Best plug wires for LT1
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Instructor
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Best plug wires for LT1
I asked before about best plugs and got a ton of info. THANKS. Now which is the best plug wires. Saw threads on MSD and Taylor. List your opinions. Thanks, John
Pro
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From: Jacksonville Florida
Re: Best plug wires for LT1 (JohnOH327)
Perhaps the last wires you will ever purchase. Great info on all types of wires regardless of your choice.
http://www.magnecor.com/
I am very pleased with mine.
Best of luck,
:cheers:
http://www.magnecor.com/
I am very pleased with mine.
Best of luck,
:cheers:
Race Director
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Re: Best plug wires for LT1 (ErnieN85)
I am not a big fan of TPIS but I have been running a set of wires for 12 years. They look and feel like the day they were installed. No header melt on wires or boots. They look stock (gray) and fit the retainers perfectly! I just bought a new set because It feels like I should. They are lifetime warrantee but look too good to sent back. Just my $.02 :chevy
Melting Slicks
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From: Rochester NY
Re: Best plug wires for LT1 (Pete K)
I'm satisfied with my Taylor Spiro-Pro 8mm plug wires, and with a little dremmeling they can be used with the stock wire looms
Taylor Spiro-Pro 8mm plug wires is the only one that I am using and I am happy with them and have no desire to change for other one yet. Maybe someday I will try other brand
Taylor Spiro-Pro 8mm plug wires is the only one that I am using and I am happy with them and have no desire to change for other one yet. Maybe someday I will try other brand
Le Mans Master
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Re: Best plug wires for LT1 (Da Wiz)
Do the Magnecor's fit the stock wire looms? Wire loom fitment seems to be the big problem with so many aftermarket wires.
Perhaps the last wires you will ever purchase. Great info on all types of wires regardless of your choice.
http://www.magnecor.com/
I am very pleased with mine.
Best of luck,
:cheers:
http://www.magnecor.com/
I am very pleased with mine.
Best of luck,
:cheers:
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Melting Slicks
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Re: Best plug wires for LT1 (STL94LT1)
I'm satisfied with my Taylor Spiro-Pro 8mm plug wires, and with a little dremmeling they can be used with the stock wire looms.
Pro
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From: Austin,TX USA
Re: Best plug wires for LT1 (JohnOH327)
I have used the Taylors on my LT1 Z28 and LT1 Caprice. They work very well, I'm very satisfied and they also cost less than a number of 'performance' wires. The Z28 set has many track & autocross miles on them. I have Accel 9000's on the C4. I think thats the ones. The Accel's w/ the silver coating on the boots. Anyway, those were a pain in the butt. On the straight boot plugs, the boot would slide down the wire instead of snapping onto the plug during install. I think it was plugs #6,8. And if you've done your wires you'll agree those are b!@#$ of plugs.
yeah, Taylors!
yeah, Taylors!
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Re: Best plug wires for LT1 (JohnOH327)
Another vote for Taylor Spiro-Pro 8mm :thumbs: I also bought a set of clamp style looms, the setup looks great and they drop down real nice in between my Hooker header primaries, no problems at all with heat, melting, etc.
Alot of guys here like the MSD 8.5mm's too.
Alot of guys here like the MSD 8.5mm's too.
Drifting
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Re: Best plug wires for LT1 (JohnOH327)
Has anyone tried the Taylor Thundervolt 50 10.44mm wires? They sound like a good choice, but my concern is the area on the driver side where the wires have to go through the space between the engine and the power steering pipe. I know it was tight enough with 4 7mm wires, will the 4 10.44mm ones fit through that space?
[Modified by POLOVETTE 94, 11:40 AM 2/22/2004]
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Melting Slicks
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Re: Best plug wires for LT1 (JohnOH327)
Another vote for Taylor 8mm here. I did not have to modify the stock looms, just pushed and they fit (a bit tight). I'm of the opinion there is nothing to be gained by plug wires as long as they are decent quality, so it boils down to cost and ease of install.
Drifting
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From: Lake Ozark MO
Re: Best plug wires for LT1 (JohnOH327)
Phone cord will work well.
In reality.. there is no difference unless you run some type of mega compression, nitro fueled monster.
Pick a brand that looks decent. Change 'em after 30K miles (along with most everything else). You'll be fine. Don't believe the hype.
EDIT: I'll have to admit to using the Taylors... inexpensive and look nice.
[Modified by Dan Parker '96, 4:43 PM 2/22/2004]
In reality.. there is no difference unless you run some type of mega compression, nitro fueled monster.
Pick a brand that looks decent. Change 'em after 30K miles (along with most everything else). You'll be fine. Don't believe the hype.
EDIT: I'll have to admit to using the Taylors... inexpensive and look nice.
[Modified by Dan Parker '96, 4:43 PM 2/22/2004]
Le Mans Master
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From: Bahston Mass.
Re: Best plug wires for LT1 (JohnOH327)
Weird, but I just noticed these are not listed through ZIP, but Speed Demon Motorsports. I've got a gift certificate burning a hole through my pocket, and was hoping ZIP would sell them?? Thanks!
