Michael, I've had good luck with Taylor wires as well as MSD and Accel sets. I currently have Taylor wires on both my cars. Most big blocks and headers seem to require a 135 degree boot to get most of the wires to snap onto the plugs and Taylor is one of the few that offer them. Personally, I prefer to "build" a set as opposed to the factory terminated ones. It's more work for sure, but I can route them exactly the way I want without having to wrap them around the steering column a couple of times to take up the slack. The MSD 8.5mm "Super Conductor" set has 40-50 ohms resistance per foot; the Accel 300+ set has 150 ohms per foot; the Taylor 7mm and 8mm Spiro-Wound sets are 350 ohms per foot.
As for the coil, do you have another vehicle you could pull a coil from to see if it fires? I think ACCEL also recommends that the coil be mounted vertically and not horizontally to keep the winding covered or it'll burn up over time. You also might check to see if the ballast resistor is any good. The one for the Super Coil is rated at 0.85 ohms. Dale > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Plug wires > > > A good set of 8mm or 8.5mm wires should be fine if your > ignition system is stock or mildly modified. I've had > good luck with Taylor, MSW, and Autolite wires. If you > want, take your ohmmeter and measure the resistance of > each wire; a *good* parts store will let you do this > before you actually pay for them. You're looking for > low resistance and consistent readings for all 8 wires. > > You can test the coil by measuring the resistance across > the terminals. A Super Coil should produce a fairly low > reading on your ohmmeter. > > Brad > > > First of all what are some good plug wires that i could use for > my 454. I > > have an accel ignition system on it now so i was thinking about > going with > > their 300+ wires. > > > > Secondly, I have an Accel super coil and i was curious as to > whether or not > > there is a way to test these to see if they are putting out any > power. Due > > to a new theory i think this might be why my car will not start. > > Thanks > > Michael > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
