Time For New Ignition Wires

[JD1964]

I noticed one of the ignition wire boots near the distributor cracking so it's time for a new set of wires. It's not a show car under the hood so I don't need anything fancy. I want a good quality set that is sized to work with the factory looms.

Which set would you recommend? Are the factory wires 9mm?

 

[hoopty5.0]

Factory are 8mm. Im gonna keep an eye on this as I need new ones as well.

 

[BrothersPerformance]

Ford Performance makes a set of 9mm spark plug wires in different colors.

1979-1993 Mustang Spark Plug Ignition Wire Sets | Brothers Performance

 

[TOOLOW91]

I have the ford ones on my car now with no issues

 

[A5literMan]

Taylor spiro pro 8mm is my recommendation. I've ran those and the FMS kit on different cars. The Taylor's are nicer. I'm going to be switching my FMS wires out for them.

 

[TOOLOW91]

id like to see a 9mm on his car personally. Just my suggestion though

Then again the moroso race wires are only 8.6mm wires so maybe it isnt as big a deal as i think .

 

[bentley429isBAC]

How much do you want to spend? Firecore are the best hands down but are pretty expensive. Went from the Motorsport ones to firecore and the car leaned out half a a/f point at idle.

 

[hoopty5.0]

Wow. That's impressive.

 

[84Ttop]

I'm pretty indifferent about plug wires, MSD has never let me down and is usually my go to recommendation. Ford Motorsport is a good budget friendly choice as well.
Personally I use Moroso Ultra 40 wires but that is way overkill for what you'll need

 

[mikestang63]

Ford Performance makes a set of 9mm spark plug wires in different colors.

1979-1993 Mustang Spark Plug Ignition Wire Sets | Brothers Performance

And they arc in such pretty colors!

 

[TOOLOW91]

And they arc in such pretty colors!

I burned through one of mine and have it taped I think I am going with the super 40s this time like Nick has . They are like 71 bucks on summit direct fit for our cars


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[mikestang63]

I like Firecore and Taylor ThunderVolt 84258.

 

[TOOLOW91]

I like Firecore and Taylor ThunderVolt 84258.

I would buy the fire cores but they don't come in red only black


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[JD1964]

I splurged for the Moroso Ultra 40's, MSD cap rotor kit and Autolite Racing AR764 plugs.

 

[TOOLOW91]

I splurged for the Moroso Ultra 40's, MSD cap rotor kit and Autolite Racing AR764 plugs.

Nice ! I run the auto lite race plugs in my car too .


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[JD1964]

Incidentally, it appears my 23 yr old Fox has the original ignition wires on it but not for long. When I bought the car a couple years ago, it still had the original dust boot on the top of the distributor.

 

[MustangIIMatt]

Motorcraft if you want originality. Parts store brands if you're cheap and just want something that works. Accel or Ford Racing if you're on a budget and want to pick your color. The choice is really yours. Just make sure you go with something spiral core and 8mm or larger. I currently run Ford Racing 9mm in red, but I've ran Accel Super-Stock reds and yellows on my cars for years.

 

[Chuckman]

i've ran autozone cheapies, taylor's, frpp, and msd. of them all, i think i liked the msd best, taylor second. i custom-cut the latter two to route them the way i wanted (msd's with a gt40p setup, taylors with the tfs kit) as NO-ONE cuts them to the right length for a truly clean install. the frpp's were the biggest pita just for the fact they were 9mm and finding seperators for them was tough (and have a lot of negative reviews these days).