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Old 02-08-2011, 11:07 PM
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Default Screamin Demon Coil and Wires/Plugs

I was planning on purchasing a Screamin Demon ignition coil in the spring along with some new spark plug wires and spark plugs. I was thinking about getting Taylor's Spiro Pro 8mm Wires and e3 spark plugs.

Any thoughts opinions or advice on any of this? Would the Accel ignition coil be better or different wires or plugs?

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Old 02-08-2011, 11:14 PM
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Everything you just listed is the worst thing you can buy.

Motorcraft Coil
MSD wires
NGK TR5 plugs

Nothing else
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Old 02-08-2011, 11:18 PM
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why the stock coil?
and I dont want MSD wires bcuz they're red I know thats a bad reason but i heard the difference is minimal with msd over others and they cost like double.
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Old 02-08-2011, 11:34 PM
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Stock coil because - You don't need anything more on your stock car
Tr6 plugs because e7 or e3 or whatever junk is just that JUNK
Wire are a preference.
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Old 02-08-2011, 11:39 PM
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Accel is cheaper than buying a Motorcraft one in case you NEED one.

The Livewires are the only thing that I would buy from Performance Distributors (The people that make the coil your are interested in.)
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Old 02-08-2011, 11:57 PM
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napa gold wires are fairly inexpensive and have a lifetime warrenty
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Old 02-08-2011, 11:57 PM
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Even though my car is mostly stock the coil would still offer a slight improvement in performance and gas mileage right?
And Neo you meant you would buy the livewires but not the coil?
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Old 02-09-2011, 01:06 AM
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Thats correct, the coil is a waste of money at this point in your build unless you NEED to replace yours in which Accel is cheaper and does the same thing.

I prefer Accel myself as I have used other products from them in the past and they have always lasted me a long time with continued performance.

Their LiveWires are a very well built spark plug wire, those are worth buying.
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Old 02-09-2011, 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by 97StangEmUp
Even though my car is mostly stock the coil would still offer a slight improvement in performance and gas mileage right?
No. You won't see much of a difference, if anything.

btw, you can pick up a Motorcraft coil from rockauto.com for $85-$92 depending on which coil came stock in your ride. From what I heard, Kragen/O'Rielly's autoparts stores are now carrying Motorcraft parts. Don't know if they have coils, or at what price though.


Originally Posted by NeoTokyo
Their LiveWires are a very well built spark plug wire, those are worth buying.
While they may be well built, they won't give you any performance gains over any other wires (with or without a stock coil). Way overpriced, in my opinion.
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Old 02-09-2011, 02:32 AM
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The Accel coil caused my car to misfire. A lot of V6 Mustangs have had problems with that one. You can google it and see.
I have a Screamin Demon coil and Granatelli MPG/Plus wires which are 0 ohms resistance. Car had original stock parts at 200k miles so I replaced them for insurance before my dyno run and everything worked fantastic. And also, I use Autolite Copper Core Resister Plugs. Just a FYI~
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