New Ignition Wires = Big Improvements!
07-22-2014, 02:17 PM
#1
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New Ignition Wires = Big Improvements!
Last weekend I replaced the OEM wires on 2007 with a 10mm OML wire kit. I hoped to improve the rough idle I was experiencing.
What a transformation!
Smooth Idle and the acceleration is more responsive and smooth. Also the fuel mileage has improved! The deterioration of the high-tension wires is so gradual that the improvement was surprising.
Don't put this off if your oem wires are over 5 years old.
What a transformation!
Smooth Idle and the acceleration is more responsive and smooth. Also the fuel mileage has improved! The deterioration of the high-tension wires is so gradual that the improvement was surprising.
Don't put this off if your oem wires are over 5 years old.
07-22-2014, 04:53 PM
#2
Amen! Just replaced mine at 35k. Plugs and wires. 2009 Base. Best it has ever run, smooth idle, and now chirps the tires in 2nd and 3rd.
Last edited by Proff; 07-22-2014 at 04:54 PM. Reason: Typo
07-22-2014, 05:55 PM
#3
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Last weekend I replaced the OEM wires on 2007 with a 10mm OML wire kit. I hoped to improve the rough idle I was experiencing.
What a transformation!
Smooth Idle and the acceleration is more responsive and smooth. Also the fuel mileage has improved! The deterioration of the high-tension wires is so gradual that the improvement was surprising.
Don't put this off if your oem wires are over 5 years old.
What a transformation!
Smooth Idle and the acceleration is more responsive and smooth. Also the fuel mileage has improved! The deterioration of the high-tension wires is so gradual that the improvement was surprising.
Don't put this off if your oem wires are over 5 years old.
07-22-2014, 06:58 PM
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07-22-2014, 07:44 PM
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I looked these up on ebay. I also found these, must be some damn good wires, lol.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GM-CHEVY-PONTIAC-CHEVROLET-LS1-LS2-LS3-ENGINE-10-2MM-HUGE-SPARK-PLUG-WIRES-BLUE-/281121111291?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item41741fbcfb&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GM-CHEVY-PONTIAC-CHEVROLET-LS1-LS2-LS3-ENGINE-10-2MM-HUGE-SPARK-PLUG-WIRES-BLUE-/281121111291?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item41741fbcfb&vxp=mtr
07-22-2014, 08:26 PM
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I looked these up on ebay. I also found these, must be some damn good wires, lol.
GM Chevy Pontiac Chevrolet LS1 LS2 LS3 Engine 10 2mm Huge Spark Plug Wires Blue | eBay
GM Chevy Pontiac Chevrolet LS1 LS2 LS3 Engine 10 2mm Huge Spark Plug Wires Blue | eBay
Here are the ones I got.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131212636180?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
07-26-2014, 02:04 AM
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Thanks EVRose.
I'm sure you'll both like them, they are very fairly priced and well put together. The OCD side of my personality really appreciated how the "OMD" logo on the spark plug boot is level when you have the angle of the boot at the coil end set in the right place.
I'm sure you'll both like them, they are very fairly priced and well put together. The OCD side of my personality really appreciated how the "OMD" logo on the spark plug boot is level when you have the angle of the boot at the coil end set in the right place.
Last edited by Grok; 07-26-2014 at 02:06 AM.
07-26-2014, 11:34 AM
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07-26-2014, 12:53 PM
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Wrong size wires??
Grok,
Because of this thread, and how great they look and seem to perform, I bought the same yellow wires from the same vendor on Ebay. Only problem is, they look to be about 2x longer than they need to be, with the yellow part much longer than it looked in the picture:
If I install these, I'm afraid there will be too much excess yellow wire that would be at risk for hitting my header pipes.
Before I contact the seller and possibly look like an idiot, do the wires in my photo look longer than the ones you got?
Because of this thread, and how great they look and seem to perform, I bought the same yellow wires from the same vendor on Ebay. Only problem is, they look to be about 2x longer than they need to be, with the yellow part much longer than it looked in the picture:
If I install these, I'm afraid there will be too much excess yellow wire that would be at risk for hitting my header pipes.
Before I contact the seller and possibly look like an idiot, do the wires in my photo look longer than the ones you got?
07-26-2014, 12:59 PM
#18
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Compared to the installed picture Grok posted yes yours look longer.
I just looked at the picture of the ones I ordered and they are shorter than those too.
I just looked at the picture of the ones I ordered and they are shorter than those too.
Last edited by EVRose; 07-26-2014 at 01:06 PM.
