New Ignition Cables

cogitocogito Wagonist
in Engine & Drivetrain
I think I'm about due for some new spark plug wires. Any recs? I don't want to spend a fortune, but want to get something decent.

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  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    NGK Blues. No doubt. Honda uses the NGK blacks as OE leads and the NGK blues are about 30% better in terms of reducing interfearance.

    You can spend more and get other wires like MSD, tommygun etc. but even the stock leads are proven to handle some serious ammounts of power. Heck, even the whole stock ignition system.
  • skinnyskinny Senior Wagonist
    I have stock on my wagon and MSD on the teg. Me personally I would go with the NGK blues. Only reason I got the MSD is they came with the car.
  • cogitocogito Wagonist
    I checked pricing. NGK and Bosch were both about $25, MSD was $96. Wow, MSD is expensive. Looks like NGK will be fine. The website was pushing Bosch over NGK for some reason. Any opinions on those two compared together?
  • skinnyskinny Senior Wagonist
    NEVER USE BOSCH PARTS IN A HONDA! Only bosch thing i use is the wideband to my lc-1. Bosch if a big VDub parts maker. $25 sounds like just the stock NGK wires. Like we stated before NGK Blues are the way to go.
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    NGK Blues are only like $33. do it man.
  • cogitocogito Wagonist
    skinny wrote:
    $25 sounds like just the stock NGK wires. Like we stated before NGK Blues are the way to go.
    My bad $27. Looks blue to me though. Check the photo blowup.

    http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/searc ... da%20Civic
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    ooo good deal. those are them =)
  • skinnyskinny Senior Wagonist
    thats a steal
  • evol911evol911 familEE
    NGK Blues!
  • cogitocogito Wagonist
    Those things are scarce locally. Called Murrays, PepBoys, NAPA, and AZ; no one stocks them. Maybe I'll have to buy them online, but I would prefer not to in case of problems (wrong or defective wire).
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    those were the first option on Advance Auto Parts' listing when i ordered my wires from my local store. i wasnt really trying to get them, they just happened to have them as first choice in stock =] (so i got lucky).

    try Advance.
  • cogitocogito Wagonist
    I called Advance. They wanted $38 plus sales tax, so I'm going to get them online and save $10.
  • The_HeadThe_Head familEE
    NGK blues and plugs made a world of difference on mine. Before the install I thought my dizzy needed replacement, the engine was running very crappy.
  • ricefighterricefighter Wagonist
    is it the same for all d series engines? d16a1 d16a6 d16z6 d16y8 d15b d17?


    thanks


    wagon..............4ever..................
  • cogitocogito Wagonist
    Is what the same?
  • skinnyskinny Senior Wagonist
    Yes and no. They can be made to fit. Someone here just did a head swap and used the stock a6 cables but they had to be modified to fit I think it was a Z6 head?
  • evol911evol911 familEE
    SOHC heads with the plug 'tubes" in the front require different wires than SOHC heads with plug "tubes" in the rear. The can be made to fit but it won't be an OEM fit.
  • ricefighterricefighter Wagonist
    thanks for the info my bretherens.


    wagon................4ever...........................
  • cogitocogito Wagonist
    skinny wrote:
    thats a steal
    It gets better. I put them in my shopping cart the other day. So today I went to that site to order and pay for them, and they had raised the price from $27 to $29. So I called their 800 sales number to find out why and the dude who answered said they just had a price increase, and he couldn't go any lower. So he gave me free shipping. I didn't even ask for it. So I got them for $29, shipped, no taxes. Good people.
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