
 
The NGK splicers work well, I've used them on Honda cb350 coils which also have the leads molded in. Look around on Ebay, you should be able to find them cheap.
 
You can dig the wire out of the Suzuki coils using a pick. Can the same be done with the Honda coils? The coils look identical to the Suzuki coils so my guess is they are made by the same supplier (Nippondenso for example).
 
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I'd have to look closely at both sets of coils but you're probably correct as far as Nippondenso...I know of a guy in Michigan that sells refurbished Honda coils with new lead wires and NGK boots set into them, so yeah obviously it can be done somehow. I think he sets the new wires in with epoxy, never asked how he got the old ones out.
 
Trevor76 said:
I'd have to look closely at both sets of coils but you're probably correct as far as Nippondenso...I know of a guy in Michigan that sells refurbished Honda coils with new lead wires and NGK boots set into them, so yeah obviously it can be done somehow. I think he sets the new wires in with epoxy, never asked how he got the old ones out.
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There are lots of threads here on this subject. Pulling the wires straight out works many times, but for stuborn wires you need to pull out what you can and then dig out the remainder with a metal pick/hook tool. Once the old wire is gone you will find a metal spike in the bottom of the hole. The new wire need to be sort of screwed down onto the spike and then sealed on the outside with epoxy or silicone.
 
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