Spark Plug wires Help Me!!!

Trevor · Post by **Trevor** » February 10th, 2005, 9:11 pm

I want to get a good set of performance wires for my ze swap. I went to "Automotive Wearhouse" and all they had was "reactive" and "taylor" wires. Anyone use these? or can lead me in the right direction. I Tried to find Accel cause I heard they were good but no one can get them for me.

HELP GUYS!!!

mxmaz · Post by **mxmaz** » February 10th, 2005, 10:36 pm

did you try asking for accel's for a probe gt, 626, mx6 or millenia. They will all work.
These are good wires
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... ename=WD1V

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » February 10th, 2005, 10:43 pm

i think gro harlem has them and theyre too long, too long of wire=looks funny and you losing hp, spark has to travel through longer wires

mazdubber · Post by **mazdubber** » February 10th, 2005, 10:43 pm

Get the MSD 8.5 mm's for an MX-6/Probe. Well worth the money. Got mine from Jegs.

mazdubber · Post by **mazdubber** » February 10th, 2005, 10:44 pm

mitmaks wrote:i think gro harlem has them and theyre too long, too long of wire=looks funny and you losing hp, spark has to travel through longer wires

They're supposed to be routed around the IM.

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » February 10th, 2005, 10:48 pm

but are they same lenght as for k8, anyone know, if so I might get some, my stock NGK's been good but I think i should be replacing them soon

mazdubber · Post by **mazdubber** » February 10th, 2005, 10:52 pm

The MSD's are MX-6 sized. They go along the top of the front valve cover. Up the left side of the IM, and across to each plug. Like this...

IanL · Post by **IanL** » February 11th, 2005, 4:45 am

mitmaks wrote:i think gro harlem has them and theyre too long, too long of wire=looks funny and you losing hp, spark has to travel through longer wires

Unless the igniter and coil performance is really marginal, the extra length will make no discernable difference - after all, it works fine in a Probe. You could double it and not notice, as long as the wires were in good condition.

Gro Harlem · Post by **Gro Harlem** » February 11th, 2005, 4:37 pm

Fraid not dood. The wires I got are fine

I measured the ohm's between EVERY wire when I first bought them just so I'd know

The short wires were 250-300 ohms and the longer ones were 700-800 ohms.

The peice of s--- NGK's I had on the car before were 2000-3500 ohms.

I'd say thats a good difference right there.

BTW: with a curved neck manifold I would suggest you NEED the long wires.

IF you get the stock MX3's with the KLZE curved neck the wires will be squished between the top of the manifold & the hood. That is how I had my accels routed before & parts of the red silicone jackets are all smudged up and crappy now & parts of the silicone were almost rubbed down to the fiberglass inside the wire

And don't buy NGK's. Their quality is really lacking these days. They used to be great, but now they seem to fall apart pretty fast. The crimpers they use to keep the plug boots on don't hold up well.

pinkmx-3 · Post by **pinkmx-3** » February 11th, 2005, 7:34 pm

i got the probe kind and after taken the stock ones off i forgot how they are suppose to go on cause these wires dont have numbers on them. even if it did i wouldnt be able to tell what hole it went into.............

RizzeRocket · Post by **RizzeRocket** » February 11th, 2005, 7:49 pm

hahahaha just put em on the way u think they should go , some miss firing wont hurt at all

IanL · Post by **IanL** » February 12th, 2005, 4:06 am

Gro Harlem wrote:Fraid not dood. The wires I got are fine

I measured the ohm's between EVERY wire when I first bought them just so I'd know

The short wires were 250-300 ohms and the longer ones were 700-800 ohms.

The peice of s--- NGK's I had on the car before were 2000-3500 ohms.

I'd say thats a good difference right there.

I still say the effect on performance between 300 Ohm and 800 Ohm will not be noticeable. How many Ohm is the plug gap - probably over 1 MOhm!

Btw, measure the new wires after say 1 year - I expect they will be about the same resistance as the NGKs. The wires are resistive to reduce RFI (radio interference), and it increases with age. If you live out in the sticks, try solid copper wires and see if there's a difference to the engine - unless you have a problem with the igniter or coil, there won't be.

XxantwawnxX · Post by **XxantwawnxX** » February 12th, 2005, 9:36 am

Ive never bought wires for an mx3...i only buy probe wires. So much cheaper : P

93-Spec-Edn · Post by **93-Spec-Edn** » February 12th, 2005, 10:47 am

XxantwawnxX wrote:Ive never bought wires for an mx3...i only buy probe wires. So much cheaper : P

Would they fit the K8 fine? Is the performance the same and did u buy them from the dealer?

thanks

Gro Harlem · Post by **Gro Harlem** » February 15th, 2005, 1:19 am

IanL wrote:
Gro Harlem wrote:Fraid not dood. The wires I got are fine

I measured the ohm's between EVERY wire when I first bought them just so I'd know

The short wires were 250-300 ohms and the longer ones were 700-800 ohms.

The peice of s--- NGK's I had on the car before were 2000-3500 ohms.

I'd say thats a good difference right there.

I still say the effect on performance between 300 Ohm and 800 Ohm will not be noticeable. How many Ohm is the plug gap - probably over 1 MOhm!

Btw, measure the new wires after say 1 year - I expect they will be about the same resistance as the NGKs. The wires are resistive to reduce RFI (radio interference), and it increases with age. If you live out in the sticks, try solid copper wires and see if there's a difference to the engine - unless you have a problem with the igniter or coil, there won't be.

I'll try to pop one off and measure the resistance now. The wires are over a year old right now.

I got an ohmeter w/me in my car so it won't be a prob. I might do it tommorrow if i remember.