plug wires

[deee]

anyone with negative experience using solid (copper) core spark plug wires. I know that
they'll mess up your car radio audio, but I'm not concerned, in the least, with that. I also, know that the new cdi ignitions can't tollerate them, but I'm not running one of those.
I just have the mopar electronic ignition system, which I'm hoping won't be adversely
affected by the RFI created by solid-core plug wires. I not only want the stronger spark
carried by solid-core wire, but, even more, I want the durability and longevity that they have.
I'm thinking of purchasing Granatelli solid-cores, or possibly constructing my own.

 

[Johnpat]

Make sure you have a copper color inside contact
distributor cap or corrosion will build up on
the contacts.

 

[PurpleBeeper]

Solid core wires are fine unless you want to listen to the radio OR have a MSD ignition system. Most of the spark plug wires I've had fail melted/split on the outside & the core was just fine. I don't "think" solid core would last longer if that's what you're going for.

 

[Darter6]

Cool, your thinking old school.Back in the day we would buy a spool of Packard 440 solid core wire,Raji clips(if I spelled it right) and make our own all the time. The cars were so loud with shorty glass packs bolted to the headers who could listen to the radio anyway.

 

[Demonic]

This guy i know ran a set and had all the wires zip tied together, couldn't figure out his misfire.

 

[69Bee]

I ran Accel 8.8mm solid core wires with a MSD 6Al box with no problems. I read about the RFI concerns, but experienced none myself.

 

[deee]

thanks guys, It's good to hear that solid-core wires will not be destructive. Now, what if I took the
concept of "least (spark) resistance" all the way through the spark plugs, and used standard,
non-resistor spark plugs? Would my ignition system be o.k. with that, also? Again, since radio audio
quality isn't any concern to me, it just seems so counter-productive, to engine combustion,
to have any resistance impeding the electricity, that makes the spark, that burns the air/fuel mixture.

 

[69Bee]

I also NEVER used resistor plugs in the motor, and still, no RFI... I used Autolite non-resistor plugs, gapped larger due to the coil.

 

[deee]

SUPER! That's really good news. I'm looking forward to putting energetic youth back into the 335hp 383!
Much thanks to everyone for their input.