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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 06:42 AM
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will 8.5 wires fit under a stokck wire cover cuz i want to get the kevlar cover from spoon.

also wheres a good place to buy msd wires.

this is on a ls vtec for peps who dont know.
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 06:47 AM
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Why do you want MSD wires? What's wrong with the OEM ones?
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 06:51 AM
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well i just want them cause there i lil thicker and will be addign a MSD ingition next spring.
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 07:03 AM
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Thicker does not always mean better. I've seen cars come into the shop with lots of misfires, and the 11mm wires have spark going right through them.

Honda stock ignition systems are excellent, and replacing them with aftermarked parts often has either no effect, or an adverse effect. You need to consider why you are replacing these components. In the combustion chamber, 1 of 2 things can happen: either there is an ignition event or there is not. If there is a spark that ignites the air-fuel mixture, then the ignition system's job is done. The only time the ignition system hasn't done it's job is when there is a misfire; the air-fuel mixture does not fire. Replacing the stock parts with aftermarket parts when the stock parts are doing 100% of what is required is unneccisary. There is no more power to be made there. Unless you have an indication that you are losing power through a misfire, there is nothing else to be done.

The MSD igntion is fine, but you need to know why you are adding it. In all likelyhood, the only real reason would be to add spark retard on boost, or a soft rev limiter or launch control. As I said before, there's not a lot of power to be made over the stock stuff.

If I have overlooked anything, someone please clue me in.
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 07:06 AM
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looking at the lanch control aspect of it
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 07:15 AM
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Launch control , but I'd stick with honda wires, personally.
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 07:19 AM
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Larger doesn't always mean worse either... I could not get mine to fit, but I have seen some that can get it to fit. I guess I should not try to fit my 10mm's either
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 07:24 AM
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No, larger does not mean worse. But it's quality, not quantity. I've solved misfires when spark has been shooting through 11mm of yellow plug wire with a humble stock honda wire. People love to hear that their huge wires are the cause.
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 07:29 AM
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stock wires are only 7mm msd has 8.5 i dotn cafre about 11mm wires. MSD is a tried and tested setup its been through the paces tat who i trust i have beldin wires on my lsvtc right know(NAPA brand) and the work great.
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 07:31 AM
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Quality. not quantity
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 07:34 AM
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Yeah, MSD is better than any of the other aftermarket stuff, if you have to have something else.
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Old Oct 15, 2004 | 07:34 AM
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