recommended wires & plugs?

Before I spend any $$$$ ..... Looking to get feed back on some good plug wires for the caddy. Not looking for the most expensive set but the best bang for the buck. Screw reading up on the product , I want to know what everyone else is running and what they feel is a good deal.

Delco's in the car now when I bought it, and just bought a new set to replace them. It ran me like $10 for the plugs, and $25 for the wireset from Rockauto.

I like Napa Beldens when buying from a store...the blue wires . If you buy online, go with the United Ignition Wire product. They are made in Ohio using Delphi Packard igntion wire, while the Delcos are actually made in China (The TBI truck wires are anyway). I don't know what they do now (I think Delco) but until around the mid 90s (I think) GM supplied Packard ignition wires on new vehicles, Packard is the house brand for GM. They, in my opinion, are the best for the price. Rock Auto sells them.

Factory GM Delco is what was recommended to me. Runs great.

Summit blue f-body ones. They fit perfect!

i like my msd wires and acdelco rapid fire plugs

I go with the delco wires all the way. If they can last 15 years and still don't have a missfire, that is proof enough that they make a damn good wire.

95brmw wrote:

I go with the delco wires all the way. If they can last 15 years and still don't have a missfire, that is proof enough that they make made a damn good wire.

fixt
I use MSD but I heard Taylor makes a good wire.
I doubt you have to spend that much, but I pay more so I dont have to change them again....eva....
ok...that doesnt work

delco is out of the question as is most Gm parts are now


..... MSD sounds like the choice, I want something I wont need to worry about til a new motor goes in




.... and what schmuck use's blue F- body wires on a D body anyways?

bowtiepimp wrote:

.... and what schmuck use's blue F- body wires on a D body anyways?

This one does! Hey, they were cheap! if you'd kept 'em off the headers, they woulda lasted just fine!

For your car, go with the 30 dollah duralasts. They'll work just fine.

toomanytoyz wrote:

bowtiepimp wrote:

.... and what schmuck use's blue F- body wires on a D body anyways?

This one does! Hey, they were cheap! if you'd kept 'em off the headers, they woulda lasted just fine!

For your car, go with the 30 dollah duralasts. They'll work just fine.

Do I get them at the same place you got the water pump :

IIRC Taylor wires weren't too expensive. I have 'em on one car somewhere.

I've used Taylors before too. And while they are a good wire, the boots are HUGE and may hit the headers in a spot or two.

sdstick wrote:

95brmw wrote:

I go with the delco wires all the way. If they can last 15 years and still don't have a missfire, that is proof enough that they make made a damn good wire.

fixt
I use MSD but I heard Taylor makes a good wire.
I doubt you have to spend that much, but I pay more so I dont have to change them again....eva....
ok...that doesnt work

Ha ha, thanks for catching that. The last set of wires I bought were from Advance. They were delcos and looked like they had been sitting on their shelf since 1995, no complaints here!

I had MSDs before, I liked how they looked and the construction, but they were pricey, boots fell off the wires, and the boots also wouldn't stay on the spark plugs. When I looked on the MSD company forum it said to just add more dielectric grease. WTF?

95brmw wrote:

sdstick wrote:

95brmw wrote:

I go with the delco wires all the way. If they can last 15 years and still don't have a missfire, that is proof enough that they make made a damn good wire.

fixt
I use MSD but I heard Taylor makes a good wire.
I doubt you have to spend that much, but I pay more so I dont have to change them again....eva....
ok...that doesnt work

Ha ha, thanks for catching that. The last set of wires I bought were from Advance. They were delcos and looked like they had been sitting on their shelf since 1995, no complaints here!

The old Delcos really were very good. I would buy NOS if I found them. For the money I still say NAPA Belden Premium 8mm wires (the thick blue ones) are the best set of wires you can get, and those United Ignition ones are good too, if buying on the intardnet.

A Ford???

I posted that on purpose LOLOL

sdstick wrote:

95brmw wrote:

I go with the delco wires all the way. If they can last 15 years and still don't have a missfire, that is proof enough that they make made a damn good wire.

fixt
I use MSD but I heard Taylor makes a good wire.
I doubt you have to spend that much, but I pay more so I dont have to change them again....eva....
ok...that doesnt work

I am not sure the OEM or Delco wires installed 15 yrs ago are still USA made or as good & reliable.
But, whenever I've figured out a good solution to a tough problem that can be implemented with superior USA sourced parts and materials, I stay with that.

This approach is not for everybody, but I happen to agree with the idea that longevity & reliability far outweigh saving $75. (MSD 32159 $128.xx!)
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MSD-32159/
So, for anyone who believes that the extra care taken building the best wire set possible will help keep you from sitting waiting for a tow truck on the side of the road one miserable night, while contemplating why it seemed sensible two years ago to save a few dollars in ignition parts, well anyway, this is how I did my 88 Boxy,,,

MSD 8.5 black, with pro-heat-guard, shrink "#"sleeves, MSD loom kit (modified), orange MSD tape sealed under the black HD heat shrink sleeves.

Obviously I expected not to have any problems with this set, because I chose to run them trapped behind my motor-mount clam-shells.
I made up this set after the last dyno pull & engine painting. I had the distributor adjusted just right so I could get the wires to be routed neatly & evenly.

Yes, Taylors I've had DO burn easily, being so fat and soft.

This same approach can be used to make your LT1 wire set, building them yourself insures a perfect fit!

Matt Trakker wrote:

I had MSDs before, I liked how they looked and the construction, but they were pricey, boots fell off the wires, and the boots also wouldn't stay on the spark plugs. When I looked on the MSD company forum it said to just add more dielectric grease. WTF?

That dielectric grease is your friend! This is the one I use, , ,
http://productsearch.nyelubricants.com/pdf%5CTDS_English_NYOGEL%20760D.pdf
It will last a very long time, even with all that heat.
The MSD boots will release from the plug as they should.
Without it, water (your enemy) can also "capillary" into the insertion of the wire to the boot (not just the spark plug) and cause another path to ground.
If the wire set is made-up properly (preferably by you), they will be extremely resistant to having the wire "pull-out".
A good tool to have is one of these spark plug boot pullers, you chose.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/tools.asp?tool=all&Group_ID=1351&store=snapon-store
Or something REALLY cheap,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Alltrade-648423-Spark-Plug-Boot-Puller-/370519219213?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5644aa9c0d#ht_2860wt_941

toomanytoyz wrote:

A Ford???

LOL

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can i have that for my car??? oh wait never mind



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