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Spark Plug wires arking?

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Old 06-26-2009, 12:38 AM
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ok so i noticed my car hesitated a bit under load and at night when my hood was up while car was running i seen a light show lol it appears some of my plug wires are arking..are my plug wires bad?they are the ford racing wires a little over a year old...
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Old 06-26-2009, 12:48 AM
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yes they are bad.most likely they were either burned through by the headers or had something rub a bare spot in them.
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ok cause like when i looked at all of them it seemed as if all of them were arking lol i have a blower on my car and an msd6al, any recomendations on a good set of wires?
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are MSD better than ford racing? What is the cost of these two , guys, thanks.?
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