Miata Mailing List: May 1997, Message #623
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From: 	"Mr. Patrick" <lorddimwitflathead@mindless.com>

Subject: Re: spark plug wires

Date: 	Tue, 6 May 1997 01:49:12 -0500



  Since I didn't want to wait for a mail order, I headed over to Pep

  Boys and

  bought a set of KoolWire plug wires ($35).  These are supposed to be

  low

  resistance and extra good at radio noise suppression.  They are 7mm

  wires.

  Does anyone have any experience with these.  They have connectors

  just like

  the NGK's but are a disappointing grey, rather than blue.  Also,

  they are a

  tad longer than they need to be, which causes they to pop up form

  the wire

  guides.  Should I continue with these or go get a good set of

  NGK's?



  Since I put them in, the car still seems a little sluggish (though

  no

  stumbling).  Any ideas anyone?  I tried an Italian tune-up but that

  didn't

  seem to have any effect.



  Paul Weissman

  94a Simply Red



Paul, I don't think it was that brand name in particular, but I have had

a bad experience with lesser-brand plug wires.  Indeed they were thinner

and extra-long and that not only caused installation problems, but a

brief off-idle hesitation as well.  Anyway, the 7.0 mm size seems a bit

tiny; in fact, even the Beck/Arnleys I got were 8.0 mm.  I think I would

just stick with the NGKs or Racing Beats 8.0 mm plug wires (heheheh)...

Anyway, I'm rather surprised that you had those problems at 28K because

my stock ones lasted past the 50K mark (albeit with an occasional miss

now and then) until suddenly it started sputtering and stumbling.



Uh, are the stock ones 7.5 mm?  I would get a plug wire that at least

matches what the stock plug wire is.