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Ac delco Spark plugs and Wires
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Msd Wires and Ngk Tr55 spark plugs
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other, list which and why.
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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i was wondering which spark plugs and wires to buy the factory ac delco or some after market ones.( msd 8.5 wires and ngk tr55's), what do u think is better and if something else list and why it would be better. thanks in advance!
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 11:52 PM
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to be honest i really dont know about spark plugs and wires, but just about evryone with an ls1 that changers there plugs go with some type ofnkg tr's mainly the 55's.
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 12:06 AM
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MSD or Taylor wires are typical on here.

I had a set of MSD's that **** out on me (still pissed about that investment).
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 01:21 AM
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Taylor thundervolts and tr55's.....because they were on sale.
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 11:29 AM
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How many people have had success with MSD wires..I do run across quite a few post/threads where people have had problems with them. What are the advantages of the MSD over the stock wires? I've been using the NGK TR-55's and stock wires with no issues.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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I just bought The MSD wires and NGK 55 from WS6 store and I will get them put on when I get my headers and exhaust installed on tuesday.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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"other" Tr55s and stock wires.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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Any wires are fine, our wires are so short that it really doesnt make a difference which ones you get, the resistance is close with all of them.

As for plugs, the TR55 is popular with most people around here.
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Originally Posted by brad8266
Any wires are fine, our wires are so short that it really doesnt make a difference which ones you get, the resistance is close with all of them.

As for plugs, the TR55 is popular with most people around here.
AGREE with the above
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 08:37 AM
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ThunderVolts and NGK's
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 08:45 AM
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TR55s and LS2 wires (nice angled boot)
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 11:04 PM
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does anyone know the gap on TR55s in a 99ls1?????????????????
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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anyone?
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 06:00 AM
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gap is .060 read away
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...t=ngk+plug+gap
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 06:22 AM
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tr-55 and msd wires here... working fine for 10k miles.
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Originally Posted by Rob98LS1
tr-55 and msd wires here... working fine for 10k miles.
+1. NGKs and MSD wires for the last 4 months. No problems at all.
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by SweeTbone
+1. NGKs and MSD wires for the last 4 months. No problems at all.
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 01:44 AM
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when i went to go buy my ngk tr-55 spark plugs, the salesperson at orilleys told me the gap was .50, and that they were already gapped, so i did not mess with them, do they come .50 or .60??
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oh and what will happen if it is at .50?
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Old Nov 13, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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I had originally purchased bosch platnum plugs on my 99 ls1 Autozone said to gap them @ 55 and i did now my gas mileage is really shitty,from 12gal. i got 154 miles. I just bought NGK TR55s dud @ advance said to gap @ 44??? confused
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