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Plug wires - anything of quality out there?

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I'm a believer in simple maintenance so I get the plug in caps from the later model cars so I can use standard wire sets. Currently I'm running a Bosch set with 90 degree ends as sold by Jeff at Advance Distributors.
 
Pythias said:
a Bosch set with 90 degree ends as sold by Jeff at Advance Distributors.
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Now you're talking! They look like the real deal.

kellysguy said:
...Chumpions...
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:lol:Good one!

scoutll said:
FWIW.
Powertune used to be Champion's low priced bargain brand. I suppose it probably still is.
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That settled it.
I've just emailed BPNW saying I was hoping for the right angle set but got a straight set. They emailed right back and said to keep this set and they were sending out the correct set at no charge.
Pretty decent of them, I say.

Cheers!
 
The Actron timing light is nice but I have only used it once or twice so far. I asked for it after reading the reviews at Amazon. They were all 4 & 5 out of a possible 5. The other common advance lights with tach are made by Equus and I remember that they had a much lower review rating with many people complaining that the units failed very quickly.

The Actron light I have is model CP7529. The tach appears to be accurate and the controls are simple and easy to use. I recommend this light to anyone who needs one. Compare prices but it will be hard to find a better deal than Amazon.
 
Thanks for the model info, Doug. I'm not happy with mine at all -- it is very unreliable with my solid-core wires. Tach is 100% useless, actually.

My birthday is coming up, maybe a gift to me. :smile:
 
drooartz said:
Thanks for the model info, Doug. I'm not happy with mine at all -- it is very unreliable with my solid-core wires. Tach is 100% useless, actually.

My birthday is coming up, maybe a gift to me. :smile:
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Just get new wires and keep the light.
 
kellysguy said:
Just get new wires and keep the light.
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So now I'm confused... are there solid core wires that won't mess up a timing light? I've got a side-entry cap, so figured I needed the solid core wires to get a good connection at the distributor cap.
 
Yeah, with side entry cap you should really use solid core wires (that's the setup I have).

I'm not familiar with the problems related to the timing light. I have two different, inductive timing lights (I forget the brand names) and they both work fine on my solid core wires.
 
Several people have mentioned problems with solid core wires and radio interference. Does anyone have experience with solid core wires and using MP3 type players through a radio? Is the interference from picking up the ignition pulses through the antenna (which shouldn't be a problem with an ipod) or through the amplifier section of the radio?
 
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