for red GMPP.No benefit to be made by using more expensive wires on a stock motor.
plug wires
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,798
Likes: 8
From: It's true money can't buy happiness, but it is more comfortable crying in a Corvette than on a bicyc
St. Jude Donor '13
I'm the only dissenter. I am running the red GMPP wires with the shields. Yes they work but in my opinion they are some of the cheapest looking and feeling wires. They're made in mexico.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every Model vs Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
5 MOST and 5 LEAST Popular Corvette Model Years in History!
Joe Kucinski
2027 Corvette Buyer's Guide: Everything You Need to Know!
Joe Kucinski
10 Things C8 Corvette Owners Hate (But Won't Tell You)
Joe Kucinski
10 Best Corvettes Coming to Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2026!
Brett Foote
Every Corvette Grand Sport Explained! (C2, C4, C6, C7, & C8)
Joe Kucinski
Grand Sport & Grand Sport X Launch Alongside All-New 535hp LS6 V8!
Michael S. Palmer
5 Reasons Bad Drivers Crash & 5 Ways to Avoid a Costly Mistake!
Joe Kucinski
Race Director
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 15,731
Likes: 3,254
From: Phoenix area, AZ
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 11,002
Likes: 2,564
From: Del Boca Vista FL
Administrator
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 367,284
Likes: 24,571
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '25
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 2,055
Likes: 864
From: So Cal
The GM wires that were OE on my car were the cheapest and lousiest wires I've ever seen on any car. As they literally disintegrated while being removed after only eight years and 19K miles, it became obvious that in some things GM takes the term "lowest bidder" to ridiculous depths.
These Red GMPP wires may only be related by familial heritage, but I'd just rather not take any chances.
Last edited by B747VET; Feb 7, 2014 at 02:11 PM.
Race Director
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 15,731
Likes: 3,254
From: Phoenix area, AZ
Ditto
The GM wires that were OE on my car were the cheapest and lousiest wires I've ever seen on any car. As they literally disintegrated while being removed after only eight years and 19K miles, it became obvious that in some things GM takes the term "lowest bidder" to ridiculous depths.
These Red GMPP wires may only be related by familial heritage, but I'd just rather not take any chances.
The GM wires that were OE on my car were the cheapest and lousiest wires I've ever seen on any car. As they literally disintegrated while being removed after only eight years and 19K miles, it became obvious that in some things GM takes the term "lowest bidder" to ridiculous depths.
These Red GMPP wires may only be related by familial heritage, but I'd just rather not take any chances.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 2,055
Likes: 864
From: So Cal
That having been said, I've never encountered such cheap lousy wires as the C5 OEM wires. Period. Junk would be a kind descriptor. Are these Red GMPP wires likely much better? Yes. Would I still go there on any of our cars? No.
Just as you decided to lecture on the obvious responsibilities of engine related car care, I was also taught a few things in my racing youth, one of which was, "Never go cheap on plugs, wires, or filters." Penny-wise, pound foolish.
Last edited by B747VET; Feb 7, 2014 at 02:45 PM.
