Best plug wires?

[steemin]

I am currently fighting a arcing issue with my current (brand new)
set of red Ford Racing plug wires. Arcs at the boot as well as arcing on the valve covers..
This is for a FRPP 347c.i./450hp alum Z head crate engine w/6AL MSD.
The car also has headers which make for a VERY tight fit between the 65 shock towers...
I need a set of plugs that do well with heat and limited space...
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Scott

 

[BadAndy]

I use the motorsport wires , with no problems, on 2 cars
I dont know what to tell you

 

[backfocus]

I also have FRPP Wires and have had good and bad with them. I am on my 3 pair and was fighting a heat issue with the boot melting, then arching. I think it is fixed and here is what I did.

1. I had my headers coated at Jet Hot, not only looks good but drops temps on the header a bit.

2. Use heat sleaves for the boots. Sold at Summit or wherever.

The first set of wire I got from FRPP was bad they had an arching issue so I sent them back to Year One. You might have got a bad set it happens. I like the wires because of fit, looks and good performance. You might also try some MSD wires. But I would go the route of sleaves first, maybe Coated headers second if you still have a problem.

If it is tight in there that means it will trap heat, hence burning wires.

Hope that helps.

Nice car too!!!

 

[90lxcoupe]

is it all the pulg wires that are giving you trouble or just one or 2? If your saying that the headers are a tight fit then i really dowbt that you want to take them out and have them coated, i would assume those are long tubes. the coating is a good idea but i have uncoated headers and MSD wires and i never had any problems, but i also had ford racing wires and i never had a problem with those either.

only reason i bought MSD's is cause mustangs unlimited didnt have the FRPP ones in stock. you probally got a bad set of wires send em back.

 

[steemin]

Thanks for the replies.
My headers are long tubes that are ceramic coated inside and outside.
It doesn't appear as if every boot has a spark arcing problem.
Most of the arcing is coming from the back 2 boots on the drivers side.
However on the passenger side at least one of the wires themselves has a spark arcing to the valve cover and this is no where near the boot
I guess maybe I do have a bad set of wires.
My primary concerns in selecting a new set would be:

A) I don't think I can go with any boot that has a larger diameter than the current set of Ford Racing wires.

B) I want to have as much heat protection as possible..

Suggestions?
Scott

 

[carbed87]

yeah, msd's always worked great for me.

 

[troyGT03]

i have had many cars with motorsports wires with absolutely no probs. i have had probs with taylor wires and their boots. try livewires. they are a bit pricey but are built with good heat suppression for boots and wires. found the link http://www.performancedistributors.com/livewire.htm . these are my next buy when/if my motorsports wires fail.