after running ngk's i switched to magnecor kv-85's and cant tell a difference....what wires have you guys tried and found to be good....

 

NGK or MSD wires..I''ve been running NGK's for ever but I've read alot of good stuff about those MSD wires

 

I use MSD wires, b/c they have the least resistant wire material.

 

Me and all my friends run oem or ngk, everything else ive seen is garbage.

 

I use oem. had a set of msd but the always popped off the distributor. Those things are total
crap!

 

I run OEM

 

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I have also had problems with the MSD wires popping off the distributer.

 

the kv85's pop off also

good wire, use some zipties around the distributor plugs to hold them in.

Work well i guess, wires are wires though


as long as you stick with OEM, NGK, MSD, Magnacor, you are cool

 

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crap!</TD></TR></TABLE>

I had this same problem too, but use a little common sense and it is an easy fix.

Well pull the wire plug from the distributor, and look at the contact. "Well if it is poppin out, what could fix this?" Grab a pair spreaders or even use a screwdriver and widen the contact piece, reinstall. Repeat to the next 3. Promise it will never pop off again.


MSD are really not that bad of wires. They have the least resistance per foot of any wire on the market. And if you know anything about current flow, then you would want the least resistant wire so it will carry a high amperage of current which would make your spark stronger.


E=Voltage
I=Current
R=Resistance
P=Power

E= I x R

I= E/R

R= E/I

P= E x I

Lets say we have 100 Volts(E), and we test 3 different wires. One wire has 2K Ohms resistance, the other 1K ohms, and the last 500 ohms. Lets find out the current and power we get which each wire.


Current

E/R = I

1) 100V / 2K Ohms = 50mA

2) 100V / 1K Ohm = 100mA

3) 100V / 500 Ohms = 200mA

Look at the difference in current different resistances makes.

Power

E x I = P

1) 100V x 50mA = 5W(watts)

2) 100V x 100mA = 10W

3) 100V x 200mA = 20W

As you can see less resitance makes more power. Now the Voltage that the distibutor puts out Im sure is more than 100 VDC and given that 1 HP = 746W, less resistance wires can cause an increase in HP!

School dismissed

 

my msd systems puts out about 52,000 volts with the coil modded....my magnecor wires about about 2k ohms of resistance from connector to connector and less for the shorter wires in the set...guess i should go measure my ngk's and oem's

 

msd

 

the blue NGK's

 

unless your stock wires arent working properly, you arent going to see any advantages to upgrading to something aftermarket. waste of money.

 

oem

 

nology hotwires and converted to external coil cap with msd blaster coil

works good

 

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It would be a good test! let me know

Nology wires use a capacitor to build a charge and discharge a greater spark. This is an excellant concept, but way overpriced considering the capictors cost less than a dollar each. Also if given more thorough testing and utilizing better capacitors, Nology wires would be probably the best on the market!


In the mean time here is a review and comparison of OEM and Aftermarket wires dyno tested against each other!

http://www.tprmag.com/issue/4/4_wires.shtml

 

the nology wires suck....that capacitor takes time to charge before enough energy is stored to jump the gap...the time the cap takes to charge up causes a delay...this delay is the same as retarding your ignition....stupid concept design

hybrid_vtec good find on that article...the msd wires came out on top on the dyno testing

 

Yeah nology is teh gay. The capacitor just makes a useless flashover and has been proved to be a gimmick

 

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Like I said the Nology wires is a good concept but needs to utilize different/better capacitors.

I found that article monthes ago. The website has some good info on it, check it out!

 

OEM

 

OEM as well

 

NGK blues.

 

OEM here as well... have been trying to sell my msd wires for the past few weeks.

 

blue ngk's