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wires what type?

Old Oct 15, 2003 | 09:56 PM
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wires what type?

I am looking to get some nice spark plug wires that look good and perform great. What type of wires are the better ones. I have a TPI system v8 350. I am willing to up grade the distributor too.
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 10:12 PM
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What is the best wiring set up too. Is there one that would help benfit my car when it comes to power
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Old Oct 16, 2003 | 06:09 AM
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Personally I like the GM Packard Electric wires, you can get ones with a chevy logo through GM performance parts. Accel wires look pretty sharp, just priced some. Precut set for a 350 run about $60 retail. The Accel replacement coil if it's a remote one is $49 and generates about 60-68kv as opposed to the stock 40kv unit. As far as the dist I would leave it alone, if you want color and a little better construction get the Accel cap and rotor. Unless you are into hard core racing spending big bucks for a complete ignition system won't get much back if anything in performance. Ac Delco platinum, or thier new Iridium tip ones are a worthwile investment.
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Old Oct 16, 2003 | 05:01 PM
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what sight did you get them from?
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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 07:22 AM
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I'm not one to buy into exotic plug wires. I had the do-it-yourself MSD wires on the car at first, and after I managed to ruin a couple adjustable ends, I pitched them for $18 Parts America wires. Car ran the same. Later on I put a set of pre-made MSD wires on the car just because I wanted the red wires. Car still runs the same. $100 wires to $18 wires and back to $100 wires. No differences.
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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 07:32 AM
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I have been running the Taylor blue wires for 5years and I think they are great. Good heat resistance to if you are considering headers in the future.

tj
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Old Oct 17, 2003 | 07:05 PM
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I almost got enough for headers and a cat and i wanted to put some wires as something small. So i was looking what works best. Which one are a good set to go along with a set of headers?
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