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Arcane · 11-30-2001, 04:40 PM

well...i know our cars are designed for NGK products...but i was wondering if there were comparable wires available at a lower price???

yenpit · 11-30-2001, 04:58 PM

NGK wires are very good quality and cheap. Bosch are also very good quality. Magnecor are better.

Arcane · 11-30-2001, 05:44 PM

NGK wires are cheap???  the store i was at was selling them for almost 100 dollars....ummm, that's not cheap for me...i found some wires that made of the same material as magnecors...but they are only $32.99

vancouvers14 · 11-30-2001, 06:34 PM

its funny, i always thought of magnecors being a good wire, but i went to my local race shop last weekend and made told me they were crap (and he makes comission so telling me not to buy something was for a good reason i think)

Arcane · 11-30-2001, 06:47 PM

great...now i'll never know what wires to get....

Chokudori · 11-30-2001, 06:52 PM

Hmmm, I heard that magnacores are good everywhere else... You should have asked those guys at the store why they think they are bad.

vancouvers14 · 11-30-2001, 08:02 PM

i think shop based on wire thickness, not brand name.  get a good 9 or 10mm wire.

Arcane · 11-30-2001, 09:17 PM

what does the thickness of the wire affect???   sorry if i'm asking stupid questions...

tristarx · 11-30-2001, 10:40 PM

A good wire is not solely based on it's thickness.  The thickness 8mm, 8.5mm and 10mm are just thicker rubber insulation, not sprial wire inside.

Read here for more information on what's involved in a good a wire:

http://www.magnecor.com/magnecor1/main.htm

Tx.

Wayne
<a href="http://www.phase2motortrend.com

" target="_blank">http://www.phase2motortrend.com

</a>

11-30-2001, 11:01 PM

ahh forget about everyone's elses opinion...you gotta go through trail and error to see what works for you..and it's worth IT...try this brand and if it sucks then #### wait a while till you get more $$$ then get another brand...thats the only way to find whats the best...

*Grant* · 12-01-2001, 05:09 AM

I'd go with NGK's they are only like $40 a piece, not $100

*Grant* · 12-01-2001, 05:12 AM

I've seen magnecore's on civics, and toyota,s NGK seems more well made and lasts longer.

A local shop here tells me the same thing,
you can also try vitek wires (if you want to spend the $$)

konkman · 12-01-2001, 12:29 PM

Nology Hotwires, they store a charge in the wire producing greater charge then most performance wires.

*drifterx* · 12-01-2001, 12:31 PM

magnacors

HippoSleek · 12-02-2001, 09:23 AM

OEM.  Unless you are pushing some hugh hp and have an aftermarket ignition (which is only necessary for huge hp), all those rice wires will do you no good.  Actually, the caps on them are usually lower quality than the NGK/OEM.  Money aside, I've never seen wires make a dyno difference on a car w/ basic bolt-ons.

konkman · 12-02-2001, 10:26 AM

My Nology hotwires made a noticable difference in torque of the line and eliminated my engine lag above 5500rpm's.  I don't car if they don't make any more hp on the dyno.  A good set of wires will help out.  You get what you pay for.  My wires were 275 Canadian.

vancouvers14 · 12-03-2001, 01:38 AM

the only reason i want to change my wires is because i want them in red.  anyone seen ngk's in red?

12-03-2001, 08:44 AM

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and which wires might these be?

onebadm5 · 12-03-2001, 09:34 AM

one characteristic of a good wire is not only its thickness, but its ability of EMI and RF supression. the less interference it emits or picks up, the better the spark will be transmitted.

konkman · 12-03-2001, 02:11 PM

I saw some at mopac in burnaby in red.  They only had a few left.  I got the red Nology wires.  Damb they look good.

11-30-2001, 10:40 PM	#9
tristarx Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 140 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	A good wire is not solely based on it's thickness.  The thickness 8mm, 8.5mm and 10mm are just thicker rubber insulation, not sprial wire inside. Read here for more information on what's involved in a good a wire: http://www.magnecor.com/magnecor1/main.htm Tx. Wayne <a href="http://www.phase2motortrend.com " target="_blank">http://www.phase2motortrend.com </a> __________________ Wayne[br]http://www.phase2motortrend.com

11-30-2001, 04:40 PM	#1
Arcane Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 597 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well...i know our cars are designed for NGK products...but i was wondering if there were comparable wires available at a lower price???

