[Mgs] Ignition wires

Barrie Robinson barrie at look.ca
Fri Aug 19 10:47:34 MDT 2011


You see the same gobbledegook with audio & TV.  Some people pay 
hundreds for those TV wires when cheap Walmart stuff is just as good 
- even coat hangers will do !!!  If one understands electricity then 
one should be alright.  My local "mechanic" told me that my ignition 
wires were "leaking" and I needed to spend $150 on new ones.  So I 
fired my MGB up in the dark and looked for sparks - not a one 
!!!!   No EMF either.  So I did not change my wires - even for much 
cheaper ones.



At 11:20 AM 8/19/2011, Richard Ewald wrote:
>Go with the basic wires either new ones for the side load cap or get a top
>loader with regular wires like Mark suggested.
>There is no other area in the automotive aftermarket that has more Woooo in
>it than ignition systems.  There are more snake oil salesmen in the ignition
>business than you can shake a stick at.
>Many times those performance increases they talk about are either only
>measurable on a carefully calibrated dyno, or are non existent.  I have even
>seen dyno tests where they new trick stuff decreased performance.  Gotta
>love that.
>Rick
>
>On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 3:44 AM, mark lapierre <lapierrem at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
>
> > Get the top load cap and a basic set of wires.  The performance increasefor
> > the high price spread is very slim compared to the price paid.
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Regards

Barrie
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