I prefer Taylor
Merlon said:
i am changing my plgus and maybe the wireset. dont know how old the wires are or the plugs. using autolites double plats, and thinking about using magnecors. any good? currently i have motorcraft wires 8mm but i am not sure about the age. they dont have a date which makes me believe that they are replacments.
anyone have anything bad to say about magnecors?>
I had a set of Magnacors on the engine before this one and had a constant problem with somne of the wires vibrating off the spark plugs - particularly #6, which was was relatively easy to reach to put back on. I wrote to Magnecor about the problem and received this response:
From: "Steve Brown @ Magnecor" <mag@magnecor.com>
To: "Edward Donato" <my work e-mail where I get enough spam already>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: I'm not thrilled
>
> This is common with Super Coupes... the wires are extremely difficult to
> fit (probably amongst the most difficult that I know of) and it is very,
> very easy to damage them while being fitted, which is what you probably
> have done. This problem is caused often by overuse of silicone grease
> inside the spark plug boots - but damage is the most likely.
>
> Our wires do fit fine and do not inherently vibrate off the spark plugs
> (otherwise other Super Coupe owners would not be recommending them and we
> could not actually sell a product that does this) - if you send is the
> wires we should be able to repair them.
>
> It is possible you have bad wires (although very unlikely for more than 1
> in the set, but anything is possible), in which case the bad wire or wires
> are under warranty.
>
> Steve Brown - Magnecor (Michigan, USA)
> Telephone: 248-471-9505
> Fax: 248-471-9506
> WWW:
http://www.magnecor.com
>
> Mailing Address:
> 24581 Crestview
> Farmington Hills, MI 48335
> USA
>
>
I ended up taking the Magnecors off and putting the stock Motorcraft back on with no further problems. After dropping a valve and building another engine, I got a new set of Taylors. No problems with them.
eddie
'90 5-speed SC
'97 LX sport