What spark plug wires are you using for high h.p. applications???

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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 05:19 PM
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Default What spark plug wires are you using for high h.p. applications???

What do you think of Taylor .409 race wires?

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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 05:50 PM
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 06:04 PM
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Bah. Stock NGK are best. Magnecor's suck.
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 06:25 PM
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I have never had a problem with my Magnecors.
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 07:10 PM
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I have never had a problem with my Magnecors.
They don't seal well (as well as oem) and they flap all over the place unless you ghetto rig (zip tie) or buy special 8.5 guides for more $$. Talk about highway robbery.
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 07:46 PM
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Honda OEM

I had Magnecor, but they don't seal very well
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 09:45 PM
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VITEK

heard MSD is good too. bad things about magnecore. OEM is mainly for stock applications.
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 09:45 PM
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650whp, stock.

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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 10:10 PM
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Taylor makes good wires.

MSD are the best.

NGK is a little better than stock...that's what I have.

Magnecor conducts worse than stock if you put an ohm meter on them.
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 11:04 PM
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i got nology hotwires, just because Signal uses them on the chop-top civic
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 11:32 PM
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i got nology hotwires, just because Signal uses them on the chop-top civic
hahah.

by the way, nice times for only running 5psi.
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Old Jul 24, 2002 | 11:51 PM
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Love my MSD's....They Click to tell you they are fully seated...never came off, and I noticed a definete increase in power over my old NGK's.
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 12:09 AM
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 12:15 AM
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Stock honda wires are made by NGK. NGK wires are great. We have seen a HP increase useing them over MSD and accel wires. Actually NGK wires in Japan are a mm bigger then the ones we get here in the states....Mike
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 01:07 AM
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I always use and recommend OEM wires. Chris Rado, first unibody in the 8's, hardly anything stock at all on that Integra, ran OEM Honda wires. Honda OEM is good stuff. You won't see any increase using any other wire, and nothing fits better - nothing.
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 01:26 AM
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OEM.....nuff said I have had magnecor and others....but I still picked OEM over others...
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 06:49 AM
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Magnecor conducts worse than stock if you put an ohm meter on them.
Really? I was under the impression that stock leads were high tension and this either means really high resistance or over limit at room temp w/o high voltage present. Many aftermarket wires have conductor cores that conduct at low voltage thus less resistance using an intrusive ohmmeter test(open circuit). Course, maybe you're talking about an inductive test during firing.

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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 07:54 AM
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ngk
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 07:58 AM
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I'm using MSD wires at the moment. No problem with them. Got 'em cause they were cheaper than NGK at the time I'd have no quarrels using either NGK or MSD.
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 08:09 AM
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Default Re: What spark plug wires are you using for high h.p. applications??? (DSF)

#1 NGK
#1a Stock (made by NGK)
#2-20 all others
#21 Nology
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 08:10 AM
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<-- OEM
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 08:47 AM
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Default Re: What spark plug wires are you using for high h.p. applications??? (dlplayboy)

VITEK

heard MSD is good too. bad things about magnecore. OEM is mainly for stock applications.
I beg to differ All the 500-600hp Honda's around here run either OEM or NGK wires...
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 10:40 AM
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Don't underestimate oem. I had a miss on the dyno once. Pulled the plug wires and threw on a set from an old greasy motor sitting in the corner for a year. Cleared the miss right up. Made me a believer.
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 02:46 PM
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my MSD wires were terrible. when i went to get my car inspected there was so much interference that they couldn't even get an rpm reading. i have magnecor now but have also had zero problems with OEM. after reading this, goin back to stock for sure once my rebuild is complete.
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 03:38 PM
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Magnecor conducts worse than stock if you put an ohm meter on them.
The magnecores i have state 50ohm per foot, and that's exactly what i have...

stock is 3-5k
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