have read that folks either like the accel or ngk 8mm wires...any real reason for one or the other? what should i expect for a price and where is the cheapest place to buy them? 89 wgn na..

 

thanx

alan

I prefer genuine subaru parts, but then again its because I resell my cars... nice to tell the buyer most if not all the parts are genuine.

 

I am not trying to knock the other wires, anything is better than the autolite (or something like that) junk that schucks has

hmm, just took out autolite plugs from my wgn, well, 3 of them anyway...one of them is being very stubborn and i am worried i'm gonna break it..so, its time for some pb blaster and maybe an impact gun set on low

watch it, those stubborn spark plugs like to take half the head with them when they come out!!

hi

 

if you want more performance, the right thing for you is :

NOLOGY SPARKPLUGS WIRES = the car will drive a lot better, you wont belive it.

if you want something good that cost less,you can find it here:

www.sparkplugs.com = ngk wires.

good luck

moshe.

bumpity

in my oppinion you will not find a better wire than magnecor. check out their website, they are very straight forward, no gimmicks and are very popular with people running high performance motors. they do not carry all the hype, glitz and showmanship of other companies, but their performance is excellent. if you want more color choices and fancy gizmo's and stickers, these wires are not for you.

http://www.magnecor.com/

 

might want to take a look at this subaru while you're there:

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

 

sometimes new spark plug wires may alleviate poor running not because those wires are so great, but because the old ones were that bad.

 

some commentary about Nology spark plug wires:

The most notable of exaggerated claims for ignition wires are made by Nology, a recent manufacturer of ignition wires promoted as "the only spark plug wires with built-in capacitor." Nology's "HotWires" (called "Plasma Leads" in the UK) consist of unsuppressed solid metal or spiral conductor ignition wires over which braided metal sleeves are partially fitted. The braided metal sleeves are grounded via straps formed from part of the braiding. Insulating covers are fitted over the braided metal sleeves. These wires are well constructed. For whatever reason, Nology specifies that non-resistor spark plugs need to be used with their "HotWires." In a demonstration, the use of resistor plugs nullifies the visual effect of the brighter spark.

 

Ignition wires with grounded braided metal sleeves over the cable have come and gone all over the world for (at least) the last 30 years, and similar wires were used over 20 years ago by a few car makers to solve cross-firing problems on early fuel injected engines and RFI problems on fiberglass bodied cars — only to find other problems were created. The recent Circle Track Magazine (USA, May, 1996 issue) testshowed Nology "HotWires" produced no additional horsepower (the test actually showed a 10 horsepower decrease when compared to stock carbon conductor wires).

 

The perceived effect a brighter spark, conducted by an ignition wire, encased or partially encased in a braided metal sleeve (shield) grounded to the engine, jumping across a huge free-air gap (which bears no relationship to the spark needed to fire the variable air/fuel mixture under pressure in a combustion chamber) is continually being re-discovered and cleverly demonstrated by marketers who convince themselves there's monetary value in such a bright spark, and all sorts of wild, completely un-provable claims are made for this phenomena.

 

Like many in the past, Nology cleverly demonstrates a brighter free-air spark containing useless flash-over created by the crude "capacitor" (effect) of this style of wire. In reality, the bright spark has no more useful energy to fire a variable compressed air/fuel mixture than the clean spark you would see in a similar demonstration using any good carbon conductor wire. What is happening in such a demonstration is the coil output is being unnecessarily boosted to additionally supply spark energy that is induced (and wasted) into the grounded braided metal sleeve around the ignition wire's jacket. To test the validity of this statement, ask the demonstrator to disconnect the ground strap and observe just how much energy is sparking to ground.

 

Claims by Nology of their "HotWires" creating sparks that are "300 times more powerful," reaching temperatures of "100,000 to 150,000 degrees F" (more than enough to melt spark plug electrodes), spark durations of "4 billionths of a second" (spark duration is controlled by the ignition system itself) and currents of "1,000 amperes" magically evolving in "capacitors" allegedly "built-in" to the ignition wires are as ridiculous as the data and the depiction of sparks in photographs used in advertising material and the price asked for these wires! Most stock ignition primaries are regulated to 6 amperes and the most powerful race ignition to no more than 40 amperes at 12,000 RPM.