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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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Hey guys gotta 98 Z28 and im in the market for some new plug wires, just wondering what you guys thing are the best to get. thanks
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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Everyone seems to stay stock or go MSD.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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the grantelli wires are the best but there pricey
but i just made some from left over wire parts from a msd kit and they work great
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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do you really gain anything from stock to, say, msd wires? just wondering cuz when i put in my headers i might put some msd wire/ngk plugs while i'm at it.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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I dont think there is anything to gain but they do look nice.
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Taylor 10.4?mm
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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MSDs are what I run.
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 12:28 PM
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MSDs here
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I like the GMPP ones. I've had a couple sets of MSDs and after pulling them off, at the terminals, a few times they never seem to grip the plugs snug again. Everyone else seems to like them though. I doubt you'll gain too much if anything.
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msds!!!!!!!
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Screw MSDs they are very hard to get on and often wont Click.

A set of z06 wires is all thats needed.
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msd hands down
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Go with the plug wires that feel/look like the best quality to you. Forget ohms ratings, they mean little to nil in actual real world testing.

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Originally Posted by Black99CamaroSS
Everyone seems to stay stock or go MSD.
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Originally Posted by ArcticZ28
Forget ohms ratings, they mean little to nil in actual real world testing.


Strange the ones that say they dont click or go back on very well after they have been pulled off before. Thats why I use them, others to me seem like they dont go back on as well.
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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got the msd and put em in when i did the header swap, they work great on my dd
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I use MSD's but they were a bitch to get on.
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Originally Posted by dutinsss
do you really gain anything from stock to, say, msd wires? just wondering cuz when i put in my headers i might put some msd wire/ngk plugs while i'm at it.
even if you stay stock on the wires, definatley do the NGK's, TR-55s, are great. when i did my headers, i replaced the wires, but just got another stock set. i did replace the plugs though.
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Those Granitelli's with the built in sleeves sure look nice.
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