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Harvey Halabookie Enthusiast

Harvey Halabookie

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thanks man, i'll stay away from the plugs, any ideas on the wires though?

 

:thumbs: Reminds me of a guy I used to race around with who had a Firebird. He swore just changing to Splitfire spark plugs and a K&N filter were good for 15 Horsepower!!! :sigh:

rodram Enthusiast

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agreed.... on ignition parts (plugs, wires, distributor cap) for your Chevy or GMC ... you got to go with ACDelco OE stock parts ... always good for 100,000+ miles ... you can't go wrong ... some others are not good, so why take a chance..?

jblakeney Senior Enthusiast

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I was wondering if anyong is using these wires. http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.aspx?cat...rtfamilyid=1892 with the E3 spark plugs, of if anyone has heard anything good or bad about the two. My reason for asking is that the wires are pretty spendy, and I just want to know it it's worth it.

thanks guys

Dave

 

If it was me. NAPA Belden wires or AC Delco. Either way, the resistance value will be extremely low they are not even a foot long. No way they have 0 resistance. That has to missing a word. If it is a wire it has a resistance value. Plus they are 168 bucks. As far as plugs, as long as you have not got nitrous, MSD coils, or a blower lurking under the hood.... Stick with OE plugs AC 41-110 or NGK's if that is what the truck shipped with.

 

AC Delco 41-110 - 7.59x8=60.72

Belden 700-399 (Delphi Coils) Round Body - 51.99

Belden 700-989 (Mitsubishi Coils) Square Body - 47.49

 

That is straight up walk-in at my stores so 112.71 or 108.21 plus "Uncle Sams" percentage.... Less than the cost of the wires you could have it fixed...... Plus Belden wires have a lifetime warranty so long as you own the truck.

 

Oh yeah, don't forget the never-seas on the threads....

 

Just my 2 cents.

 

Jbo

csheatz Senior Enthusiast

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Better late then never,

 

I put a E3 plug in a chainsaw a few months back, it would not run worth a damn. I was at TSC and that was what they had. I throw what POS out, when to the dealer (35 mile hike) got a good champion and its ran like a top! I wont waste my time and money on that pure china sh^t anymore.

REV353 Enthusiast

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Find a set of these wires that fit your truck from Summit racing. I have boughten 2 sets for different trucks, I am running one in my 8.1L and I noticed the improvement the first time I drove it. 50 ohm's per foot, know one can beat this price. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TAY-84226/

 

Spark plugs, this is what I run, it's a very good plug. You should be doing a tune up, waiting for a 100k is stupid. As far as spark plugs go, get Double Platinum

csheatz Senior Enthusiast

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With the right plug 100k is not out of the operation range. dbl plat. :sigh: I use and am sold on AC delco iridium. They seem to work great. I am pretty sure this is what comes in the engine new.

 

These engines run so efficient and clean compared to 30 years ago, plugs are able to run a long time when the engine is running good. When I changed the plugs in our sunfire last year it was just over 105k and still getting over 30mpg every tank. I changed them anyway as P.M. but didnt notice anything great from the replacments (ac delco iridium) maybe smoother idle, but the old plugs were still in great shape. probably could have run them another 30,000 miles before I would have noticed any problems.

jblakeney Senior Enthusiast

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With the right plug 100k is not out of the operation range. dbl plat. :sigh: I use and am sold on AC delco iridium. They seem to work great. I am pretty sure this is what comes in the engine new.

 

These engines run so efficient and clean compared to 30 years ago, plugs are able to run a long time when the engine is running good. When I changed the plugs in our sunfire last year it was just over 105k and still getting over 30mpg every tank. I changed them anyway as P.M. but didnt notice anything great from the replacments (ac delco iridium) maybe smoother idle, but the old plugs were still in great shape. probably could have run them another 30,000 miles before I would have noticed any problems.

 

I did 165k on my 2001 2500 with 6.0 before it started missing.

 

Jbo

nickvrebel Senior Enthusiast

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FWIW, most of the fastest GMT-800 and GMT-900 trucks on performancetrucks.net are running stock wires... when it comes to performance they don't mess around.

 

Personally, I've built a truck running 12's in the 1/4 (a 4wd at that) and the best, most reliable plug wires were the stock ones.

jimlem Enthusiast

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thanks guys I think i'll leave the truck alone for a while since I only has 60,000 on it

 

Dave,

 

This should give you a little piece of mind. Last Summer, before a long trailer towing camping trip, I decided to change my plugs and wires too. I only had 34,800 miles on my 2002 6.0L but I've owned it for almost 8 years, since new. In the early 80s, I worked a few years as a Champion SP factory rep. Back then, we were taught that time and driving conditions were just as important as number of miles on a set of plugs. Except for these occasional towing trips, my truck's daily use falls under the hardest use category in the owners manual along with, taxi and delivery vehicles, police cars etc. (almost 100% city, very short, constant start and stop driving).

 

I also had just installed a set of headers and the guy who did it suggested that when the time came, to switch to some HD, hi-temp silicone wires as the headers have no heat shields and they expose the wires to higher temps than with the stock manifolds. Anyway, given all the above, I felt it would be better safe than sorry to just do the maintenance early. I researched lots of opinions on lots of Chevy truck and performance sites. I decided to go with the stock AC/NGK Iridium plugs as popular opinion rated them very highly. I also chose a set of Taylor 10mm HD, hi-temp plug wires. I'm not trying to advise you on wires. I chose mine based on a lot of good feedback as to their heat resistance. They have worked out fine BTW. A bit more than I've ever paid for wires but reliability on a long camping trip was my goal. As far as spark plugs go, I could not believe my eyes when I changed them. I inspected all the old ones under my official Champion spark plug inspector (a "C" cell flashlight with a strong magnifying glass built in to the end- oooohhhh) I was amazed. They were truly like new. I learned all sorts of problems to look for and different locations to test when I worked for Champion but none of it was really needed. Other than coloring, they showed no discernible wear, anywhere, versus the new set on my work bench. The coloring was also fine, BTW; a nice even tan color and much more consistent on all plugs, than I expected (front & rears vs. middle cylinders etc.etc.) No rounding of the center electrode top edge, all gaps were still exactly .060". As someone said, this was not at all like the engines of 30 years ago.

 

When I bought the truck, I knew I'd never go 100K before changing my plugs. After changing them this time, I have no problem at all going (close) to 100K miles on this set. At slightly over 1/3 the mileage and 7.5 years of HARD use, the plugs were like new; not even close to showing 1/3 of the expected wear. I never thought I'd say it but I guess they really can make an engine and SP that can go 100K miles. Champion never made plug wires so I have no expertise there. My stock ones were of course, just fine when I changed them at such low mileage but I'd still be inclined to keep an eye one the wires before 100K miles even if the plugs are fine. That is of course just my overly cautious humble opinion. I'm sure your truck is fine for quite a bit longer.

 

Jim

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