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Old 08-19-2008, 08:31 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
but, dude, it is trivial, I mean trivial, to set up a magneto to turn off with the ignition key! Don't play the safety card on that!
a mag on a street car makes your car easy to steal... VERY DANGEROUS <reaching a long, long way LOL>

When I was a teen, there were a few street hot-rods running around sparked by a magneto, usually supercharged V8's. I knew one guy who ran a mag, who installed a quick release steering wheel, so he could keep his ride safe from theives.

On a more serious note, can we agree that on balance, the horsepower required to generate that spark is equal?

I mean to say that weather you charge the battery with an alternator and draw energy from it to spark the spark plugs, or generate electricity with a magneto to spark, they both take power, no free electricity.

If so, trading one power draw for a different one doesn't help. Again, good discussion point, though.
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