Stock plug wires?

Broken Glass · Post by **Broken Glass** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:42 pm

Can someone tell me if the stock plug wires are solid core or not? im guessing no but i need to be sure with my ignition

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:25 am

They shouldn't be. Solid core wires, as far as I know, are for O/R use only.

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:15 am

The "radio interference" will send modern electronics into fits. That is why they are not used so much anymore. The old 70's ECU's are about the only things that can run solid wire core cables. Those were awsome with the accel super coils - you could mess up ppl's TV's as you drove by.

Of course listening to a radio in the car was pointless.
They were also rumored to mess up police radar. IDk if it was true or not, but I never got a ticket in the car I had them in. Could be that because I had no radio, I paid more attention...

By FCC rules, they are prolly not "legal" but I never got pulled over for using them. Most modern name brand aftermarket performance wires are prolly just as/nearly as good as solid core anyways.

Broken Glass · Post by **Broken Glass** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:39 am

Alright thanks. The ignition im using says not too for that same interference reading. The ones i have now from modern say they are solid core so i was gonna swap back to my stockers till i find a set

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:49 pm

My auto shop teacher, who does drag racing, said solid cores are primarily used in drag cars because there, IIRC (been 6-7 years), is no loss really through a solid core, therefore, the most spark power. The interference he said is also why there are no airports around drag strips as well.

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:50 pm

^^^That is incorrect.

Englishtown Raceway has or had it's own airport on the grounds.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:47 pm

racer12306 wrote:^^^That is incorrect.

Englishtown Raceway has or had it's own airport on the grounds.

There's always an exception to the rule.