Title speaks for itself, but they gotta look stock.
Jim

Jim,
If you are not running a super high output ignition system, the stock wires are fine and they certainly look stock smile.gif

Bill, I'm running the Pertronix Flame Thrower coil at 40,000 volts and the Pertronix Ignitor in lieu of points. Gotta keep her 'Factory Appearing'.
Jim

I upgraded my system to a Mallory Unilite, and Promaster coil. I wanted a better set of wires, but didn't want the bright colors. I ordered a set of Excell wires in BLACK. They work great and best of all they look stock!

tas

What do you all think of the 'Restoration' type wires that are being sold by OPG and the like. They are advertised as original date coded Packard Electric type wire. Are they any good, or should i stick with something like MSD 8.5 Super Conductors.
Jim

What BillK said..
I run stock wires on my 454 with an HEI..fit perfect with the factory valve covers too.

I use the Taylor Spiros, roll your owns, with the $3 180 distributor boot kit. Way stock looking.

Jim,

I saw another post wherein you mentioned you were getting resistance readings on you plug wires, ranging from 4400 to 10000 ohms.

Does anyone know what the resistance should be on a standard replacement type supression plug wire?

Dan

Dan, from what I've been reading, the 8mm + diameter 'super conductive' wires may be as low as 50 ohms per foot. These are the spiral wound type and of course cost up to $90 or so per set. The stock replacement suppression types may be up to 8,000 ohms per foot, and cost $30 per set.
I am by no means an expert, but I figure if your gonna be replacing the wires, you minght as well get the best set, which in my opinion, would be the lower resistance spiral wound wires.
Jim

Nitro, I bought 2 sets of the original style Packard wires for my 65 chevelle and 70 vette. They appear exactly original and work fine. But they are only about 7 mm thick and carbon centers. I don't thing the jackets are silicone either. They may not hold up for a long time with high voltages. If your spark plug gap is more than 35 I presume the voltage is way up from stock.
In any event, I am told by the judges of the National Corvette Restoration Society that they do not judge spark plug wires for the date code, etc. They do not deduct points for aftermarket wires that resemble stock. So maybe the Chevelle judges go by the same code. I'm not sure here. If I had known that I would not have bought the Packard wires but went to a 7 mm silicone jacket black afermarket.

Bhawk, I was told by the Ground-Up tech support, that the 7mm Packard type wires wouldn't hold up to long with the 40,000 volt coil I have. Thats good info about the judges and the wires not being coded. I am not looking for everything to be exact date coded either, just factory appearing.
Jim

If you'ld like some good info on plug wires spend some time reading aboutMagnecor (http://www.magnecor.com)wires

Originally posted by tas:
I ordered a set of Excell wires in BLACK. They work great and best of all they look stock!

tas Great, Microsoft is making plug wires now, too? Damn, they cant keep their hands out of anything. ;)

Great, Microsoft is making plug wires now, too? Damn, they cant keep their hands out of anything. ;) :D Smart a$$

I check each wire as I roll them and with the Taylors I was getting between 585 ohms ( #7 shorty wire) to 1200 ohms for the longer ones.

Lower resistance would seem better but the physics equation for voltage is V=IR. Voltage=Amperage x Resistance..I also know that if the resistance is too high it takes much of the power away. What am I missing here?

I don't think your missing anything. Ohms Law does state that V=IR. Thus, with a constant voltage, as the resistance increases, less current will reach the plug. If the voltage is constant at say 40,000 volts with a low resistance wire, you get a hell of a spark. As the resistance approaches infinity, you get no spark. I was always tought (with-in reason) that its not the volts that kill ya, its the amps. So, with that, a lower resistance wire, will give you a hotter spark.
Jim