spark plug wires

95five-0

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What wires do you guy suggest? Is there a difference in the sizes? I have seen 9mm and 8mm for sale. Thanks for the help!

 

HoofnIt

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MSD makes a great set of wires. They are a little more expensive than FRPP but are higher quality. I ordered mine out of Summit for around 60 bucks.

 

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The FRPP wires fit like crap. I don't like them at all. Go for either MSD or LiveWires. I have the LiveWires and the look and quality is top notch. They are a little pricier though.

 

95five-0

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thanks for the advice guys

 

sixty9boss302

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So you guys would not recommend the FRPP 9 mm wires? I was about to order them from Jegs for 40 bucks but I guess I might reconsider.

 

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I ordered the FMS wires and returned them to Summit because they didn't fit very well and they sent me two of the same wire. They upgraded me to Taylor wires at no extra charge and they fit great!

 

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I'd like to throw my vote, if I can still be a citizen without actually owning a Mustang, toward <a href="http://www.magnecor.com/magnecor1/main.htm">Magnecor</a>. They seem to be on more than thier fair share of cars in Grassroots Motorsports, have good RF/EM interference suppression, and I always like a site that gives a bunch of tech on their, and others, products. Have a look at the Electrosport line. They also make wires for almost anything, including my old ass Volvo, which is pretty cool in my book.

NO FRANCHISEMENT, NO PEACE!!

-Steve

 

stang_gt_1994

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Livewires is what I am running. They are the best I have ever saw. Great quality, but are alittle pricey.

 

red94fiveo

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I have MSD's and they are very good. It would be nice if they were all about an inch longer, its a tight fit, but I guess I'm just nitpicking, they are really good wires.

 

FordStang

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Live Wires all the way!

 

sixty9boss302

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Where did yens buy the livewires from? I was under the impression different wires really don't differ very much so I figured i'd get the blue FRPP ones for only 40 bucks from Jegs.

 

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www.performancedistributors.com I bought the entire FirePower ignition kit.

 

sixty9boss302

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Wow, 100 bucks for the wires. Did you notice a 10 hp increase like that kit claimes?

 

swingline

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Didn't take it on a dyno so I can't tell for sure. I did a bunch of other mods with the ignition so I won't ever know.

 

91LX_5L

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My ford racing fit fine, look good, and are great wires. I still perfer TAYLOR but the FMS are nice as well. Iv read alot about it and seen tests, all wires are the same, wires dont do much but they are a important key to your igntion, just dont get super cheap ones and dont waste your money on real expencive ones. Just get Taylor's or FMS or the regular MSD.

my FMS ones fit fine, dont go near the header etc, they are a bit long but long is better then short.

 

Zero Signal

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I have the FMS wires now, and they are sooo long. I had to snake them all over the place to take up the slack. This summer I'm gonna get some livewires ones. I heard from a couple people in the Corral who don't like MSD wires. I don't remember why, I think it may be becuase of noise problems.

 

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I got the FMS wires... Black... I just resized them since there universal for the 5.0 and 5.8.... very easy to do took me 30 minutes.... Fit great and work good...

 

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Stucker21trt

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From Zero Signal:

I heard from a couple people in the Corral who don't like MSD wires. I don't remember why, I think it may be becuase of noise problems.

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That is one of the main selling points of the Magnecor wires. Their street wires provide superior Radio Frequency and Electro Magnetic interference supression, which is nice for if you actually want to listen to the music your radio is trying to give you. I imagine there would be benefits regarding the accuracy of various engine mounted sensors as well, but that is mere conjecture.

That said, MSD and Taylor both make a fine wire. I don't really know enough about LiveWires to say one way or the other.

 

randomjoker

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Zero Signal said:

I have the FMS wires now, and they are sooo long. I had to snake them all over the place to take up the slack. This summer I'm gonna get some livewires ones. I heard from a couple people in the Corral who don't like MSD wires. I don't remember why, I think it may be becuase of noise problems.

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use some zip ties or whatever there called.

 

sixty9boss302

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Theres a radio in our cars?