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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 11:14 PM
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Update your sig PDad....still says you run Taylors. :?
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 11:17 PM
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Nothing is as good as GM wires in my opinion...and damn good value too. I know some of the aftermarket wires look good, but that'* how they seduce you.

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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 11:38 PM
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Nothing is as good as GM wires in my opinion...
....if they weren't so darn hard to remove with that spring retainer.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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Plug wires CAN get you more HP.
Chevy high performance, September 2005 page 88
late-model Chevy pickup with a stock Gen III 5.3L V8
all the old plug wires had 950 ohms per wire .
new Granatelli plug wires LESS than 1-ohm (0.50 ohm actual reading)
just new wires got 15.3 hp improvement @ 5250 rpm
17.3 lb-ft of torque improvement @ 4250 rpm
they put a cold air kit + maf + wires and got
plus 55.05 hp at 5250 rpm
plus 45.10 lb-ft at 4850 rpm
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 11:01 PM
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What were your symptoms of bad wires :?:

....or did you do a random check of impedance. :?
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000SilverBullet
What were your symptoms of bad wires :?:

....or did you do a random check of impedance. :?
Odd miss at high rpm, car would give a good shake, when I went to check my plugs #6 and #4 plug wires had fallen apart and were arcing in the boot :?
When I dismantled the plug wire I found all they did was strip the insulation and fold back core wire and crimp on the plug retainer. very poor crimp too with stab marks in the insulation from the cheezy stamping tool
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