and your money could have been better spent elsewhere stock plug wires are fine 
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new plugs and wires i changed my stock original plugs at 50K miles to NGK and msd ls1 wires, 2nd gear felt like 1st. anybody ever dynoed there car before and after with a tune up to see how much Hp they gain from new plugs and wires?
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Originally Posted by FU_I_AM_UltraZ
i changed my stock original plugs at 50K miles to NGK and msd ls1 wires, 2nd gear felt like 1st. anybody ever dynoed there car before and after with a tune up to see how much Hp they gain from new plugs and wires?
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Thanks
engine seemed to run alot smoother and fired up quicker. As for the wires again no real gain in HP. Stockers are actually pretty good although I did change mine too. Just my .02 worth.
Over 50K miles, the plugs are heavily worn and need to be replaced. Any noticeable gain would be bringing you back to stock power levels. The stock gap is 0.060" and after 27K miles, mine were in excess of 0.070". So, you can see there could be a drop in power with those kind of gaps. The stock wires are alright and is dabateable on whether there is a increase in power.
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yep, msd 8.5 wires
the stock plugs for white as hell on the tip and so were the wires. HP had to go up. i felt a very noticable increase in acceleration.
the stock plugs for white as hell on the tip and so were the wires. HP had to go up. i felt a very noticable increase in acceleration.
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Originally Posted by FU_I_AM_UltraZ
yep, msd 8.5 wires
the stock plugs for white as hell on the tip and so were the wires. HP had to go up. i felt a very noticable increase in acceleration.
the stock plugs for white as hell on the tip and so were the wires. HP had to go up. i felt a very noticable increase in acceleration.
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Originally Posted by FU_I_AM_UltraZ
i changed my stock original plugs at 50K miles to NGK and msd ls1 wires, 2nd gear felt like 1st. anybody ever dynoed there car before and after with a tune up to see how much Hp they gain from new plugs and wires?
Thanks
Thanks
i'm changing out mine today to NGK plugs and 8.5 superconducter wires . . . . ya know clean my K&N filter actually felt like it made a difference and i do get beeter gas mileage since i cleaned it. hopefully my gas mileage will get just abit better after today
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Originally Posted by brad8266
If your original stuff was all worn out then yeah you would feel the difference. But if you went from new stock plugs/wires to new aftermarket plugs/wires, you wouldnt notice a difference.
yes... the original/stock plugs and wires wire burnt out! my question is has anyone dynoed their car b4 and after to see what the gain in hp is? i really don't want to have to pay $$ for a dyno run that's all.. 5? 10rwhp? remember.. plugs were whiter than a ghost lol
my buddy went 120k on the stock plugs and wires. swapped them for new ngk tr55 plugs and factory replacement wires - no gain whatsoever in the 1/4. the car idled smoother, that was the extent of "gains"..
