spark plug wires

944for-ever · 08-12-2005, 05:33 PM

found a set of plug wires from performance products. They are jacobs brand for $55. Most of the others I see are anywhere from $100-$250. Has anybody used the jacobs wires and are they any good?

CJFusco · CJFusco's Garage

I had the Jacobs ones for a little while, and ended up replacing them within two years or so. The connectors just weren't up to snuff and wore out quickly.

944for-ever · 08-12-2005, 05:53 PM

thanks for the info. I'll probably just get the $100 megnacores here at pelican.

CJFusco · CJFusco's Garage

i think that's the set I ended up buying as well

mbwilser · 08-12-2005, 06:36 PM

$100 magnacores? I thought they were like $50. Got mine from
apexperformance.com
My apologies if I killed a sale.
MW

mbwilser · 08-12-2005, 06:43 PM

Sorry my bad try this:

http://www.apexperformance.net/cartgenie/prodInfo.asp?pid=113&cid=10

944for-ever · 08-12-2005, 08:26 PM

thanks for the info mbwilser. I think I'll go to apex

PhillysMostWntd · 08-12-2005, 09:02 PM

i got the bosch oem wires when i found out wire #4 was taped together at the end, it was just over $100, ive been temped to get some nology hot wires, does anyone have these? good or bad wires? etc.

mbwilser · 08-13-2005, 06:54 AM

No prob for-ever. Some swear by other brands$$$ w/ the built in intelligent beru ends. I went w/ the 8.5 mm magnacores but if you read the magnacore literature the 8.0 mm would probably work also and they are only like 40 bucks. The 8.5 mm can supposedly handle modified high voltage ignition systems designed for racing (whatever that means).
The magnacores work for me and you can't beat the price.
Call me a cheap bastard if it helps justify $ 189.00 ignition wires.
MW

SoCal Driver · SoCal Driver's Garage

I replace the wires on the stock set for less than $12 and a hours or so bit of work.

Granite 944 · 08-13-2005, 05:59 PM

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Originally posted by SoCal Driver
I replace the wires on the stock set for less than $12 and a hours or so bit of work.

I've gone with the Kingsborne wires also. I really wonder just how many people actually go this route vs the expensive name brand way? As a matter of fact, it was you that turned me on to them. I really doubt that most people would even notice the difference between these and the others.......except the price.

SoCal Driver · SoCal Driver's Garage

Many think the larger OD is better. Actually the stranded wires in an 8mm OD and a 10mm OD are the same 16 gauge. I also have no idea why someone would put up with the lousy fit on the spark plugs for some (most???) of the aftermarket sets.

Granite 944 · 08-13-2005, 06:20 PM

I just can't see why the majority of people would'nt want to go this route. Preformance issues? Other than the racers and highly modded cars that are actually at the point of really "dialing in" their cars, I can't believe it would be worth it. Heck most of us are just trying to get our cars to run "right" anyway. Why spend more money on it in this area, and take away from other, maybe more/just as important expenditures?
Wouldn't be a "ricer" or image thing would it?........naw...........couldn't be.

944for-ever · 08-13-2005, 06:31 PM

where do you get the kingsborne wires, and are they decent qaulity. I just use the car as a daily driver so the wires dont need to be high performance.

SoCal Driver · SoCal Driver's Garage

www.kingsborne.com

Get just the wires with the ends crimped on them. The "ends" are threaded to screw into the connectors.

944for-ever · 08-14-2005, 06:46 AM

are both ends threaded or just the end going to the spark plugs?

Granite 944 · 08-14-2005, 06:54 AM

Both.

944for-ever · 08-14-2005, 07:06 AM

went to kingborne's websight, the only wires I found were part # 09-566. Are these the ones socaldriver is talking about?

IceShark · 08-14-2005, 07:36 AM

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Originally posted by mbwilser
No prob for-ever. Some swear by other brands$$$ w/ the built in intelligent beru ends. I went w/ the 8.5 mm magnacores but if you read the magnacore literature the 8.0 mm would probably work also and they are only like 40 bucks. The 8.5 mm can supposedly handle modified high voltage ignition systems designed for racing (whatever that means).
The magnacores work for me and you can't beat the price.
Call me a cheap bastard if it helps justify $ 189.00 ignition wires.
MW

As noted, the 8.5 and 10mm magnacores have the same wire core, it is the insulation jacket that is thicker on the 10mm (as well as the 8.5mm over stock). So if you are running some super duper high voltage ignition system the 10mm will take it best without having the spark jump through the jacket to ground. But you would have to have one heck of a high voltage ignition system to even jump through the 8.5mm jacket.

944for-ever · 08-14-2005, 07:47 AM

I am trying to decide between just the wires from kingsborne or a whole set of 8.0 mm wires from apex. One of the boots going to the distributor cap has a tear in it, and the connectors in the boots look like they have seen better days. So I would be money and time ahead just to spend an extra $35 or so to get a whole new wire set. Thanks for all the info everybody.