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Mar 31, 2011 | 04:23 PM

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best plug wire combo?

im gonna do a tuneup on the car soon so i was just wondering what the best set of plugs and wires were.

Mar 31, 2011 | 04:29 PM

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I would say NGK TR55s gapped at .050 and some GMS wires

Mar 31, 2011 | 04:33 PM

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I would say NGK TR55s gapped at .050 and some GMS wires

thanks for the gap info, that was my next question. how are msd wires?

Mar 31, 2011 | 04:40 PM

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a lot of guys on here are running MSD wires including myself

Mar 31, 2011 | 04:56 PM

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ngk tr55s and taylor wires.

Mar 31, 2011 | 05:04 PM

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Taylor, MSD, GMS, AC Delco. there are tests that show all the ohms blah blah blah. get what is in your budget.

Mar 31, 2011 | 05:07 PM

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NGK TR55's and MSD wires

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Mar 31, 2011 | 05:13 PM

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MSD's seem to be the most reliable right now. Taylors are a one time use wire. They come apart when you pull them off. Happened to me and many others.

Mar 31, 2011 | 05:39 PM

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TR55 and the GM Red Wires that came on the LS6 vettes.

Mar 31, 2011 | 08:07 PM

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Granatelli has proved that his wires have 0 ohms.. I would go with the GMS wires

Apr 1, 2011 | 08:26 AM

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MSD's have worked great for me. I had issues with Taylor Wires in the past.

Apr 1, 2011 | 08:55 AM

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NGK TR55's and Ac Delco wires

Apr 1, 2011 | 08:59 AM

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Hard to beat the deal for NGK plugs and MSD wires

But pretty much get the plugs with the proper heat range and any wire with decent build quality. It doesn't matter.

Apr 1, 2011 | 03:29 PM

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any difference between the NGK TR55 and the TR55 IX plugs?

Apr 1, 2011 | 03:41 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GTAWS6Brah

im gonna do a tuneup on the car soon so i was just wondering what the best set of plugs and wires were.

for what specifically? people just like to spout random ****.

Stock GM wires are fine, usually NGK plugs work well. Depending on what you have done determines your spark plug model choice and gap.

Spark plugs are like condoms, they all aren't universal.

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Apr 1, 2011 | 03:55 PM

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Apr 1, 2011 | 07:28 PM

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Most folks here run the NGK plugs and MSD wires.

The IX plugs are iridium and may last for 100,000 miles.

Most wires are pretty good except for the Taylors. Many here have had issues including myself. Avoid them.

GM wires tend to have high resistance. As I recall, the Acell wires are also pretty high.

I'm running the Granatelli wires. As stated above, they're zero Ohms. They MAY add some power but have a lifetime warranty. $105.00 direct from GMS, call in orders only for LS engines. Far away the most "worth it" plug wire set of the group.

I'm gonna try a set of the WeaponX spark plugs, they have no resistor in them.

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Apr 29, 2011 | 07:06 PM

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ok so i went with the ngk/msd combo and they have solved my performance problems since i got my headers!!! wow what a difference! car was lagging and popping ever since i got the headers but it purs good now and hauls ***, i guess it just needed a tune up. sounds wicked too.