I changed my plugs... now the car is running rough. What wires would you recommend?
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I changed my plugs... now the car is running rough. What wires would you recommend?
I just swapped my plugs, and put NGK TR6s back in. And the car is running rough now? The gap should stay at .035 correct? Also, the plug wires appear to be stock. What wires would you recommend with a H/C/Nitrous car?
Any advice is appreciated.
Patrick.
Any advice is appreciated.
Patrick.
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sry to hijack you thread,but i have a similar issue. just put BR7EF's and it runs fine no detonation or misfire codes but it bucks at idle in gear at a light? would this be sympotms of a bad wire since it runs fine at speed i can feel a little bit on the freeway at a constant speed. it was fine with stock plugs
im thinking its a wire, any bad plug ive ever had has misfired bad enough to throw a code.
im thinking its a wire, any bad plug ive ever had has misfired bad enough to throw a code.
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It wasn't doing this before, but I did notice horrible mpg... (~8mpg). So I decied to change the plugs/clean the air filter/etc. I don't drive the car much, but I drove it about 10miles earlier, and noticed that it seems to only sputter once the car hits ~2500 RPMs.
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I like my Taylor Race Pro 10.4mm wires. Just wasn't interested in the MSD's at the time. Good wire, just not the same quality imo. I picked them up from Lethal P. in stock. I have several stock plug wires left over from customer installs if your find yours got fubar'ed.
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well i might of gottin some form a bad batch but
the msd wires i had after the first time installing them, they lost there click so putting them back on was a p.i.t.a every time
and to add to that i also had about 4 break over a years time
and well these are things i would expect from some autozone wires but not from something that are supposed to be 'high quality' and cost 70+ dollars
btw i now have stock replacement wires from a local parts store(cost 25 bucks) and they have none of the issues above and i honestly doubt that they cost me anything in horsepower
the msd wires i had after the first time installing them, they lost there click so putting them back on was a p.i.t.a every time
and to add to that i also had about 4 break over a years time
and well these are things i would expect from some autozone wires but not from something that are supposed to be 'high quality' and cost 70+ dollars
btw i now have stock replacement wires from a local parts store(cost 25 bucks) and they have none of the issues above and i honestly doubt that they cost me anything in horsepower
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Alright, well I checked my fuel pressure at the schraeder valve. It showed 60psi when the key was in the on position, then would drop down to ~51psi. Once I turned it on it was at 60psi, and then under acceleration it dropped down a few psi.
If I put too much oil on the air filter when I cleaned it a couple weeks ago, what all would that mess up? I'm about to go outside and clean the MAF.
If I put too much oil on the air filter when I cleaned it a couple weeks ago, what all would that mess up? I'm about to go outside and clean the MAF.
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Also, I have stock wires. I know someone selling a new set of MSDs 8.5mm wires for $45. Should I snag those up?