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I was starting to wonder when a real answer would come. thanks lastrights of to summit to order new ones for the ram when manifold comes time to do here soon(meaning warmer weather 30's average)
I was starting to wonder when a real answer would come. thanks lastrights of to summit to order new ones for the ram when manifold comes time to do here soon(meaning warmer weather 30's average)
They were real answers.... the real facts are $25 oem quality smp wires will perform just as well as $80 colorful show wires when installed and routed according to dodges tsb.... Unless you have a high energy ignition system of some kind the high priced wires are not worth the money.. especially since they are supposed to be replaced as a tuneup part... so you throw that money away over and over of you dont replace them when they should be because you paid so much for them and they fail and perform poorly... So how are you ahead?
If its a show truck its usually tricked out and has the performance ignition system to justify them...I for one think its funny to see $80 spark plug wires driving $3 copper spark plugs being driven by a weak stock coil... Its like $2,000 rims on a $1,500 car. Its just my opinion but its a poor use of funds to me... Of course If I was that smart with my money I wouldnt be the third owner of a beat up 16 year old truck either...
I was a kid once too and I spend too much on yellow accel performance coil and wires thinking they would give me more power....they didnt...because unlike the cars of yesteryear stock setups usually deliver enough spark to begin with on stock engines... the funny thing is people replace BAD wires and WORN ignition components twith this stuff and are sold for life that it gives them extra power over new OEM spec stuff....
But if you searched the topic you'll see this gets asked by newbies every other day so most here are sick of talking about it....(Except those who bought expensive ones for bragging rights) thats why the smartass comments come out...
you would be smarter to spend the extra money on a cap and rotor with brass contacts
Last edited by Augiedoggy; Feb 18, 2012 at 10:09 AM.
Stock! Unless you are running some sort of upgraded electronics, there is no reason to spend more $$$. It will net you nothing.
Originally Posted by 93grandzj
I was starting to wonder when a real answer would come. thanks lastrights of to summit to order new ones for the ram when manifold comes time to do here soon(meaning warmer weather 30's average)
Msd is known for quality so I decided to go more expensive . Our trucks are known to cause miss fires with crap wires
Where did you hear that? Our trucks are known to misfire if the wires arent routed properly via the TSB.... MSD were actually tested very thoroughly by a member here "cmckenna" and they did not perform well... some of them actually performed worse than the oem wires... You were bitten by the big marketing budget MSD uses... We all make this mistake more than we think...
Its your choice... I'm just telling the op not to expect any measurable performance increase vs oem wires installed correctly..
Last edited by Augiedoggy; Feb 18, 2012 at 03:39 PM.
