Plug/wire combination. Is this an acceptable choice?
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Plug/wire combination. Is this an acceptable choice?
My car will need new plugs and wires next year and I am casually looking for them now.
I found the following brand new parts on a local classified site:
Denso 671-8056 plug wires - $40
NGK 2238 TR5 copper plugs - $20 for 8
This is in Canadian $$ so those parts are roughly $50 USD.
Will these parts be good for my non-tracked, 1999 C5 as far as quality? I was going to buy GM red wires and iridium plugs but this guy is asking so little I may buy them if they will work as good as OEM. I am not trying to cheap out but my car is basically stock and will remain so.
Thanks!
I found the following brand new parts on a local classified site:
Denso 671-8056 plug wires - $40
NGK 2238 TR5 copper plugs - $20 for 8
This is in Canadian $$ so those parts are roughly $50 USD.
Will these parts be good for my non-tracked, 1999 C5 as far as quality? I was going to buy GM red wires and iridium plugs but this guy is asking so little I may buy them if they will work as good as OEM. I am not trying to cheap out but my car is basically stock and will remain so.
Thanks!
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Easy for me to spend your money but I'd probably still look at the GMPP wires and iridium plugs. With iridium spark plugs you can go around 100,000 miles between changes. You definitely won't get that with copper. I believe it is practical to change out the plug wires when you do a spark plug change. Do you have to go with the GM red wires? No, but they are very good plug wires and what is the cost difference if you spread it out over 100,000 miles?
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I was just doing a little research on this subject this evening, and found this explanatory page:
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/r/...en-spark-plugs
Not certain their information is absolutely accurate, but it makes logical sense. Pretty clear a standard plug is not the right answer.
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/r/...en-spark-plugs
Not certain their information is absolutely accurate, but it makes logical sense. Pretty clear a standard plug is not the right answer.
