Not sure if anyone has tried them......But I did - grounded plug wires
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Not sure if anyone has tried them......But I did - grounded plug wires
The other day I was browsing craigslist and found an ad for some 10.5mm grounded spark plug wires. Email the guy and tell him I will take them.
Go pick them up and they look decent. Made by a company called Forza (ends up being OBX and basically an ebay only company) Kinda look like a marginal Nology Hotwire copy.
So later that night I put them on my car, and start her up. Take it around the block, to my surprize something is causing my car to bog at anything more than 20% throttle. I go through a few things and rule everything out.
Put my old plug wires back on, problem goes away. Try new plug wires again, this time I left the ground unhooked, see if it helped.......no joke my exhaust had flames shooting out of it.
Called OBX and talked to Tommy. He is taking care of the whole situation.
Not real sure what happened, didn't bother checking them with an ohm meter, or testing them any further.
Not sure if anyone else has tried them, or had similar experiences but I didn't find anything when I searched.
Go pick them up and they look decent. Made by a company called Forza (ends up being OBX and basically an ebay only company) Kinda look like a marginal Nology Hotwire copy.
So later that night I put them on my car, and start her up. Take it around the block, to my surprize something is causing my car to bog at anything more than 20% throttle. I go through a few things and rule everything out.
Put my old plug wires back on, problem goes away. Try new plug wires again, this time I left the ground unhooked, see if it helped.......no joke my exhaust had flames shooting out of it.
Called OBX and talked to Tommy. He is taking care of the whole situation.
Not real sure what happened, didn't bother checking them with an ohm meter, or testing them any further.
Not sure if anyone else has tried them, or had similar experiences but I didn't find anything when I searched.
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Re: Not sure if anyone has tried them......But I did - grounded plug wires (black88si)
That's odd...Something like that happend to me with some msd wires,but everyone said it was just "my car"..Don't know what to tell you
I dont really think it has anything to do with the grounds on the wires,,but just crappy wires in general,causing the spark to break up when it gets a little hot..
I dont really think it has anything to do with the grounds on the wires,,but just crappy wires in general,causing the spark to break up when it gets a little hot..
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Re: Not sure if anyone has tried them......But I did - grounded plug wires (crxnj)
Probably no fire or misfire in a cylinder causing unburnt fuel to spew into the hot exhaust pipes. When that ish hits the cold air -- afterburn, yo 
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Re: Not sure if anyone has tried them......But I did - grounded plug wires (fireant)
That is some funny **** man........I ROFL'd ........ thats why its Honda OEM baby.
Honda's ignition and wires are more than adequate unless you are running over 10,000 rpm....................................
Honda's ignition and wires are more than adequate unless you are running over 10,000 rpm....................................
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Re: Not sure if anyone has tried them......But I did - grounded plug wires (black88si)
I've seen Nology wires arc and ground out to the valve cover, causing misfires and lots of little sparks on a freind's integra LS back in the day. We took them off and put on OEM wires, and the car ran fine.
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Re: Not sure if anyone has tried them......But I did - grounded plug wires (SIred91)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SIred91 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That is some funny **** man........I ROFL'd ........ thats why its Honda OEM baby.
Honda's ignition and wires are more than adequate unless you are running over 10,000 rpm.................................... </TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah, I know.
Honestly....They were pretty cheap and looked nice. That was the only reason I picked them up.
Plug wires are plug wires.
I just wanted my bay to look a lil cleaner
Honda's ignition and wires are more than adequate unless you are running over 10,000 rpm.................................... </TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah, I know.
Honestly....They were pretty cheap and looked nice. That was the only reason I picked them up.
Plug wires are plug wires.
I just wanted my bay to look a lil cleaner
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Re: Not sure if anyone has tried them......But I did - grounded plug wires (black88si)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by black88si »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Yeah, I know.
Honestly....They were pretty cheap and looked nice. That was the only reason I picked them up.
Plug wires are plug wires.
I just wanted my bay to look a lil cleaner</TD></TR></TABLE>
... so you added 4 ground wires to it?
Yeah, I know.
Honestly....They were pretty cheap and looked nice. That was the only reason I picked them up.
Plug wires are plug wires.
I just wanted my bay to look a lil cleaner
</TD></TR></TABLE>... so you added 4 ground wires to it?
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