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Old Mar 10, 2001 | 10:39 PM
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Car: 99 Formula
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Transmission: T56
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What Spark Plug Wires to get?

Right now I have the Accel 8mm wires on my car, but when I added headers, it was really difficult for a couple of wires to reach even lead to a boot pulling off. I was wondering which wires I should buy the would be long enough all the way around. I really would prefer to avoid the make your own wires.

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'86 IROC
T-TOPS, TINTED WINDOWS, BRAKE LIGHT BLACKOUTS
GM GOODWRENCH 350
EDELBROCK TES HEADERS
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EDELBROCK 600CFM CARB.
KN AIRFILTER
UNDERDRIVE PULLEY
ACCEL HEI DISTRIBUTOR
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Old Mar 10, 2001 | 10:54 PM
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i prefer to make my own so that i can taylor the length as i need it. i've used accel, moroso, and msd wires. all worked ok, now i'm on a msd kick and am using them.

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Old Mar 10, 2001 | 11:38 PM
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Definately go with the MSD wires.
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Old Mar 11, 2001 | 12:10 AM
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I am happy with my Accel 300+ Race wires. I got them from Jegs for $65.

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission
Borg Warner 7.75" 9 Bolt Rear End

Current Mods: LT4 Hot Cam, Comp Cams 1.52:1 Roller Rocker Arms, Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Performance Resource Chip, Accel Ignition Coil, Cap, Rotor, 8.8mm Wires, K&N Filters, JET TPI Air Foil, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.

Best ET (w/o LT4 cam): 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)

7.5" 10 Bolt with 3.42s soon to come!
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Old Mar 11, 2001 | 05:43 AM
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Car: 1998 Camaro Z28
Engine: LS1
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Im happy with the set of Taylor 8mm SpiroPro
I bought. As Ede mentioned, I also like to make my own.
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Old Mar 11, 2001 | 11:03 AM
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I also use the Accel 300+ race wires. I had a major problem burning through wires due to lousy header clearances, and the Accel race wires have the highest temperature rating of any plug wire that I could find.

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Old Mar 11, 2001 | 01:38 PM
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I'd recommend MSD wires. That's what I've got and I love 'em. I have the same Edelbrock headers that you have, and the MSDs fit fine.
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Old Mar 11, 2001 | 01:57 PM
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I use the Taylor Spiral Pro 8mm's I also got the universal (cut your own) set. They fit good with my TES's
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Old Mar 11, 2001 | 07:58 PM
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Car: 1989 IROC-1
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I picked up a set of 8mm Bosch wires at Auto Zone. They are custom fit and have plenty of reach for my L69.

I've used Bosch on most of my other cars and have always been very pleased with them.

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