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Old Jul 5, 2018 | 02:09 PM
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Anyone running other than stock plug wires?
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I'm running MSD Super Conductors on my '17 M7 with a tune, 9% OD supercharger pulley, and colder plugs. Many are running Grannatelli 0 ohm wires, but I had resisted due to some suggestions that they interfere with the infotainment system (never seen any concrete evidence though). I went with the MSD due to the higher RFI noise suppression.

PS: I'm running Brisk USA RR10S Silver Racing Spark Plugs.

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I have Accel 9059C ceramic boot wires on mine. Had a stock one that was causing a misfire when it got hot so I swapped. My LT4 swapped C3, big block 70 Chevelle, and C7Z all have the same ceramic boot plug wire now.
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MSD's here.
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Originally Posted by fleming23
I have Accel 9059C ceramic boot wires on mine. Had a stock one that was causing a misfire when it got hot so I swapped. My LT4 swapped C3, big block 70 Chevelle, and C7Z all have the same ceramic boot plug wire now.
How so you like your ceramic plug wires? I had trouble with the OEM wire not making a good connection to the plug. Swapped them out to granatelli and when changing plugs had one tonight leave the center connection wire inside the coil when removing it from the top side after only one year & pretty disappointed with them.
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Old May 7, 2020 | 11:04 PM
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I’m running the stock factory wires. In my C5 and three C6’s two were Z06 with forged motors and I ran MSD wires. So when I got my 16Z I asked rich at redline motor sports what wires they run his answer was STOCK wires even on there race cars. I’ve got 46000 miles on these wires without an issue.
car makes 702/734 rw. When I do my heads this summer I’ll replace the wires with you guessed it factory wires. I will in the past I’ve had issues with bad MSD wires.
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Originally Posted by andreas g.
I’m running the stock factory wires. In my C5 and three C6’s two were Z06 with forged motors and I ran MSD wires. So when I got my 16Z I asked rich at redline motor sports what wires they run his answer was STOCK wires even on there race cars. I’ve got 46000 miles on these wires without an issue.
car makes 702/734 rw. When I do my heads this summer I’ll replace the wires with you guessed it factory wires. I will in the past I’ve had issues with bad MSD wires.
agree totally....pretty unusual to have issues with stock wires. Most problems are man made by pulling them off and on. Wires nowadays last a very long time.
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I picked up a set of the accel ceramic wires to check them out. They are constructed nicely. The only issue is that they are longer than stock. My granateli’s fell apart in 1 year so i wont be going back to those & figured I would try these before returning back to stock. Here are a couple pics of them.




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I have magnacores. Only changed out because they were coming off to do headers. Stock ones worked fine. Magnacores work fine too
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MSD plus DEI Protect A Boots
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