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Old May 22, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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Iam about to do headers and want to change spark plug wires and plugs while in there.Which wires are better taylor thunder volt,taylor 409 pro race,or msd wires? are any other suggestions
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I would suggest the 8.5 MSD's. they are proven. the Thundervolts are 10.0mm wire and would probably be more prone to touching the headers in some cases. I have both kinds, so I am going to be neutral to either really. I like the MSD's better if I had to pick.
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Old May 22, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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So there want be any power lost with the 8.5 vs 10mm, i will be using ngk tr55 plugs.I want the most power
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8.5's will put you where you want to be. Trust me. They will work fine. You wont lose power.
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Old May 22, 2006 | 07:55 PM
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out of those choices id go msd. however myself i prefer the gm wires. 89017279 the OE for the zo6's but have proven time and time again to work flawlessly and dont have connection issues liek the msd's or the tearing that the taylors do
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Old May 22, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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I like my MSD's.
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Old May 22, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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MSD's, 2 of my Taylor's broke on me. There are several threads about it on here.
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Old May 22, 2006 | 10:39 PM
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I have had the Taylor Thundervolt wires for 3 years now and have not had a single problem out of them. (knocks on wood) On and off multiple times and they are still at 27-29 ohms of resistance. My vote goes to the Taylors.
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i got my thundervolts in a group buy a couple years ago and havent had any problems with them either. really cant go wrong with any of them that have been mentioned imo.
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I have the Thundervolts on the C5 and Mustang with socks on them and I have had zero problems.

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Old May 23, 2006 | 01:59 PM
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If header clearance is an issue, another choice is the Taylor Sprio Pro 8.5mm.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 08:29 PM
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taylors 10.4s work with my pacesetters, dont touch at all.. i think the extra thickness helps because they dont flex much when connected and theyre all evenly spaced between the primaries... on the passenger side, one wire is about a 1/4 in from the egr (which is disconnected of course) thing on the headers but thats it.. basically.. take your pick..
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