Which spark plug wires?
11-29-2008 | 09:33 PM
#21
11-29-2008 | 09:52 PM
#22
The MSD 8.5mm Super Conductor Wire is "the" performance wire. Engineered from the inside out, the 8.5 offers everything you have ever wanted in a wire; incredibly low resistance without electronic interference!
In a single 12 inch length of Super Conductor Wire there is only 40 - 50 ohms of resistance! That is the lowest resistance of any helically wound wire. To accomplish this, we use a copper alloy conductor due to it's great voltage carrying capabilities. The low resistance results in less loss in spark energy so more reaches the spark plug. The conductor is wound extremely tight around a special center core. So tight in fact, that there is over 40 feet of conductor wrapped into a single foot of plug wire. This winding procedure, combined with a ferro-magnetic impregnated center core, produces an extremely effective Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) "choke". This choke, or suppression capability, keeps the EMI inside the wire where it cannot interfere with other electronics on your vehicle.
The outer sleeve that surrounds the conductor assembly is just as impressive. A proprietary blend of silicone and synthetic material produce a sleeve that is highly resistant to high heat as well as abrasion and tears.
It isn't just about resistance.
Choice is yours $150-$200 for a set of wires or $68 with plugs from me. I'll set you a set of wires for $1000 if you want.
There is no appreciable loss in the MSD. The length of the MSD wire in the LS1 is 8" not 12.5" either.
I've seen people drop $300 for wires as well. Personal choice, I guess if you can afford them and you think they make you faster than thats all you need.
I do have a 0 ohm wire that someone wants me to look at. Its constructed very similar to the MSD but instead of one wound wire it uses 5 but we need to do testing for EMI
In a single 12 inch length of Super Conductor Wire there is only 40 - 50 ohms of resistance! That is the lowest resistance of any helically wound wire. To accomplish this, we use a copper alloy conductor due to it's great voltage carrying capabilities. The low resistance results in less loss in spark energy so more reaches the spark plug. The conductor is wound extremely tight around a special center core. So tight in fact, that there is over 40 feet of conductor wrapped into a single foot of plug wire. This winding procedure, combined with a ferro-magnetic impregnated center core, produces an extremely effective Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) "choke". This choke, or suppression capability, keeps the EMI inside the wire where it cannot interfere with other electronics on your vehicle.
The outer sleeve that surrounds the conductor assembly is just as impressive. A proprietary blend of silicone and synthetic material produce a sleeve that is highly resistant to high heat as well as abrasion and tears.
It isn't just about resistance.
Choice is yours $150-$200 for a set of wires or $68 with plugs from me. I'll set you a set of wires for $1000 if you want.
There is no appreciable loss in the MSD. The length of the MSD wire in the LS1 is 8" not 12.5" either.
I've seen people drop $300 for wires as well. Personal choice, I guess if you can afford them and you think they make you faster than thats all you need.
I do have a 0 ohm wire that someone wants me to look at. Its constructed very similar to the MSD but instead of one wound wire it uses 5 but we need to do testing for EMI
Last edited by 99blancoSS; 11-29-2008 at 09:58 PM.
