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Old Sep 7, 2014 | 09:09 PM
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Plug wires?

I just finished putting the motor back in my car and the plug wires don't work the long tube headers. Can anybody recommend a good set of build your own length wires? Or a set that works with long tube hookers and straight plugs. The last set of build your own wires I used were garbage. Don't want to go through that again. Thanks in advance.
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Old Sep 7, 2014 | 09:33 PM
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Re: Plug wires?

http://www.scottperformance.com/home.htm His wires are custom fit, no need to build them. But if you want to build your wires he has them too.
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Old Sep 7, 2014 | 09:37 PM
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Re: Plug wires?

I like Taylor wires.
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Old Sep 7, 2014 | 10:05 PM
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Re: Plug wires?

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I like Taylor wires.
Do they have a pre built set that fit nice or do you cut to fit?
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Old Sep 7, 2014 | 10:34 PM
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Re: Plug wires?

Yep, either Scott Wires or Magnacore.

http://www.magnecor.com/magnecor1/main.htm
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Old Sep 7, 2014 | 11:58 PM
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Re: Plug wires?

Thanks guys. I like the magna core site. Pretty informative. I am going to talk to both of them.
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Old Sep 12, 2014 | 10:44 PM
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Re: Plug wires?

I bought an accel kit that I was pretty happy with till I burnt one, pretty cheap on jegs
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Old Sep 13, 2014 | 03:31 AM
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Re: Plug wires?

I use Taylor or Accel universal wire sets with 90-degree plug boots.

The time consuming part of fitting your own wires is the stripping and crimping operation.

For stripping, I use one of these stripping blocks. You use it with a single edged razor blade. It'll cut through the outer and inner insulation but won't nick the center core:

http://www.jegs.com/i/Taylor/895/43395/10002/-1

For crimping the terminals I use a Mallory crimping tool:

http://www.jegs.com/i/Mallory/650/29085/10002/-1

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Old Sep 13, 2014 | 09:09 PM
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Re: Plug wires?

Originally Posted by splitty
Do they have a pre built set that fit nice or do you cut to fit?
They have both, depends on your setup too.
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