Rick_A
Well Known Member
When I built my plane I planned for Dual Lightspeed Ignitions. The plan was to run with a single EI & mag for about 500 hours and then go dual Lightspeeds.
I'm now at 475 hours and completed the switch over yesterday. I did my first flight today and was surprised at the noticible difference. The engine ran smoother and I was able to lean to about 1 gph less with the engine still running smoothly. I wish I had made the switch over sooner.
It didn't take too long to make the change because I had all the wires for the 2nd Lightspeed system in place. The biggest job was figuring out exactly were to mount the coils and running the new plug wires.
I had to order custom plug wires to get the lengths that I needed. My brother, Walt, suggested that I check out Magnecor wires, which I did. I got their KV85 racing wires and went ahead and replaced the top plug wires while I was at it. Very high quality wires and connectors. I got a positive "click" when the wires were fully seated. I never got this on the stock wires from LSE.
So I'm a happy guy. I love it when a plan actually works as designed.
I'm now at 475 hours and completed the switch over yesterday. I did my first flight today and was surprised at the noticible difference. The engine ran smoother and I was able to lean to about 1 gph less with the engine still running smoothly. I wish I had made the switch over sooner.
It didn't take too long to make the change because I had all the wires for the 2nd Lightspeed system in place. The biggest job was figuring out exactly were to mount the coils and running the new plug wires.
I had to order custom plug wires to get the lengths that I needed. My brother, Walt, suggested that I check out Magnecor wires, which I did. I got their KV85 racing wires and went ahead and replaced the top plug wires while I was at it. Very high quality wires and connectors. I got a positive "click" when the wires were fully seated. I never got this on the stock wires from LSE.
So I'm a happy guy. I love it when a plan actually works as designed.