Spark Plug Wires
10-18-2016, 01:19 PM
#2
Safety Car
From what I've read out here over the years, most are using stock wires, except for very high hp applications. They probably have more info in that forum section to cover what they use.
Stock wires are just fine.
10-18-2016, 10:15 PM
#7
Team Owner
Stock
Or whatever is cheap. Ran stock, taylor, autozone all at 1000+.
Or whatever is cheap. Ran stock, taylor, autozone all at 1000+.
10-19-2016, 10:42 AM
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St. Jude Donor '15
Stock, they're like $40
10-19-2016, 03:39 PM
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Not in this case.
OEM are just about as good as it gets. Only ones I would say are arguably better are the firecore 50s, but unless you are going for 2000hp the OEM are proven to 1500rwhp.
OEM are just about as good as it gets. Only ones I would say are arguably better are the firecore 50s, but unless you are going for 2000hp the OEM are proven to 1500rwhp.
10-19-2016, 06:19 PM
#12
Race Director
Stock are best..I usually find 50k miles is a good time to replace.
10-19-2016, 09:22 PM
#14
Team Owner
Define better? There is zero performance difference. Electricity doesn't travel down the center of the core, and ohms don't mean much of anything for performance, and it is physically impossible for something to be zero ohm anyways.
Its like saying is a vette just as good as a ferrari 360 to drive in a school zone at 25mph. Both do the same thing, one at a much lower cost but if showing off at car shows and telling people you paid a lot more is worth it to you, then go ahead and blow 3x as much for no noticeable or detectable difference.
Its like saying is a vette just as good as a ferrari 360 to drive in a school zone at 25mph. Both do the same thing, one at a much lower cost but if showing off at car shows and telling people you paid a lot more is worth it to you, then go ahead and blow 3x as much for no noticeable or detectable difference.
10-19-2016, 09:43 PM
#16
Le Mans Master
My stock wires worked fine for many years. I did change to Firecore 50's during my last build. I figured the wires were 8 years old and due.
I don't think there is a better wire available and to be honest, the extra 60 or 70 bucks, (let's call it 10 bucks a year) is nothing in the scheme of things during a build.
I don't think there is a better wire available and to be honest, the extra 60 or 70 bucks, (let's call it 10 bucks a year) is nothing in the scheme of things during a build.
10-19-2016, 10:21 PM
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Define better? There is zero performance difference. Electricity doesn't travel down the center of the core, and ohms don't mean much of anything for performance, and it is physically impossible for something to be zero ohm anyways.
Its like saying is a vette just as good as a ferrari 360 to drive in a school zone at 25mph. Both do the same thing, one at a much lower cost but if showing off at car shows and telling people you paid a lot more is worth it to you, then go ahead and blow 3x as much for no noticeable or detectable difference.
Its like saying is a vette just as good as a ferrari 360 to drive in a school zone at 25mph. Both do the same thing, one at a much lower cost but if showing off at car shows and telling people you paid a lot more is worth it to you, then go ahead and blow 3x as much for no noticeable or detectable difference.
10-19-2016, 11:43 PM
#18
The factory plug wires don't have a carbon core and they aren't high ohms. They have a spiral wound core with low resistance, less than 200 ohms if I remember correctly.
10-20-2016, 08:21 AM
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