Hey Joe, enjoyed reading your post.  One thing that caught my attention was
your mention of Nology spark plug wires.  Not trying to be an a##hole, but I
have heard these are crap from people who know.  People that actually race
fast cars and back up EVERYTHING they recommend with dynode results.  The
capacitor crap is a gimmick.  It doesn't do anything.  Really, I have
friends putting 2600LB 4 cylinder cars into the 10's with factory ignition
components.  These same people have tested Nology wires and called their
bluff.  These same people have tested many other "miracle" products and done
the same.  Ever wonder how Tectonics took a 16V vw motor and got 550 HP out
of it with the stock ignition?  Because the stock ignition is up to the
task.  A good tune up will give anyone more gains than any fancy spark plug
wire.
Feel free to flame if you must, public or private, I'm up to the debate.
Again, not trying to be a jerk or make you feel stupid, but I've heard so
many bad things about these wires I couldn't stay quite.
OK, here's an idea.....get some NEW OEM wires, put them in place of the
Nologys and see if you can tell any difference.
I didn't think so.

-PSD