Edward

I am using NGK spark plug cable. Now i want to upgrade. My friend ask me using the hot wire spark plug cable. It is made by sun auto. It can produce 300times spark fire compare with standard spark plug cable. I feel confuse now. Can you give me some detail information??? Thanks to discuss!!

py1188

Stick with OEM plug wires, no sense in really upgrading on a mild motor with stock ignition.

Opie

Go back to stock, trust me.

If your car is mostly bolt on and minor ad on's then you are more than fine with stock ignition parts.

.RJ

My OEM wires are probably the originals. They work fine (64K)

00MRSi

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Bingo. Stick with OEM wires. Don't waste your money on aftermarket wires that make bogus claims to hp and performance gains..

Batoutahell

We took a multimeter and compared the resistance of OEM wires vs. some ricey red aftermarket wires on Budman's itr (I forget which brand he has on the car). The OEM wires showed much higher levels of resistance compared to the aftermarket wires. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but from a layman's perspective, it would seem that lower-resistance wires would be desirable.

.RJ

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Batoutahell &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it would seem that lower-resistance wires would be desirable.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Why?

jiahanhao

i think he's thinking that lower resistance wires would dissipate less energy as heat. i would stick with stock

.RJ

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jiahanhao &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think he's thinking that lower resistance wires would dissipate less energy as heat. i would stick with stock</TD></TR></TABLE>

Is heat a significant problem?

Racebrewer

Since when did sparkplug wires produce any spark, let alone 300 times as much?

Cutting through all of the B.S., a few years back a Honda Tech member did a dyno comparison and got the most wheel power using stock wires, NGK wires produced virtually the same power level. The pretty, shiny wires actually dyno'd lower.

New stock wires, fresh plugs, cap, rotor and a good ground and you are GOLDEN!

John

vtec.dc2

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Edward &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I am using NGK spark plug cable. Now i want to upgrade. My friend ask me using the hot wire spark plug cable. It is made by sun auto. It can produce 300times spark fire compare with standard spark plug cable. I feel confuse now. Can you give me some detail information??? Thanks to discuss!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

ngk are not oem.. sumitomo are oem and when something sounds too good to be true... it usually is.. if you want real hp, get real mods.

Edward

i have already installed HKS twin power, Apexi power fc, toda a cam, mugen head gaskit. i got the web-site for reference ( http://www.nology.com/hot.html ). What do you think the nology spark plug cable can creat a spark 300 times more powerful. Thanks a lot!!

B2FiNiTY

iTrader: (2)

There is no point on getting it other than bling.

It is up to you if you want to spend more on something that does not do anything more than stock.

Art Vandeleigh

there are 2 types of spark plug wires. 1)TVRS 2) solid core. most cars today use TVRS type wires, but older VW and porsche's have used solid core. solid core offers no resistance within the wire themselves, but at the connections. they consist of a stainless steel core inside, whereas the TVRS cables have a corbon material inside that offers resistance within the wires.
now usually, TVRS wires have on avreage a 6-10k ohm of resistance...now this is by far not in anywqay sayign that you have this rating...this is just the norm.
with regards to the level of resistance, of course with a higher amount of resistance, the spark will have a more difficult time in jumping the gap of the plug....but it is all in consideration of the degree of added resistance.
i feel the best plug wire to get if you REALLY wanted to waste money, i would get the wires that were completley wraped in silicone....much more durable and more worth the money then paying extra for colored rubber that would crack and possible wear sooner. HTH

Art Vandeleigh

also you keep asking about the "...300 time spark." with all the modding you have undertaken, you dont seem to understand how an automobile works. no offense offered, please!!
the coil is really the component that is generating the enormous amount of voltage (40kv-who knows what else is out there). as the magnetic field of the primary circuit collapses over the secondary circuit, the coil sends its electrons via the plug wires. so plug wires DO NOT create spark, they are a conduit-a means to an end. HTH

dmannGSR

TPR just did an article on this subject in which they found the only wires that seemed to give any gains over stock were the MSD 8.5 mm ones. It's a good read -&gt; http://www.tprmag.com/issue/4/4_wires.shtml

00MRSi

Great info Art!! Thanks for posting it.

Edward, do not waste your money on nology wires. Stick with stock/sumitomo or NGK blue wires..

Edward

Thanks for your opinion!!

B2FiNiTY

iTrader: (2)

That's a pretty good article. Thanks.