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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 09:31 AM
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Its time for a plug and wire change and I need to know what company makes a good wire?
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 10:29 AM
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The current state of the art in plug wires is the spirl wound copper conducter. This offers low resistance AND good RF suppression, a must with any computer or data acquisition application. These wire are used in all forms of racing, NASCAR,TRANSAM,TOP FUEL & on & on. Don't worry about jacket diameter, that's mostly marketing flash. This wire type is offered by MSD, Delphi and a few others. I like the MSD double crimp terminal as it lowers resistance and ellimanates the chance of core breakage when you bend the conductor over for crimping.
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 12:56 PM
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Theres too many differences in opinion. I like the info you provided HaveBlue, as it seems you go the extra distance when offering help. I happen to favor the stock wires, and TR6 plugs. Stock wires provide the same low resistance as aftermarket, and the TR6 plugs help battle summer heat, even in NA applications. I also like the Iridiums, nice plugs. For NA, put them in and forget about them..they last!
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 01:45 PM
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I pur in Taylor's '409' Pro Race wires. I might be crazy, what am I saying might, but I think I felt a difference... Maybe one of them was bad or something...
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 06:47 PM
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GM

Currently using MSD's, with no complains. Gonna try the GM performance red plugs wires soon.
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Old Aug 12, 2003 | 07:47 PM
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One more for the Taylor "409's" not only do they perform well, but they look cool too...
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 07:25 AM
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Taylor Thundervolt's fit perfect, work well, and look good.
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 07:45 AM
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Taylor also here. You might want to consider wire boots(heat socks) also, the stock ones wont work with the new wires, and they only cost about $20
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I went with MSD Superconductor wires. We hooked them and the stock wires up to a resistance guage. 2.4 K ohms for stock and 36 ohms for the MSD. A factor of nearly 1000.
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 11:11 AM
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SSCamaro99 3, you obviously needed some wires. I have a habit of checking the ohms of wires, as my own comapro and the only ones I see over 45-50ohms are bad ones, even twist them around to check for inconsistencies. Dayum 2.4k ouch, bet that ran like a ford!
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Taylors 10.4's here.
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