Re: Spark-plug wires for 5000ST ..

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Nivi@aol.com say:
> 
> Andrew Duane wrote:
> 
> >This is a rather broad statement. I replaced the wires on my
> >'89 100Q last year with a set of Blue Ignitors from Rapid >Parts.
> >A perfect fit, and much better function than Bosch.
> >
> >I highly recommend them for the few extra dollars.
> 
> Andrew,
> 
> What real performance benefits do you see with the Blue Igniters? Would you
> recommend replacement other than for frayed/loose wires?

Well, I didn't see any real improvements in gas mileage or HP,
but I found them to make the car run much smoother, especially
at idle. Some of the strange stumbles and idle wobbles I used
to have disappeared.

I don't know that I'd recommend replacing a perfectly good
set of wires with them.  My original wires had about 75K on
them, and had a few symptoms of old age. Since I had decided
to replace them anyway, I went with the Blue Ignitors.

I've heard TERRIBLE things about the Jacobs power-coil wires.
They claim 800 HP gains, triple your gas mileage, and make your
breakfast for you, too. I have heard that they can fry ignition
systems instead.

Blue Ignitors don't make these claims. They are just good, solid
wires, slightly thicker than stock with a teflon/neoprene wrap
that they guarantee against cracking and leaking forever.
If you've ever seen what 5 years in an engine does to rubber,
you'll understand.

They look cool, too!


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Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's wired all the time.