Post by Letitroll98 on Aug 24, 2004 22:19:45 GMT -6
Shut my mouth!! These Magnecor wires are great! Before the mini mod I had a nice peppy car that rode really nice. Now I hurt my neck and get a headache driving to work . Can’t keep off the throttle, acceleration pushes me into the seatback. I know there’s no additional horsepower with new ignition wires, but how much was I missing B4? Me like!
Details follow: Ordered cheapest Magnecor, a 7mm size, from UltraRev.com. $106.50 + shipping vs $164.00 retail from the manufacturer. They have a 8mm size with insulator material upgrades in the same line that UltraRev doesn’t carry. They also make a street and track line with 8.5mm and 10mm sizes that they do handle. No need for any of these unless you run an upgraded ignition system. UltraRev shipped the day after I ordered and all went well with UPS delivery. Additionally, Magnecor’s website is a wealth of info on ignition theory, installation tips, and recommendations of other manufacturers they like and dislike.
Installation is straightforward and has been detailed elsewhere, but a couple notes. The coil pack comes off as a unit but you need to remove one coil to get to the farthest bolt. (I think you can avoid this by removing what I guess is the fuel regulator mounting plate on the firewall, but I already had the coil off before I thought of that) I removed the far right one but you might do better removing the second from the right, which is the one in front of the bolt you need to get at. Not much more of a stupid design than some others I’ve seen. Don’t forget to use some dielectric grease on the boots.
Standard K&N filter bought from the nearest Autozone or PepBoys. Just popped it in with no mods to the airbox, something I think unnecessary. Maybe a 1/2db louder with a very slightly noticeable boost of throttle tip in. Worth the $ considering the lifetime nature of the product.
Erw38, no new spark plugs. No need to replace 100,000 mile plugs on a 50,000-mile car. In fact DON’T even clean your plugs. They are meant to run with an oxide coating that will be damaged by cleaning. From most posts here and elsewhere, the AC Delco OEM is the most highly recommended plug anyway. Ref the results noted in paragraph one, I might be right here, but I’d love to hear from all the other owners here. You guys are great and I love this little community of quirky enthusiasts, so all opinions on my mini mod philosophies are welcome. Even scottydl who I have on good authority rides on heavily discounted Bridgestones. ;D
Details follow: Ordered cheapest Magnecor, a 7mm size, from UltraRev.com. $106.50 + shipping vs $164.00 retail from the manufacturer. They have a 8mm size with insulator material upgrades in the same line that UltraRev doesn’t carry. They also make a street and track line with 8.5mm and 10mm sizes that they do handle. No need for any of these unless you run an upgraded ignition system. UltraRev shipped the day after I ordered and all went well with UPS delivery. Additionally, Magnecor’s website is a wealth of info on ignition theory, installation tips, and recommendations of other manufacturers they like and dislike.
Installation is straightforward and has been detailed elsewhere, but a couple notes. The coil pack comes off as a unit but you need to remove one coil to get to the farthest bolt. (I think you can avoid this by removing what I guess is the fuel regulator mounting plate on the firewall, but I already had the coil off before I thought of that) I removed the far right one but you might do better removing the second from the right, which is the one in front of the bolt you need to get at. Not much more of a stupid design than some others I’ve seen. Don’t forget to use some dielectric grease on the boots.
Standard K&N filter bought from the nearest Autozone or PepBoys. Just popped it in with no mods to the airbox, something I think unnecessary. Maybe a 1/2db louder with a very slightly noticeable boost of throttle tip in. Worth the $ considering the lifetime nature of the product.
Erw38, no new spark plugs. No need to replace 100,000 mile plugs on a 50,000-mile car. In fact DON’T even clean your plugs. They are meant to run with an oxide coating that will be damaged by cleaning. From most posts here and elsewhere, the AC Delco OEM is the most highly recommended plug anyway. Ref the results noted in paragraph one, I might be right here, but I’d love to hear from all the other owners here. You guys are great and I love this little community of quirky enthusiasts, so all opinions on my mini mod philosophies are welcome. Even scottydl who I have on good authority rides on heavily discounted Bridgestones. ;D