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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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i need to do plugs and wires. so i got myself a MSD blaster coil just for ***** and giggles and i already have 3923's in waiting. anyway..... which set of wires you think is better? . and while im here, i might as well ask if you guys have a preference towards a cap and rotor as well? but yeah, which of these you think are better?

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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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bump. nothing guys? no one has anything to say? thats a first....
 
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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 04:01 PM
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go for three..it matches your truck and the most heat resistand
 
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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 04:36 PM
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ya thats what i thought but they are wicked expensive and they kinda seem like overkill. on the plus side it would be nice to have something highly heat resistant, because when i do long tubes (i swear i will eventually) i hear that the 8 plug comes stupid close to a primary.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 04:42 PM
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yeah i did headers on my 99......had to but special ceramic tipped ultra super duper heat resistant $115 plugs...the engine heat melted through the ones a bought
 
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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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Go with the MSD,..
Taylor makes battery-boxes-Battery cable kits.
While they DO make other stuff My OP says;..
Leave the Spark-plugs wires-cap & rotor to MSD.
You want another option; Try Live-Wires.
I use them on my 347 S-Trim Mustang and I never have
had a problem with them.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:11 AM
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theres really no need to have like 10.4 cm wires, you can only conduct so much and use so much spark anyway. i would go with the taylor 8.5's.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:23 AM
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From my experience, just go with OEM, theres not need for anything more than that.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 01:42 AM
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Use the 8.5 MSD, i have had 2 sets of headers, and they have lasted through both, one set was NOT ceramic coated meaning the heat was intense, i also cut them to hit instead of having alot of slack cuz i never used the little things that connect to the valve covers and make them look all pretty...

If thats the same set of MSD i have, then you will have to make them yourself. As in cut and measure each wire, and install the boots on them. Not really that hard, only thing is if you don't do it correctly they can come apart when you try to take one off with a boot remover tool to change your spark plugs

and if you don't want to use the MSD the best out of the other 2 for you would be the 8mm Taylor wires...

the 100+ ones are just overkill and you don't need them.

But i would def recommend the MSD if your going to be using the MSD 6a and coil, the spark is increased and those itty bitty Taylor could cause a problem or act as a bottle head, to much BEER and bottle head isnt big enough to get it out as fast as you want! It holds you back, so you either make the hole bigger... or stab it and shot gun it.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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Well someone already said it BUT you can lose power if the wire is to big. Car audio, spark plug wires home electrical wiring it doesnt matter. Mind you I dont have a clue what is what, I have never used an MSD before.

And Ill second User cause he knows his sh*t, first hand too which is the best
 
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