Engine Drivetrain 1st Gen Cooper S Plug wires

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  1. S curvz

    S curvz Member

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    I am looking to replace my plug wires as part of my tune up. I currently have the fireblade wires. When I changed over to these from stock I didn't notice any difference in performance. I was curious if I should get OEM, another set of fireblades or another brand all together. Also, what is the recommend change interval for the coil pack?

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  2. Nathan

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    OEM work just fine even on heavily modded engines. For a bit of color other brands such as Kingsbourne work well too. There is no need to get any sort of expensive super fancy brand of wires.

    I have no idea on the coil pack as I've never had an OEM one go bad, only an MSD one.
     
  3. Crashton

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    As Nathan says & I wholeheartedly agree stock wires are fine. Nothing wrong with the fancy ones if you want a bit of engine bay bling. Replace the coil when it carps out. If it works fine now save your money.
     
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    +1 on what Nathan said about wires. I only switched to aftermarket wires because I wanted red wires instead of black.
    The only issue I know of with the OEM coil is that sometimes the contacts corrode.
     
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    When you change out the wires clean the contacts on the coil pack if needed & put some dielectric silicone grease on.
     
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    That damn number three coil contact still corroded on me even with the dielectric grease on it and cleaning it regularly. That's why I replaced it with the MSD one. So far no problems......

    Been running the Kingbourne wires since the coil change out cause I wanted the colors to match.......:D
     
  7. S curvz

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    Thanks guys. Gonna try and stop by my favorite local supply shop for factory wires. I have blingy ones now, they get lost as it is.
     

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