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What plug wires do you use?
Going to buy some new wires... don't know what size/brand I should go with... suggestions?
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Magnecore 10mm.
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ngk 8.5mm for me
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Magnecore 10mm is overkill.
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Originally Posted by tIIsleeper
Magnecore 10mm is overkill.
Its just more insulation on the wires. So how is it overkill? Just because you don't feel the difference, every little bit helps.

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Factory ngk's. always.
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Originally Posted by Jager
Its just more insulation on the wires. So how is it overkill? Just because you don't feel the difference, every little bit helps.

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Every little bit of what? Plug wires don't make power - plain and simple.
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Some guys believe everything they read such as what Nology wires claim.
Just buy good quality wires in 8mm and you're fine. Oh by the way, don't buy Jacobs. They suck ***. The ends rust and I had to exchange them TWICE through a warranty company which sucks *** even more.
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Originally Posted by IWNTA20B
Some guys believe everything they read such as what Nology wires claim.
Just buy good quality wires in 8mm and you're fine. Oh by the way, don't buy Jacobs. They suck ***. The ends rust and I had to exchange them TWICE through a warranty company which sucks *** even more.
Yeah, I've got Magnecor 10mm on right now (previous owner), I'm doing a full tuneup on it, so I'm getting new wires... wasn't sure if I should go for Magnecor or NGK - looks like it will be NGK.
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MSD 8.5mm.....vary nice wires......and theyre MSD so you know theyre quality
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Stick with oem. My brother told me too many horror stories about his rx when he bought aftermarket/shucks/napa stuff.
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MSD <------8.5 w/heat wrap!
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i just bought msd 8.5's to replace my taylor 10.4mm
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Originally Posted by Jager
Its just more insulation on the wires. So how is it overkill? Just because you don't feel the difference, every little bit helps.
You don't feel any difference because there is no difference. The conductor in the 8.5mm and 10mm wires is the same, and their performance is the same. Magnecor make this quite clear on their website. The extra insulation is to protect the conductor from extreme heat, which is not found on the cool side of a rotary street car's engine bay. Unless you have a race car they're a waste of money.

I have the Magnecor KV85's and recommend them.
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yep magencor 8.5 worked great on my 2nd rx7 for years, and just got a new set for my third 7, but the ngks work great if you are on a budget
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magnecor 10mm (i didn't buy them, they came with the car so don't jump on my **** )
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I've had 0 probs with ngk's. And unless 100 bucks is gonna buy me some horses, i'm not gonna spend it on spark plug wires i'll spend it elsewhere...
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I run the 1.99 apiece supergeneric black wires from the local discount auto parts store. They work great and come in all sizes!
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