Plug wires. what do you use/ recommend?

  • #1

    Plug wires. what do you use/ recommend?

    I am looking into buying new plug wires. I know all about the NGK and they work nice and all but I was rather disappointed considering the price thickness and all. Great for stock replacement, but i am running a Stand alone, with msd ignition components, and am looking for MSD plug wires so i can have all matching components. I am trying to decide between the 8.mm Stretfire i can get from a friend for $15 as he didn't use them and they have never been cut or crimped. or the 8.5mm msd Helicoil, or MSD 8.5mm race super conductor wires.

    Anyone have experience any recommendations or problems with these wires? The long straight boot looks like they will fit on the plug fine, but anyone have problems hooking them up?
  • #2
    the more solid core, the more RF interference, which electronic components dont much like. NGK all the way. they work, all the time, every time. I have had intermittent issues with MSD wires....
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  • #3
    Use a good brand of 8mm wires



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  • #4
    taylor thundervolt 8.5mm
  • #5
    NGK blue wires from rock auto. pretty decent price and they work just fine.

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  • #6
    I use Magnecor 8.5mm with my standalone. Never any problems.
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  • #7
    DeleriousZ;345242 wrote: NGK blue wires from rock auto. pretty decent price and they work just fine.
    Yup, that's what I'm using. Little to no RF interference…at least that's what my radar detector says compared to my subaru where laser alert goes off a lot on acceleration.
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  • #8
    The NGK are a noise suppression type core, they make the conductor act like an antenna but with sections of expanding frequency bands to cancel out broadcasting all at a given frequency

    Others like accel are just start coil/core that conducts well but naturally emits emf resonance
  • #9
    Although I also sell them, so I am a bit biased, I have run Magnecor KV85 wires on pretty much everything I've owned for the past 8-9 years that wasn't a complete beater. I've never had a failed wire, or any other kind of issue and highly recommend them, whether you get them from me or somewhere else.
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  • #10
    I run those on my Vette no complaints about them either. How much you sell them for? I am not a huge fan of the NGK they are awfully small, and other brands can have same/lower resistance and better insulation yadda yadda. i think NGK are popular because they are the best plug and play wires, available.
  • #11
    DeleriousZ;345242 wrote: NGK blue wires from rock auto. pretty decent price and they work just fine.
    ^^^That's where I got mine. Work just fine (and don't look bad either)!

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  • #12
    I went with Magnecor 10mm and can't be happier.