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Where can I buy copper lead's ??? For my grey motor. Nothing fancy, just copper leads, with black outters. Need 6 plus one for the coil.
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Steve
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I believe that they are now illegal in NSW at least due to them interfering with pacemakers or something that is why you may not be able to find any.
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They can't that much illegal in NSW, I've recently registered and had a full pit inspection on my Camaro and it's using copper core leads. I made them myself.
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The reason they don't use them is they give out a lot of radio interference as you drive along you are interfering with everyones radios and TVs.
However copper core are a lot more efficient than the silicone or whatever they use on modern cars. I read a
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Oh you can probably get them at one of the older established auto electricians, some parts places might have them, I would be surprised if a speed shop did not have them I think some of the drag people use them, you have to buy the lead by the metre and f
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I bought a roll of multi-conductor copper core cable from an Electrical wholesaler, I guess you could say it's like jumper lead cable - then purchased the plug connectors, and insulation boots from local auto parts supplier. I don't have any suppressors f
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I have a very old 4 cyl relic that runs copper. They usually came with 90 degree suppressors that were the spark plug connector.
They do pump out RF, but from what I heard was that in the early days of Police Radar, it used to jam the ++++ out of em.
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