knock retard

[ka50]

Ok, each time you start the engine up, I assume timing is reset, right?

The reason I ask is when I start up my car it's smooth first 5-10 mins, then it becomes sluggish. I suspect I have occasional miss or weak spark on one of the cylinders, which causes spark retard. I was stupid and when my coil went out I put cheapest **** around with cheapest plugs wires, which arc badly in humid weather.

[awesomeame]

do you have someone near by that can scan your car with autotap or something? just to see what's going on with misses/kr etc.

--matt

[Infernal]

Do you think its happening when the car goes into closed loop operation? If so, perhaps O2 sensors.

[geocor]

Change wires to a reputable brand ,like MSD super conductor or similar,you should'nt get arcing from them.To test to see if knock sensors are working properly ,take a small metal rod & as safely as you can with eng running ,rap them steadily to see if eng. speed changes. If it does they're working properly.

[ka50]

yeh which wires are good? I was thinkin accell 9000 or MSD or taylors... they're all pretty pricey, though... but I've read somewhere that the wires I got are probably the worst you can buy for your money. They have higher than stock resistance I believe.

Basically my dad told me after all this is that you can't try and save money on ignition, fuel system, brakes and suspension.

[Nachius]

Taylor Spiros a good inexpensive wires!