Journeyman
"And this one is just right" ~ Goldilocks
At how many miles do you guys declare it's time to spend the $200+ bucks for new wires?
I have a date with a tuner in a few weeks and want to make sure that everything is in perfect working order. My '11 Roadster has 50,000 miles and new cams and pistons (more about that later). Anyway, I just changed the fuel filter and primary TPS last night and that made a significant difference. Front wheel up, easy....
The coil leads are crimped and I've check for vacuum leaks.
Now I'm focusing on the plug wires. There's very little discussion I can find about them here. At 50K I think I'm going to just bite the bullet and order a set tomorrow, but wanted to see if anyone out there knew more about this and wanted to chime in.
I pulled out my multi-tester and set it at 20K and here’s what I got…
#1 and #2 seem significantly higher in resistance than the others, and 3 - 5 are virtually the same, six seems pretty close.
At how many miles do you guys declare it's time to spend the $200+ bucks for new wires?
Also, if someone could confirm that, based on these readings, it's definitely time to order, no matter what the mileage- that would make the financial pain a little easier to bear.
Finally, I haven't come across an aftermarket alternative. If there's a better quality option out there that is also less expensive, I'm all ears.
Thanks in advance.......
I have a date with a tuner in a few weeks and want to make sure that everything is in perfect working order. My '11 Roadster has 50,000 miles and new cams and pistons (more about that later). Anyway, I just changed the fuel filter and primary TPS last night and that made a significant difference. Front wheel up, easy....
The coil leads are crimped and I've check for vacuum leaks.
Now I'm focusing on the plug wires. There's very little discussion I can find about them here. At 50K I think I'm going to just bite the bullet and order a set tomorrow, but wanted to see if anyone out there knew more about this and wanted to chime in.
I pulled out my multi-tester and set it at 20K and here’s what I got…
#1 and #2 seem significantly higher in resistance than the others, and 3 - 5 are virtually the same, six seems pretty close.
At how many miles do you guys declare it's time to spend the $200+ bucks for new wires?
Also, if someone could confirm that, based on these readings, it's definitely time to order, no matter what the mileage- that would make the financial pain a little easier to bear.
Finally, I haven't come across an aftermarket alternative. If there's a better quality option out there that is also less expensive, I'm all ears.
Thanks in advance.......