• Hi Guest!
    If you appreciate British Car Forum and our 25 years of supporting British car enthusiasts with technical and anicdotal information, collected from our thousands of great members, please support us with a low-cost subscription. You can become a supporting member for less than the dues of most car clubs.
    There are some perks with a member upgrade!
    **Upgrade Now**
    (PS: Subscribers don't see this gawd-aweful banner
Tips
Tips

Spark plug wires

Share this page

C

ChicagoRay

Freshman Member
Offline
Hello,
If you had a choice, which spark plug wire would you buy?
Kingsborne Custom Fit Ignition Wires from THE B HIVE or Magnecor competition spark plug wires from MOSS?
 
I'm using the Magnecors. They're a bit longer than you may expect, but some wire rests clean them up nicely. Very good quality.

R.
 
Good plug wires will make a difference in efficiency over bad ones. But "hi tech" or racing wires will make little difference over normal high quality ones. If anyone can actually feel a difference between a $50 set of wires and a $150 set then I want some of what they're drinking! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
Vicodin, right now. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif

R.
 
[ QUOTE ]
Good plug wires will make a difference in efficiency over bad ones. But "hi tech" or racing wires will make little difference over normal high quality ones. If anyone can actually feel a difference between a $50 set of wires and a $150 set then I want some of what they're drinking! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/iagree.gif
I've never experienced much from changing wires...but I do it every so often just to keep them fresh. Anyone know how long a good set of wires could be expected to last?....the DD's are probably coming due for a change. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hammer.gif
 
Wires do go bad. The interval is not entirely predictable though. Because of this, I usually change them every couple years and keep the previous set as a known working spare. Theoretically a set of wires can last many years, even decades.
 
Yup. I put in the Magnecors "just 'cause", but I have the old ones squirreled away in the unused battery box, along with the old distributor cap, points, rotor, and a couple of plugs. Never needed them, but we all know what'd happen if I didn't have them. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

R.
 
I used just the standard set that vicky brit sells.
 
I buy bulk plug wire made for tractors (solid core wire) and make my own the wire ends are plenty cheap enough as are the boot ends the cap end goes into the dizzy so no need for that end waay cheaper than buying ready mades.Mark
 
[ QUOTE ]
Vicodin, right now. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif

R.

[/ QUOTE ]

Ah....feeling better post-surgery, I see...

"Better Living Through Chemistry!" ... that's my motto (but then, it's also my living!)

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif Bad news is, no more pain. Means no more drugs. Sigh.

R.
 
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Vicodin, right now. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif

R.

[/ QUOTE ]

Ah....feeling better post-surgery, I see...

"Better Living Through Chemistry!" ... that's my motto (but then, it's also my living!)



/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Are you a licensed drug dealer then? I used to 'mule' for my step dad. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
Back
Top