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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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i got accels on ebay for $35. they were a great replacement for my old worn out stockers. Ran smoother afterward.
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 09:34 PM
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ok soo ill ask my ? in here, ive got the accels 8mm and they run fine, but i wanna know what the oem ones are in mm. and is there that big of a difference in 8.5mm and 8s?? i never paid atten. to the stock ones i just changed them out so...and i have the tr6plugs and they run great
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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Anybody want my Accel 9000 wires..

I bought them and decided to use another wire...

Anyone want these Accel 9000 wires...

They were on the car for a few days...

I didn't like the fit on my Z06...I couldn't get them to fit right on the last plug on the drivers side so I used a different set..

25 dollars shipped if you want them..

Email me, post up here or pm...

They are in perfect working order...only a few days use...on the other cylinders..
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 10:47 PM
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gm wires here seen way to mnay issues with other aftermarket wires either hitting header tubes or ripping apart . even alot of the big HP (800+) cars ive helped with are running gm wires w/o issues

89017270 are the ones you want. they are red in color and stock on 03-04 Z06's.
(stock fbody ones are double the price, dont bother with those)
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 01:32 AM
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I have Taylor thundervolt's. I have a silver car so everything I try to get in black or silver. They look and perform better then stock. To test your wires hook it up to a DMM on the Ohm setting. I think my highest ohm rating on the Taylor's were about 35 ohms. The lower the number the better. It just means more electricity is going to the plugs and not being lost in the wire.
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 04:54 AM
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MSD Superconductors all the way. I like the 8.5 wire due to my headers wanting to touch the Taylor Thundervolts.
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 07:40 AM
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I run the Belden premiums from Napa. Work great and gauranteed for life.
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 01:25 PM
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GM performance wires. Shop owner I deal with said the MSD's were crap. (Don't know why.)
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 01:44 PM
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GM wires I listed are also lifetime
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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for those who have a corvette C5.... the GM LS2 wires touch the flp headers...

I have the stock heat shield on and kool soxs over that...

Still the 90 degree turn portion looks like its touching the header...or its dam close...
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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I just took the stock wires off and replaced them with MSD wires. I have all of about 18 miles on them so the jury is still out. Do you guys put those GM metal sleeves back on? I didn't but I don't have LT's either.
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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how much do the GM performance wires as compared to the MSD's???
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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Just bought some MSD's...
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 08:04 PM
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MSD seems to work fine
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 07:24 AM
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anyone run the granatelli wires? there soposed to have the best resistance.. but the price is more then double of any ive seen.
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 01:32 PM
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Stock for 80k, then GMPP reds , for about 8K, and now Taylor 8MM Spiro Pros for an LT1 when I did the coil pac relocation.. can't tell any performance difference in any of them..
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Old Jun 13, 2006 | 03:51 PM
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stock wires. been pulled 5 times atleast no ripping yet
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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 05:19 AM
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Taylor SpiroPro 8 mm, no problems.
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Old Jun 21, 2006 | 11:30 AM
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I also have Taylor race wires. I am going to change to some MSD wires very soon. They(MSD) pay more contingency money at the races.

Coach
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 11:18 AM
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Msd > *
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