Hey anyone have any trouble with Accel wires. I just bought them and sometimes they dont want to stay on the plug. They snap on , but then they come lose after driving for a lil while. I was just wondering u know how to fix this?

 

dunno, but i have had the same problems. half of my set doesn't like to go/stay on and the other half won't come of. I used silicone grease and one still refused to come off. grabbed it by the boot and no luck until the wire finally came of with the terminal still on the plug. i had to take the plug out and use pliers to get it off. these were new wires too, guess that was $$$ down the drain...

 

i have the custom fit 8.8 accels and have had no probs with them, and also they have a lifetime warranty, so i would go back to where u got them from, or get a hold of mr.gasket comp.

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87 IROC-z 305 TPI 5spd 10-bolt 3.73 posi ,8.8 Accel wires , bosch platinum +4 plugs,MAF sensor screens removed, gutted air box, ram air, K&N air filters,TB coolant bypass ,polyurethane tranny and torque arm mounts, K&N oil filter,Mobil 1 synthetic oil 20w50, futura GLS super sport tires 265/50/15 rear and 235/60/15 front mounted on 86 monte carlo SS rims ,

400 sbc and a 6 spd in the works

 

I had a set of 300+ wires that did this exact same thing.I would be driving around and my car would start to miss so i would pull over and have to put plug wires back on.On my Accels i would try to squeeze the plug end terminal together to tighten it on the plug with a pair of pliers,works for a day or two at most.Got fed up after a few times of this and bought MSD 8.5 wires,much better product and now i have a complete MSD ignition,and they never fall off!

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1982 Z28:355,4 Speed,Lots of bolt ons

 

I was thinking of getting taylor wires. Anybody know if those work pretty good?

 

I have the Accel 8.8s too, I don't have that problem, but mine leake voltage and ark. I have checked all the connections and ignition components- it is the wires.
Needless to say that is the last set of Accel wires I will buy. They did this since brand new, even my old-*** WalMart wires were better.
I too am looking at Taylor. I like those really thick 10mm or something ones with 3 layers of silicone and a fiberglass braid.
That oughta keep the voltage in pretty good.

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'88 RS (originally 2.8)
-350, .040 over, vette alum. L98s, stock tpi.
-305 injectors & chip
-TES headers & edelbrock cat back
-3.73 gears, 700r4.
Best with 2.8-17.4@77mph
Best with 305-15.0@93mph
Best with 356-13.7@101mph
on a 2.050 60 ft.
(Damn the 2.8!)
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I got the costume fit ones and they don’t fit my car very good but they kinda work but 2 are already melted i should have got boot shields for they should not melt. When the boot melts it turns in to a play doh like material you can pinch some off and smash it back on, i have not really been completely satisfied with them though, They have a lifetime warrantee? Probably will not take them now that they are melted, and also the bending boots on some of them they don’t bend too good they bend a little but not much and they break inside when you bend them like try to bend them a little and i did not even try to bend them that much. I don’t know i could have spent my money on something better i give them a 2 out of 5 stars maybe i just got a sorry pair no wait i have 2 pair one on my ta and one on my firebird :P

[This message has been edited by firbird (edited September 06, 2001).]

 

Been running Magnecors (10mm), and really like them.
Cranes were good.
I've had no luck with Acceles or MSDs

 

Easy fix to keep you plug wires on. Throw those crappy accels on the trash and buy some good wires, like crane, or taylor. I have the taylors with the braided line sheild on them they look bad @$$.

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91 Z-28 Coupe
L-98, 700-r4
Borla cat back
Performance Resource chip
Centerline wheels
K&N, Gutted air boxes
Gutted cats
Best Pass = 13.710 @100
Best 60' = 1.842
on M/T Sportsman Pros

Race Car:
S/P 91 Camaro Z/28
454 LS7 crate motor
Crane Roler cam
Dart intake
1000cfm TRC Carb
Powerglide
9" Ford rear
Goodyear 14"-32"-15"
Weld prostars
All steal except for hood and rear deck
Best ET: 9.64 @ 145
3000# with driver

 

i've had the same custom Accell wires for years and have never had that problem

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1991 banditt2 #130 of 600
Project 350 TPI Banditt II
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