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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 03:02 PM
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was trying to get recomindations on what plugs and wires I should run in my 2002 trans am ls1...and wht heat range I should run factory or not
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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mods on car? stockers are fine. am running TR6's out of the box. TR55 is great too. but again if your not on spray just get TR55 or oem plugs. am running oem wires too, dont need bigger than that.
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 04:56 PM
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mild cam intake nd cat back is all I got
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 06:37 PM
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TR55 or TR6 are both great. oem is fine but not sure if you need thicker than that with a cam, maybe someone will chime in.
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 09:57 PM
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EXTREMELY happy with the zero Ohms wires from Granatelli Motorsports.

The TR55's are great plugs.
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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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NGK TR55 plugs and MSD 8.5mm wires here, no complaints at all. The regular NGKs are fine, no need to get the expensive iridiums. The Granatelli wires are a great product, buddy of mine has 'em, only reason I don't have 'em is the car came with fresh MSDs/TR55s.
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The tried and true plug for our cars is the NGK TR55, before I had an LS1 I used NGK in everything I had, cars, motorcycles you name it. They are the best.

I like my MSD wires because the boot bends where they connect to the plug. If you have headers this is a nice feature. With the MSD wires you can bend the boot over off the header and the plug wire will stay there. There is something inside the boot that allows it to bend and hold that form.
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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 01:51 PM
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appreciate it guys I was thinkin on ngk nd msd to begin with glad I was on the right page
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appreciate it guys I was thinkin on ngk nd msd to begin with glad I was on the right page
I believe some of the sponsors have MSD wire and NGK plug combo's that save you a little money if you want to check them out.
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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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how would I be able to do that
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 09:10 AM
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how would I be able to do that
All the ad's to the right side of the screen are sponsors, places like Speed tweekerz, WS6store, Speed inc, Vengance, etc sell parts like that.

Look over on the right side -------------------------->


Click on those little guys over there and see if any of them have a special.
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 09:59 AM
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Just check the sponsor sales section, I believe its in there.
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 12:05 PM
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and another quick ? Would be on the ngk tr55 is tr55 the name of the plugs like iridium is
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Copper TR55 is part number 3951

Iridium part number is 7316

That's what google said anyway.
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Old Aug 19, 2011 | 05:16 PM
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I work at ntb in kansas nd got on to napa prolink nd put in the part number and I got v-power plugs
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 01:00 AM
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thnx everyone for the advice got the tf55 today nd goin to theraceing performance store sun to get the right msd wires now to put it all together nd in the car nd strt it soon
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 01:37 AM
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Good luck with msd .. Good product but like somone else in here im
Still super satisfied with my
Granatelli solid cores!!!
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If you'd had ordered the Granatelli wires on the 17th, I'm sure you'd have had them by Monday the 22nd.

I'm pretty sure the call-in-the-order price of $105.00 for the standard set is never ending.

The Granatelli wires are the superior wires for our cars.

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Originally Posted by ghostws6
I work at ntb in kansas nd got on to napa prolink nd put in the part number and I got v-power plugs
V power is what the Standard NGK's are. And the V power plugs work great. T

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If you'd had ordered the Granatelli wires on the 17th, I'm sure you'd have had them by Monday the 20th.

I'm pretty sure the call-in-the-order price of $105.00 for the standard set is never ending.

The Granatelli wires are the superior wires for our cars.
Just a little side info: The stock wires are plenty sufficient. I just recommend MSD's because they flex and will stay off the header. If there was no issue with burning on the header then I would say use the stock wires. Plug wires in general are a waste of money. If someone did a legit testing of wires, I would imagine that Granettelli's would only be superior in pricing, and that there wouldn't be any actual performance gains. Not trying to come off rude, but like I said, plug wires in general are a waste of money.

Today's ignition systems are very stout and reliable and generally do not need to be upgraded even when putting out over double the factory power.

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Old Aug 22, 2011 | 12:22 PM
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Set of msd wires and ngk plugs (your choice I believe), for 72 or 76 shipped in the sponsor sales section.
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