Best spark plug wires?

[Mickconnors]

Howdy all, I'm changing my spark plug wires for the first time on my 85 k5 blazer(350 5.7 V8) , and I'm wondering what kind of wires y'all prefer, I have NGK plugs in her and was wondering if there was wires that work better with those plugs or if it didnt matter, also I'm Replacig the cap and router and was wondering what brand y'all preferred. Thanks for the help.
-Mick

 

[63chevyll]

Had long life out of MSD serial cores, and old Taylors.

But a 8mm wire and clean installation will prob give best results

 

[Mkuhn138]

I like to use bulk wire. I used 8.5mm MSD wire on my current build, and MSD silicone boots and terminals.

 

[Mkuhn138]

Also, FWIW the summit brand bulk wire appears to be every bit as good as the MSD stuff...

 

[pplblazerdude]

I have had nothing but bad luck out of msd wires. May be my fault but mine never have lasted long. So now I use nothing but delco wires if possible. They seem to hold up the best for me.

 

[Fordum]

FWIW, RG-8 Coax does not work.

Tried it, didn't work.

 

[80' 427]

Scotts or taylor. I always build them

 

[ryoken]

FWIW, RG-8 Coax does not work.

Tried it, didn't work.

I like MSD, Delco or Taylors.. the Taylor's I recently did...

 

[Fordum]

Well, way back when, you could not get decent resistor wires, resistor plugs were erratic, and I had a lot of radio equipment on my Jeep.

My father's M38A1 had copper braid shielded wires, shielded spark plugs, and a metal top magneto.
Of course, being the civilian version, mine was not shielded.

Went to a friend's shop, and we figured a way to copper plate a set of plug boots. Then I took some mil-spec RG-8, and made myself a set of plug wires using those boots with the braid solder tacked to the boots.

Cranked it up, and it ran great. Had some ignition noise, but not much, and I figured I could track it down later.
The copper plating had cracked on the boots, so I was planning on some kind of shell I could put over them.

Left the shop, started down the road. Lost the first cylinder about a block away. Spun around and headed back.
Coasted in on, I think, two cylinders.

So much for that idea........

I had deliberately used the kind with the hard green plastic dielectric, figuring it would hold up better than the foam, but it arced through anyway.....

 

[Bowtie85]

MSD's or taylors for this guy.

Ran a set of accel 8.8's, the terminals wore out right away. Wasnt super impressed with um.

 

[Mickconnors]

Thanks y'all MSD seems to be the the way to go.

 

[Philly87]

Thanks y'all MSD seems to be the the way to go.

Agreed!

 

[sweetk30]

i think philley87 has a unbiased opinion here.

but ya i have had good luck and service with msd.

years ago i got 3 new out of the box bad hei dist from accell . after that i sent 250 more and got msd pro billet dist and 6al box along with taylor wires and never looked back.

and fyi if you have a worn motor that burns oil and fouls plugs you will get more life from the plugs on a msd system . . . .

 

[ryoken]

Accel had their chance 20 yrs ago imo and blew it.. another company like champion, that lived on it's laurel's and was turning out cr@p at the end... fock em..

I put Taylor's right with MSD...

 

[Mickconnors]

My motor does burn oil but my plugs usually last pretty long. One more question, if I buy MSP distributor cap and rotor do I need an MSP coil? Or will whichever brand I prefer work with the cap and rotor?

 

[sweetk30]

if doing most of 1 brand why not just do all 1 brand .

thats a mechanic thinking . . . .

and your in cali MAKE SURE you get C.A.R.B aproved parts and stickers for them .

 

[Mickconnors]

Because the MSD coil is 100$ and I sure ain't rich..