Dear God, that's a lot of wires....

[SuperHO]

So i'm planning on doing some much needed maintenance to my 95 with my wife's taxes. looking at valve cover gaskets, plugs, wires, coil pack, and some suspension work.

Now...VC gaskets are a given...getting one of the coils that Racer X and the other guy are rambling along about in the other thread, goin with basic motorcraft plugs...but what the **** wires should I gather? I'm seeing like 30 different kinds (exaggeration), and i'm totally confuzzled on what I should get. I'm leaning more towards reliability rather than picking up that extra horsepower or two, and I'd prefer to buy from SHOsource so I can limit the places I'm buying parts from. So..which ones?

 

[Phoenix]

Up to date , I tried the cheap ass ones from RCM , no problems , and the 8.2mm taylor from shosource , same deal - works like a charm.

 

[needaQuaife]

I have shosource.com wires and Iridium plugs. screams like new.

 

[SHO_ROLLER_2]

I have shosource.com wires and Iridium plugs. screams like new.

Not to thread jack, but did you notice a difference with the Iridium plugs? I used to run them in the SRT4...

 

[SuperHO]

there's like 4 different wire sets on SHOSource.com...which ones did you get?

 

[hawkeye18]

I think you would probably be fine with whatever the cheapest set is. I'm fairly certain that SHOSource would not be around long if they sold stuff that didn't work...

Edit: It appears ShoSource is employing some sneaky pricing schemes... hey, taylor thundervolt wires for $47.99! But oh, if you want them for a SHO, that'll be $51 more!

Anyway, once you get over that, it turns out that the 8mm Taylors and the Accels are the same price. Frankly, I would avoid Accel like the f***ing plague so I'd go with the Taylor wires. And, you get to choose black, red or blue!

 

[LOUDSHO92]

Both Taylors are good wires but I prefer the thicker 8.2.

 

[dantheman68]

i have been running cheapo autozone wires for about two years now, they were 8mm when i bought them and i was kinda surprised, no problems at all plus the lifetime warranty is a plus, but IIRC they have to be ordered.

 

[K-Dawg]

I'm not sure what coil pack you're talking about, but if you're on a budget and the one you have works, why replace it?

AC Delco wires here.

 

[jayro]

I've been running the taylor wires for about 3 yrs with no issues. I would recommend them.


Jeremy

 

[SHOtime2511]

Ive always had good luck with A/C delco wires.

 

[Eric VerValin]

Ive always had good luck with A/C delco wires.

Same here.... I do catch a lotta crap for having a "GM product" on my Ford / Yamaha.. lol

 

[needaQuaife]

Not to thread jack, but did you notice a difference with the Iridium plugs? I used to run them in the SRT4...[/QUOTE

feel same as Platinums. The big difference is from the old plugs electrode being burnt to nill. When SHO did not want to rev past 6K, I put them in next day. Now she revs past 7K +++

 

[ForcedSHO]

Both Taylors are good wires but I prefer the thicker 8.2.

That's what she said. :swing:

 

[SHOtimer]

I've always run Motorcraft, and have never had a problem.

Doug

 

[Sammy~D]

A while back i actualy went to pep boys and orderd every set of wires and when they all came in i broughtt with me the biggest baddest voltage/ohm meter with me and tested all the wires all first hand. here are my results
(all are per 12 inches of wire) (remember less is more)

MSD: 8.5: 45 Ohms (have to order boots seperate and have to puth them together)

Taylor 8.2MIL: 50 Ohms

Taylor 8.0: 500 Ohms

Accel Super Stocks 8MIL: 500 Ohms

AcDelco 7MIL or 8MIL: 600 Ohms (The 8 are not actualy bigger they just have more insulation)

Motor Craft 7MIL : 1,250 Ohms (OE Wires)

House Brand 7 MIL : 10,000 Ohms (BWS I Belive)


But as for life time i have no idea but i hope this helps you a bit in your wire buying.

 

[SuperHO]

i'm assuming the fewer ohms of resistance, the better? or vice versa?

 

[firebat45]

Fewer Ohms is better. Less energy lost in the wires, meaning more delivered to the spark plugs.

 

[SuperHO]

so i'd do pretty good with the taylor 8.2mm wires on shosource is what you're telling me, and confirming what i already knew and stay the **** away from pep boys unless i need something shiny that attaches with double sided tape?

 

[LOUDSHO92]

Yes you would.