lifespan of original factory plug wires?
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lifespan of original factory plug wires? Okay, I'm at 77,600 miles, and I'm about to do my 2nd plug change - going with Iridium NGKs, with the goal of not laying a finger on the plugs and wires again until I hit about 150K miles.
I have determined that the iridium plugs will be good to that mileage(or beyond). But what about the original plug wires? I know they seem to have a longer lifespan than aftermarket plug wires, but will they last all the way to 150K miles?
And yes, I am lazy, and I'm not running N20, and I don't even race the car, so the fact that a copper plug is slightly better for performance is not worth as much to me as the longer change interval for a platinum/iridium plug. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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<small>[ March 27, 2002, 12:12 PM: Message edited by: TTopJohn ]</small>
I have determined that the iridium plugs will be good to that mileage(or beyond). But what about the original plug wires? I know they seem to have a longer lifespan than aftermarket plug wires, but will they last all the way to 150K miles?
And yes, I am lazy, and I'm not running N20, and I don't even race the car, so the fact that a copper plug is slightly better for performance is not worth as much to me as the longer change interval for a platinum/iridium plug. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Thanks y'all
<small>[ March 27, 2002, 12:12 PM: Message edited by: TTopJohn ]</small>
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Re: lifespan of original factory plug wires? I think 150K is kinda pushing it on a set of wires, but who knows? You could always get a new set of stockers, probably hold up 'till then just fine.
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Re: lifespan of original factory plug wires? I would just get a new set of stock wires, but they are more money than even the premium aftermarket wires. Taylor Thundervolts are about $70, new OEM plug wires are about $95
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Re: lifespan of original factory plug wires? Well I decided screw it, I'm just replacing the plugs and leaving the stock wires in there
Based on my experience with other vehicles, I predict these plug wires will last to 150K no problem, particularly since I do about 30k miles a year (like, see where it says my mileage at the top of this post? Well I'm at 79,200 now, and the dates between the first post and this one are pretty dang close) and time kills plug wires more so than mileage. So we'll see what happens <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
<small>[ April 10, 2002, 07:24 PM: Message edited by: TTopJohn ]</small>
Based on my experience with other vehicles, I predict these plug wires will last to 150K no problem, particularly since I do about 30k miles a year (like, see where it says my mileage at the top of this post? Well I'm at 79,200 now, and the dates between the first post and this one are pretty dang close) and time kills plug wires more so than mileage. So we'll see what happens <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /><small>[ April 10, 2002, 07:24 PM: Message edited by: TTopJohn ]</small>
