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ford racing 9mm plug wires good or bad?

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jd-underdog

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let me know if you like em if not what kind do you like?
 

25thmustang

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I had the FMS 9mm wires and after maybe 3 years the car began running bad, stumbling and such. Turns out one of the wires was corroded or dryrotted and actually almost slip in two. It had not touched the header or anything of the sort, just fell apart. I didnt like them after that, but ask around, see what others say!
 

cjman15

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I'm looking to replace my stock wires soon. the 9MM Ford Racing ones were what I was going to buy... why do you have bad thoughts about them? Hear something? Ford Racing makes pretty good parts
 

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hey 25thmustang... nice looking car... looks strangly familiar tho!!! lol
 

RydeOn

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Thats all I use on my vehicles. Obviously my car is making more power but they have to put up with alot more abuse in the truck. Charging through mud, towing, roadtrips, offroading in the middle of the desert in 100 degree temps, yea they have held up pretty nicely considering the conditions.
 

25thmustang

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cjman15 thanks, and the same goes for you, car looks good! LOL!

I personally had bad luck but wont put a product (especially FMS) down from just my opinion. If you like them and hear good, go for it!
 
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I have them and have had no problems with them. Had them on for about 2 years now.
 
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Bigstang1

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I got a set and noticed a decent different in how fast the car started and throttle response from the stock wires. i say to FMS 9mm wires. gotta go with ford blue too
 

90mustangGT

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I'm running the second set of FMS 9mm wires, the old one's were fine but I always do a spring tune up, cap, rotor, wires, plugs. I belive they are the best bang for the buck wire out there.
 

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I have red 9mm Ford Racing Wires, and I love them! Ive heard that the ford motorsports wires suck butt tho...
 
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I also have them...no complaints but than again I have nothing to compare them to but stock ones...
 

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I have run them with no problems for a year now, but for the new motor I'm gettong Taylor 10.4 mm!
 
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Had them for 2 years now, with no problems so far. I had stock before these.
 

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I have them on my built 351w with headers, they are probably the best next to the Taylors, but you can't beat the price.
 
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ive got 9mm ford racing wires and they work wonderful over the stockers. improved throttle response and quicker starts are very noticeable and they have held up rather well.
 

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"When a spark plug fires, it creates a great deal of radio frequency interference (RFI). Uncontrolled, this can show up as static in the radio or other electronic devices, or much more seriously, in electronic ignitions, fuel injection, and engine management systems. This interference with EFI and engine management systems can cause "cross talk" between wiring harnesses resulting in poor running, misfiring and decreased performance."

"...many manufacturers recommend wires be replaced when the resistance exceeds 20k ohm/meter. This does not leave much margin for wear when the wire may only meet original standards at the very early stages of its life."

heres what i came up with. now how many ohms of resistance does the FMS wirs have?
 
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