striper

Title says it all. I've got LG wires now and I'm going to do a plug change soon.

stevegray04

SDParts is offering MSD wires and free NGK TR55 plugs for $70, free shipping. I'm considering the same change, so I'm also interested in opinions.

Camjamsdad

Good quality, but really as short as an ls engines wires are, a wet shoe string would work. In other words any ls wire is good enough so dont believe the hype that a wire is going to gain you horsepower. If you need wires the msd is a good choice. I like them better than the gmpp red wires everybody recommends

nickwfd92

I have them and Like them, They have an adjustable plug end so they dont hit my headers. When pulling the old GM ones off I notices how thin and flimsy they were, 2 broke as I was removing them. I ordered the MSD and was really happy with how thick they were and the way that I can adjust them.
I also got them from a forum sales and it went smooth and had them in a few days.

ztheusa

I bought one of their tach drive distributors for my 67 and it rusted out in 6 months.

I'd never buy MSD again.

James2002z06

I now run Taylor wires ...

3boystoys

MSD STINKS, got a great set of wires from NAPA.

DOUG @ ECS

Most common to fail wire I have ever used on an LS engine.

waddisme

When I built my motor, I put a new set on and the tuner told me I was better off with originals with 32k mi that MSD. Sold them and basically broke even because I also got free plugs. I wouldn't use them.

jornahow

I tried them all on my C4; had bad experiences with several sets of MSD and found Taylor to be better. I'm using Magnecor on the C5. IMHO they are the best wires available. They're more expensive - you get what you pay for.

sfc rick

MSD wires suck, and I had to switch back to GM High Performance red wires (not the GM stock wires) after I had one go bad.

striper

Thanks for all the replies. I don't have an issue with the LG's, they have built-in header insulation, but I was also attracted by that wires plus plugs offer. Doug, you've tuned my car so aside from all the other negative replies, I highly regard your opinion. What do you guys use? I don't necessarily need new wires, I just thought I'd consider changing them with that SDPC offer. Maybe all the responses have a contributing factor as to why MSD has filed for bankruptcy.

Camjamsdad

If the lg's are ok i would run them. Currently I have msd's and they're fine. Prrviously I ran the gmpp wires and like the stock factory wires they were ok up until a plug change. I havent found a set that survives a plug change. Even with dielectric grease. Its not the boot but the clip wont come off without ripping off the end of the wire. Mexico is the new China. Next time I'll try the Taylor's myself.

JW Motorsports

We've sold many with no issues reported to us.

Blitzkrieg

I just ordered GM red wires, I also had MSDs fail on my Vette and Chevelle! Will not use them again!

itzza427

Well another here that had some corrode in only a couple years.Took mine to a reputable shop to get an EBCM problem traced down,when talking to them during the process they informed me I had a miss.The found the cylinder,swapped in an old used stock wire (for free) and the miss was gone. they gave me the old MSD wire and look up the boot,,corrosion! They ran great till then,but no longer a fan.I too am going to the GM Red performance wires.

oldschoolvette

never had issue with MSD...I am going to switch to wet shoe strings I have a bunch of those!!

JetMechZ16

My car had MSD wires on when I got it. Car developed a miss so one of the things I checked was the resistance on the wires. Found one wire at 6000 ohms all the rest were between 25-27 ohms. I changed them out with another set of MSDs, threw out the bad one and now I have 7 spares.

Patches

I run Taylor Thundervolt 10.4 mm wires on one of my C5's and Magnecore wires on the other. Both work great and are top quality.

Taylor Thundervolt


Magnecores

Camjamsdad

Wait till you see the gmpp wires. I was highly unimpressed.

So we blame corrosion on the wire manufacturer? I guess they could use stainless steel. I thought that was one of the main reasons to slap some dielectric silicone in the boot.