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Spark plug wires
How often do you guys replace plug wires?
What are the best quality wires that maintain an authentic period correct look? (I have an old school OEM Ford distributor, petronix points replacement and a pertronix coil). |
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if you want an OEM set these guys will be able to help. a set for a 64-66 t-bird will be the right look. green sales http://www.greensalescompany.com/ |
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There are a number of places I can buy OEM reproduction wires, my question is - is the quality the same as the modern tech wires? What specs do I want to see? They don't have to be exact reproductions since after all mine isn't a "real" original cobra (:p), but it would be nice to have them look close to keep my period correct look. |
i have been shopping for wires myself, i care nothing for original look, seems that most wire sets are 8mm, slightly large for OEM look. to be friendly to my MSD i can't use solid core, only spiral core. i didn't see much in the way of black, especially black with the orange boots.
my taylor spiral core lasted 4 years, and could probably go more but a couple of the spark plug boots are cracking at the thumb grip. they come in red and blue with black dist boots and respective red or blue plug boots. i find the blue a bit LA-LA for my taste.. you could try NAPA, their wires are good, i use them on my dailys, i think they are dark blue with black boots. |
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For example, is there going to be a quality difference between these two sets of wires? (Cost is the same) :confused:
Ford repro Autolite wires: http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/ite...tKey=EMUSTANG# Pertronix black OEM-looking wires: (or fill in your favorite aftermarket black 7mm wire) http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/ite...atKey=EMUSTANG |
patrick,
i like the look of those.....do you remember the ohms per foot on the wires? what kind of plug boots are on them? are they assembled or do you crimp on the plug ends? doug, i saw a difference in the actual resistance of the wire, the cheaper sets had a high resistance, the sets geared more for performance had a lower resistance but were more expensive. patrick and doug, i was leaning toward the taylor 10.4 mm set # 79265, i currently have the taylor 8mm #73255. i may consider the moroso depending on the plug boot. i particularly like the grip friendly taylor boot. my kellison has close inner panels that require me to be a contorsionist to pull a plug wire. what is the moroso part number for those? fred P.S. doug, our dist cap has male prongs sticking out of it (MSD) where yours takes the early ford style.... |
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doug,
i can't really say which is better, the 39 dollar price tells me they are not exactly a performance wire, carbon with fiberglass? not what i would use. here is a very informative site about wires. it seems there are a few flavors of conductors being made, most suck. good wires will be priced.....well....let's just say you will get what you pay for. http://www.magnecor.com/magnecor1/truth.htm |
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So what are the best 7mm wires out there if I want the original look?
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I'll check these out and also compare 7mm to 8mm wires and decide whether it actually matters to me. Very good chance that it doesn't at all a long as there black. By the way, what is the most important spec - ohms/foot? The pertronix ones I had above were 500 ohms/foot whereas the Morosos were 729 ohms/foot?
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Taylor Spiro Pro Race wire for me. 10.5mm. Available in a few colors, including black. I have a set of the pre-made Ford Racing wires, but was never happy with the lengths and layout. So, I made the Taylor set to fit right. They also have nice boots for the MSD cap that don't have the nipples on the top, which you have to order separately. If you go this route, have plenty of patience and don't buy anything other than Taylor's heavy duty racheting stipper/crimper. M2C....
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Here's another option that looks interesting from the FE Forum:
http://www.magnecor.com/magnecor1/main.htm EDIT: Interesting info on spark plug wires and potentially misleading marketing here: http://www.magnecor.com/magnecor1/truth.htm |
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Yeah, they aren't cheap. The info was interesting though. Not so easy to compare apples to applies with plug wires as you might think.
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if the quality of spark getting to the plugs was diminished could i tell? doubtful.... |
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