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I'm looking at swapping in a set of MSD coil packs this weekend and I was wondering what wires worked good with those, and what kind of spark plugs mustangs like.
 

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Autolite 764's gapped @ .054 is what I used before the headswap. Im using NGK tr-55's gapped @ .035 now after the headswap. Ive been wanting to get the MSD coil packs. Let me know how they work.
 

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What kind of heads did you put on it? What are some good 4.6 heads?
 
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they arent worth it. they are mostly for looks. there is really no gain from them unless you are running a lot of boost.

the best heads for a 4.6 motor are ported stockers as there is no aftermarket head.
 

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i have msd coilpacks but it doesnt really improve too much in the performance until you start adding hp. but i found the taylor 409 race wires work good with them and they last a decent amount of time. the reason i say the coilpacks are worth it though is that the stock ignition isnt that great in the 96-98s but the 99-04 ignition really doesnt need to be upgraded.
 

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zerosgt said:
I'm looking at swapping in a set of MSD coil packs this weekend and I was wondering what wires worked good with those, and what kind of spark plugs mustangs like.
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I running the MSD 4-tower coil packs and have zero complaints. I'm also running Taylor 8mm wires and NGK TR55 plugs.
 
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