11-30-2001, 04:58 PM	#2
yenpit Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Holland Michigan Posts: 798 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	NGK wires are very good quality and cheap. Bosch are also very good quality. Magnecor are better.

11-30-2001, 05:44 PM	#3
Arcane Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 597 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	NGK wires are cheap???  the store i was at was selling them for almost 100 dollars....ummm, that's not cheap for me...i found some wires that made of the same material as magnecors...but they are only $32.99

11-30-2001, 06:34 PM	#4
vancouvers14 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 868 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	its funny, i always thought of magnecors being a good wire, but i went to my local race shop last weekend and made told me they were crap (and he makes comission so telling me not to buy something was for a good reason i think)

11-30-2001, 06:47 PM	#5
Arcane Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 597 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	great...now i'll never know what wires to get....

11-30-2001, 06:52 PM	#6
Chokudori Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 249 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hmmm, I heard that magnacores are good everywhere else... You should have asked those guys at the store why they think they are bad.

11-30-2001, 08:02 PM	#7
vancouvers14 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 868 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i think shop based on wire thickness, not brand name.  get a good 9 or 10mm wire.

11-30-2001, 09:17 PM	#8
Arcane Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 597 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what does the thickness of the wire affect???   sorry if i'm asking stupid questions...

11-30-2001, 11:01 PM	#10
Guest Posts: n/a	ahh forget about everyone's elses opinion...you gotta go through trail and error to see what works for you..and it's worth IT...try this brand and if it sucks then #### wait a while till you get more $$$ then get another brand...thats the only way to find whats the best...

12-01-2001, 05:09 AM	#11
Grant Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: 聖地牙哥 Posts: 2,647 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Grant Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'd go with NGK's they are only like $40 a piece, not $100

12-01-2001, 05:12 AM	#12
Grant Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: 聖地牙哥 Posts: 2,647 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Grant Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I've seen magnecore's on civics, and toyota,s NGK seems more well made and lasts longer. A local shop here tells me the same thing, you can also try vitek wires (if you want to spend the $$)

12-01-2001, 12:29 PM	#13
konkman Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 534 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nology Hotwires, they store a charge in the wire producing greater charge then most performance wires.

12-01-2001, 12:31 PM	#14
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 44 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	magnacors

12-02-2001, 09:23 AM	#15
HippoSleek Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: elsewhere Posts: 2,081 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	OEM.  Unless you are pushing some hugh hp and have an aftermarket ignition (which is only necessary for huge hp), all those rice wires will do you no good.  Actually, the caps on them are usually lower quality than the NGK/OEM.  Money aside, I've never seen wires make a dyno difference on a car w/ basic bolt-ons.

12-02-2001, 10:26 AM	#16
konkman Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 534 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My Nology hotwires made a noticable difference in torque of the line and eliminated my engine lag above 5500rpm's.  I don't car if they don't make any more hp on the dyno.  A good set of wires will help out.  You get what you pay for.  My wires were 275 Canadian.

12-03-2001, 01:38 AM	#17
vancouvers14 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 868 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the only reason i want to change my wires is because i want them in red.  anyone seen ngk's in red?

12-03-2001, 08:44 AM	#18
Guest Posts: n/a	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from Arcane on 5:44 pm on Nov. 30, 2001i found some wires that made of the same material as magnecors...but they are only $32.99 </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> and which wires might these be?

12-03-2001, 09:34 AM	#19
onebadm5 BANNED Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 678 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	one characteristic of a good wire is not only its thickness, but its ability of EMI and RF supression. the less interference it emits or picks up, the better the spark will be transmitted.

12-03-2001, 02:11 PM	#20
konkman Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 534 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I saw some at mopac in burnaby in red.  They only had a few left.  I got the red Nology wires.  Damb they look good.