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Old 05-04-2017, 06:13 AM
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Hey guys, I'm board, and I was curious about something. Do you think you would actually notice a difference in anyway between Ford Racing 9mm spark plug wires and the MSD Super Conductor or the Live wires?

I noticed in another thread some great stats:
"Stock wires - 1200 to 1500 ohms of resistance per foot
Ford Racing wires - 500 ohms per foot
Accel yellow 8.8 - 250 ohms per foot
Accel black Race Wires - 150 ohms per foot
MSD Super Conductor wires - 50 ohms per foot
Moroso Super 40 wires - 40 ohms per foot"

This got me thinking. On a NA motor with just regular NGK copper tops, an MSD coil, and a 6AL box, would you actually notice a difference between the Ford racing or the MSD/Livewire? Livewire are supposed to be 300-350 ohms per foot. Currently, I have the Ford racing ones on my 331 stroker. I've had no issues. I never noticed a difference my spark ever made except when I put the 6AL box in and my coil went bad. Thoughts?
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Old 05-04-2017, 07:59 AM
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I don't think there would be any noticable difference at all. Top fuel dragsters maybe when they're looking for that .05 hp advantage. But on a daily driver street car, probably not.

Just my opinion. I usually go with whatever set matches my color theme that year lol.
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My gut tells me no, but who knows. Like I said, the only time I noticed any difference was when I put the 6AL box on and my MSD coil went bad.
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No way.
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