will the curtis sparks key work good with my mods

[fordhondarider]

Well I have a 11:1 WB piston stock bore with a stage 2 hotcam and stage 1 dynojet carb kit.Will the CS ignition advance jey work good with these mods or not.

[Dune Surfer]

No. Stock motors only I believe

[krt400ex]

not true^^^^^^^

i have talked to ppl that have highly modded and bored mtors and they say that the key works great. sparks doesn't recommend it for highly modded motors prolly because of heat issues(don't quote me on that) and it should work good for u

[2004exrider]

Originally posted by krt400ex
not true^^^^^^^

i have talked to ppl that have highly modded and bored mtors and they say that the key works great. sparks doesn't recommend it for highly modded motors prolly because of heat issues(don't quote me on that) and it should work good for u

Exactly, just for heat issues you'll have to run a higher octane with the 11:1 piston now or you'll have detonation problems. You will feel a power difference.

Jimmy

[krt400ex]

Originally posted by 2004exrider
Exactly, just for heat issues you'll have to run a higher octane with the 11:1 piston now or you'll have detonation problems. You will feel a power difference.

Jimmy


u will hardly notice a diff in heat. i have one and i can't tell a diff at all

[Dune Surfer]

Hmm,
Sparks makes it and He recomends not useing it on built motors. I think before blowing up your motor, why not just give him a call. Curtis is a nice guy that knows his stuff. Listen to him, not me or someone else here.

[400ex124]

you should be fine i read that it will be fine with mods just as long as u dont have a big bore 426, or 440. they even said the 416 should be fine

[2004exrider]

Originally posted by Dune Surfer
Hmm,
Sparks makes it and He recomends not useing it on built motors. I think before blowing up your motor, why not just give him a call. Curtis is a nice guy that knows his stuff. Listen to him, not me or someone else here.

Im pretty sure the only reason he reccomends it for "stock engines" is due to the extra heat it will be putting out. As long as your running a high enough octane fuel, you wont be having detonation issues that will cause engine damage.

Jimmy

[fordhondarider]

Thanks a lot guys.I actually tried to get a hold of curtis sparks first with no luck.I just got 6 gallons of 110 octane from the gas station and definently plan on running it in the motor after I finish putting it back together this weekend.

[GPracer2500]

It's not the bore that really matters, it's the compression ratio. High compression piston = higher required octane. Lots of ignition advance = higher required octane. So when you add them together you can wind up with an engine that will not tolerate a fuell that would be fine with only one or the other.

[JOEX]

I tried it with a 416 10.8 Ross piston, XR head gasket, no base gasket, HC Stage I & II cams and 92 octane fuel. Had severe pinging.

Higher octane may have helped but i'd rather not have to use it so I took the key out.

[Dune Surfer]

I bought the key for my stock 400 then decided to build my motor. I called Curtis and he told me not to use it. I was only using 10.8-1 compression. Hey, you would be an idiot to install something in your motor the manufacture tells you not to install.

[81 clark racing]

so if you have a stock 400 motor it will b fine? i want 2 put 1 in. will it be ok with the mods i have thanxs

[oldskoolex400]

yea that would be alright clark

[Dune Surfer]

Originally posted by 81 clark racing
so if you have a stock 400 motor it will b fine? i want 2 put 1 in. will it be ok with the mods i have thanxs

Stock is what it was designed for, Install it and tell us what you think.