What plug wires to run? 
What plug wires to run?
MSD 8.5mm superconductor wires, the only wires I will put in my Vette. See the attached link. Excellent product at can't beat pricing, as far as I've seen. This is where I bought my plugs and wires. Great customer service and fast shipping too.
http://www.mcssl.com/store/cc-perfor...81a6a08596362b
http://www.mcssl.com/store/cc-perfor...81a6a08596362b
My experience.
I wasted my money on 10.4 Taylor Thunderbolts. Thought upgrading would maybe help performance a little when I got my 427ci put in. Aftermarket plug wires DO NOTHING for stock cars up to roughly 600 FWHP.
I saw ZERO performance enhancement and zero fuel mileage change. Then the pieces of crap broke while taking them off from barley pulling on them. 5 of them broke while pulling them by the BOOTS. The metal clip inside the boot stayed on the spark plug head so tight that the metal wiring came unthreading through the boots. Luckily I kept my factory stock wires. I pulled off all the rest of the crap Taylors and popped the factory wires back on. Same exact performance, same exact everything.
Then I started using $36.00 Advance Auto wires.......100% identical performance and gas mileage on my 427ci. ZERO difference.
Unless you're going high HP, nitrous, or forced induction high HP........DON'T waste your cash. You will get absolutely nothing from aftermarket wires. But most people listen to the marketing bullshit. so......
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I wasted my money on 10.4 Taylor Thunderbolts. Thought upgrading would maybe help performance a little when I got my 427ci put in. Aftermarket plug wires DO NOTHING for stock cars up to roughly 600 FWHP.
I saw ZERO performance enhancement and zero fuel mileage change. Then the pieces of crap broke while taking them off from barley pulling on them. 5 of them broke while pulling them by the BOOTS. The metal clip inside the boot stayed on the spark plug head so tight that the metal wiring came unthreading through the boots. Luckily I kept my factory stock wires. I pulled off all the rest of the crap Taylors and popped the factory wires back on. Same exact performance, same exact everything.
Then I started using $36.00 Advance Auto wires.......100% identical performance and gas mileage on my 427ci. ZERO difference.
Unless you're going high HP, nitrous, or forced induction high HP........DON'T waste your cash. You will get absolutely nothing from aftermarket wires. But most people listen to the marketing bullshit. so......
.
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Thread Starter
Staging Lane
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 86
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From: Pineville , Louisiana
Thanks for the input guys... I have some credits with summit and i saw some gm performance plug wires any input on those? And while were on the topic of plug wires, which plugs should i run in my car it is cammed with a g5x-3 and bolt on's what would performe well and go with my mods?
Pretty much you buy the wires and get the plugs for free.
I use MSD's because they bend, pop them on the plug then bend them over off of the header.
Thanks for the input guys... I have some credits with summit and i saw some gm performance plug wires any input on those? And while were on the topic of plug wires, which plugs should i run in my car it is cammed with a g5x-3 and bolt on's what would performe well and go with my mods?
Last edited by 00pooterSS; Jul 26, 2011 at 10:18 AM.
Thread Starter
Staging Lane
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 86
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From: Pineville , Louisiana
Thanx! i just need some wires with a lil elbow to them to keep them from melting on my headers... Looks like im going with the MSD wires and NGK Tr 55 plugs .. Thanx for all the good advice
I agree... I made well over 700FWHP on old stock 100k mile junk yard wires and lasted 3 years... now have them on my new setup w/ more power and they dont miss a beat. People shouldnt waste their money.
I completely agree, I wouldn't recommend the MSD's except that they are made to bend and stay off the headers.