Whats everyones opinion on high dollar Spark Plug wires? They worth it?

Kdubslugga · Aug 27, 2010

Ive read countless articles, seen countless dyno sheets that suggest they are worth a few ponies on the dyno. Im just wondering if they are really worth the 150-160 price range. Reason being, im switching all the red over in my engine bay to black, which i think will look much cleaner and accent the polished stuff better and I was thinking of getting maybe some Black wires from Anderson Ford. I was up at Anderson this spring I asked the guys about em and i was told going from Ford Racing wires to Andersons wires they normally see a 5hp increase on the dyno. Anyone on here use similar wires that swear by them?

281pony · Aug 27, 2010

i use the taylor 11mm stuff. i didnt feel any increase, i wouldnt buy plug wires expecting gains.

Kdubslugga · Aug 27, 2010

Thats what i figured lol

lancec2c30 · Aug 27, 2010

You might justify it if you're running a forced induction setup, and having problems with spark blow-out.

But I would think that a set of Ford Racing wires or the likes would be more then enough.

mob · Aug 27, 2010

I just got a set of MSD 8mm universal wires that I can cut to length. Opted for that since I am moving the coil from factory position. 11mm sounds huge.

lancec2c30 · Aug 27, 2010

mob said:
I just got a set of MSD 8mm universal wires that I can cut to length. Opted for that since I am moving the coil from factory position. 11mm sounds huge.

Did you buy the msd 5550's? If so, what do they mean by "multi-angle boots"? I see they are a straight boot, but do they flex or something?

mob · Aug 27, 2010

I dont remember the part number I got, I picked them up from my work, but I would have to guess the multi-angle just means you can chose the boot, because you need to cut the wires and crimp the boots on, and they come with like 3 different style boots so you can chose which ever works for you. This also comes in handy for me because I have gt40p heads and am going to use the 90* boots. Its not hard to crimp the terminals and put the boots on, I had to do it on my escort changing the plugs I ripped the boots right off, the set comes with a tool to strip the wire as well.

Cobra912 · Aug 27, 2010

I've run a few sets of Ford Racing 9mm, no issues with quality or spark, but I wouldn't mind a set of Anderson wires just for the "cool" factor look wise. Big bucks though, I paid 50 bucks versus the 169 for the Anderson or whatever they are priced now

Deleted member 87397 · Aug 27, 2010

Multi-angle means you can bend the straight boot to different degrees to maneuver around headers and stuff. I'm running them on my 86 right now and I love them. You're always gonna pick up a bit of power if you go from a higher resistance wire to a lower one, but at the power levels most people are making on modded Mustangs you probably aren't going to notice it much. The best gain is going to be a better spark available when you need it like if you are running nitrous or forced induction. They will probably be a bit more fuel efficient as well.

lancec2c30 · Aug 27, 2010

fastfox86 said:
Multi-angle means you can bend the straight boot to different degrees to maneuver around headers and stuff. I'm running them on my 86 right now and I love them. You're always gonna pick up a bit of power if you go from a higher resistance wire to a lower one, but at the power levels most people are making on modded Mustangs you probably aren't going to notice it much. The best gain is going to be a better spark available when you need it like if you are running nitrous or forced induction. They will probably be a bit more fuel efficient as well.

Perfect, i'm ordering them right now. That'll help out a bunch to keep wires away from my turbo headers.

Kdubslugga · Aug 28, 2010

Cobra912 said:
I've run a few sets of Ford Racing 9mm, no issues with quality or spark, but I wouldn't mind a set of Anderson wires just for the "cool" factor look wise. Big bucks though, I paid 50 bucks versus the 169 for the Anderson or whatever they are priced now

Exactly..lol ive run Ford Racing wires forever with no problems, I would just hate to spend 169 on a set of wires for no reason which Danny and Rick up at Anderson insist its not a waste. It makes sense there rated at 40 ohms per foot, i dont even know where Ford Racings is at, over 700 ohms i think

stykthyn · Aug 28, 2010

I just bought a sset of ford racing wires and I hate how long they are. Each wire is easily 3" or more longer than it should be. Makes it hard to make them look nice with so much slack.

Rick 91GT · Aug 29, 2010

The resistance on the Ford Racing wires is very high....the more HP you make the more imnportant it is.

Moroso Super 40's
Taylor 409 or Thundervolts
MSD

Recently I like the Taylor stuff since they are true 100% silicone jackets, and I had some issues with the MSD wire with extreme underhood heat ala turbo set-up. I either buy the components in spools and individual componets or universal sets so I can build my own. This way you ensure they fit properly.

Whats everyones opinion on high dollar Spark Plug wires? They worth it?

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