Old Apr 29, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Electronic
Yes.

The weaker spark only ignites a small portion of the total spark availablity
surface area so it takes extra time for the already burning mixture to
ignite the rest. In effect, this is like retarding the ignition very slightly.
Totally Correct. Result on analysis machines is High HC PPm.

Incidentally, this is how swopping to wasted spark can improve your power output for the same boost.
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