Re: Magstar and Magnecor: same wire (link inside)

["Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelow@sprint.ca>]

A web search was _almost_  fruitless.....only one hit, and a marine app at
that.

http://nauticalworld.com/magstar/

Stephen Bigelow
e-commerce/ Business Development
http://www.countdown9199.com/
IBO # 823967


>Audi wanted $100+ for leads with real Bosch endcaps and
>90-degree bend suppressed boots. I had Magstar leads
>made for the car. They're 8mm stainless steel wound
>wires. Apparently it is the same as Magnecor wires. The
>end terminals are not Bosch fittings, but are some hefty
>looking stainless pieces (as compared to the small plug
>that goes into the 90-degree boots on the distributor
>end of the Bosch stuff). Plug sides are also stainless
>steel with some serious silicon boots that fit nicely
>into the MC engine bay.
>
>Opinion: car still starts slightly hard, but that's a
>fuel injector problem me thinks; drove 15km afterwards,
>not pushing it, looked at the tailpipe and it's pure
>white. :)
>
>Price: about $43 including $9 labour for measuring and
>crimping the ends. Good?
>
>Apparently Magnecor use the same wire, but are about the
>same price as OEM leads.
>
>Just thought I'd show-off. :)
>
>G.
>
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