Which plug wires go on the best??
12-15-2005, 10:58 PM
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Which plug wires go on the best?? Just got through changing the plugs in my car and the MSD plug wires that I have are hard to snap on. Sometimes they don't even make the snaping sound, it is hard to tell when i have them on. Is this just a problem with my wires( I bought them used). Does anyone else have problems with the MSD's? As far as resistance I don't know which wires are the best, however right now I just want wires that will be easy to take on and off. I would appreciate any suggestions..
12-16-2005, 05:41 AM
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Honestly I just stick with stock (GM) wires.
Some people like the LS6 or GMPP wires as well. I'll probably use one of those when I change mine.
Some people like the LS6 or GMPP wires as well. I'll probably use one of those when I change mine.
12-16-2005, 01:53 PM
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My MSDs didn't snap on like you stated. It's kinda hard to tell when they're fully on. I pushed them about as hard as I could without trying to break a sparkplug off.
12-16-2005, 02:23 PM
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my talor spiro 8mm wires fit really tight had to snap them on but when i went to change the plugs 2 of them broke takeing them off thats how tight they were...the metal piece that clips onto the plug ripped out of the boot and stayd on the plug..so i put the new stock plugs back on..
12-16-2005, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 1BADTALS1
the metal piece that clips onto the plug ripped out of the boot and stayd on the plug.
12-16-2005, 07:11 PM
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I have had two sets of MSDs and never a problem with burnt boots or wires or anything. Regardless, my point is I don' t think they are designed to be installed more than once. The FIRST time I put them on, no problems, went on really nice, and snapped onto the coils and the plugs. The next time I check my plugs, I pull them off, at the boots, go to put them back on, and the damn things don' t hardly snap onto most of the plugs. The coils were fine, but the stock end didn' t snap on to much more than 2-4 plugs. I noticed the terminals in the boots just seem to stretch and not spring back, after the first time you remove them. After cripping a couple, I got more to snap on, but, I NEVER had theat problem with the GMPP wires. Those thing came off like 5-10 times, and I only replaced them because I started seeing some cracking in the wires.
I say, go with the GMPP wires. They are similarly priced, reusable, and I don' t think you are going to loose a whole lot of voltage over MSDs...
I say, go with the GMPP wires. They are similarly priced, reusable, and I don' t think you are going to loose a whole lot of voltage over MSDs...
