[Shotimes] Taylor Spark Plug Wires

Ron Porter ronporter@prodigy.net
Thu, 10 Apr 2003 12:58:33 -0400 

Carbon-impregnated "rope" will degrade over time, much like a slowly
deteriorating fuel pump will slowly drop power.

At least solid wire plug wires won't degrade. The insulation may degrade,
crack and allow misfires, but the basic core won't degrade like the "rope".

I wouldn't run the stock wires over 100K, even if the car seems to run OK.
To me, you might as well replace them along with the plugs.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of alfitz@alfitz.com
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 11:53 AM
To: _SHOTIMES II
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Taylor Spark Plug Wires


We personally know of one 91 SHO with 140K on the Taylor wires (250 K on the
SHO). I don't know how long they will last on the average though.

For you fortunate guys with 100K plus miles on your FoMoCo wires, great, BUT
are they performing as well as they did new? We have replaced FORD wires
that were seemingly working fine. No misses at all, yet when we put the new
wires on, either FORD or Taylor, the SHO felt like it had a new life.

We have replaced old Taylor wires and found no improvement with new ones.


Al Fitzgerald
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----- Original Message -----
From: "sho2go" <srfdude@cox.net>
To: <alfitz@alfitz.com>; "_SHOTIMES II" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Taylor Spark Plug Wires


> I don't have a horse in this race, but I have to question your statement
> that the Taylor wires have "outlasted the Ford wires for us."  My OEM
wires
> are still going strong at 149K miles, although I don't let water or oil
get
> in there.  But how long can you have possibly tested these wires for you
to
> say that?
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <alfitz@alfitz.com>
> To: "_SHOTIMES II" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 8:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Taylor Spark Plug Wires
>
>
> > Steve,
> >
> > I read Magnecor's page on plug wires and this is what I gleaned;
> >
> > They think all plug wires are SHIT except their own.
> > All designs are inferior, except their own.
> > Carbon wires are the worse (FORD WIRES ARE CARBON)
> >
> > I'm not saying that Taylor wires are the BEST in the world, but they
have
> > performed and outlasted the FORD wires for us and they are less
expensive.
> > Even Magnecor's biased web page puts the spiral wound wires ahead of
> carbon
> > wires.
> >
> > Less money, lasts longer, performs at least as well as OEM, and comes in
3
> > color choices.
> >
> >  Sounds good to me.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Al Fitzgerald
> > http://www.alfitz.com
> > NEW & USED SHO PARTS
> > .
> > SHO PARTS REQUEST FORM:
> > http://www.alfitz.com/sho/parts-form.htm
> >
> >
> > WE ACCEPT MasterCard, Visa. and Discovery
> >
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Tatro" <stevetatro_shotimes@att.net>
> > To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 5:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Taylor Spark Plug Wires
> >
> >
> > > I'm not saying who's right and who's wrong, but I'll never put Taylor
> > wires
> > > on my SHO.  At least not until the OEM wires are obsolete.  Less ohms
> does
> > > not equal "superior".
> > >
> > > http://www.magnecor.com/magnecor1/truth.htm
> > >
> > > Good reading.  They indicate why cheap, spiral-wound wires are not
> ideal,
> > > and could actually be detrimental.  Also, some of these cheap wires
tend
> > to
> > > claim horsepower increases, even though there have been independent
> > studies
> > > showing that low resistence DOES NOT equal more horsepower.
> > >
> > > I'm not saying the Taylors (or others) won't initially perform okay.
> > > There's no possible performance gain, but there is potential that
these
> > > won't last very long.  That's why I'll stick with OEM.
> > >
> > > Later,
> > >
> > > Steve Tatro
> > > Red/Black '93 with 166k miles
> > > Cincinnati, Ohio
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <alfitz@alfitz.com>
> > > To: "_SHOTIMES II" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 5:31 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Taylor Spark Plug Wires
> > >
> > >
> > > > We took the individual TAYLOR wires and tested the resistance on
each
> > wire
> > > > compared to the same length FORD wires. The average resistance on
the
> > > TAYLOR
> > > > wires is 50 ohms and the FORD wires were 500 ohms resistance, hence
> the
> > > > factor of 10.
> > > >
> > > > Al Fitzgerald
> > > > alfitz@alfitz.com
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Don McKinnon (AST)" <dmckinnon@asttechlabs.com>
> > > > To: <alfitz@alfitz.com>; "_SHOTIMES II" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 4:18 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Taylor Spark Plug Wires
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Al,
> > > > > What is the factor of 10 measurement?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Don McKinnon
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > > > > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
alfitz@alfitz.com
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 5:01 PM
> > > > > To: _SHOTIMES II
> > > > > Subject: [Shotimes] Taylor Spark Plug Wires
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The Taylor spark plug wires are an 8mm wire set that are made for
> the
> > > SHO.
> > > > > We
> > > > > ordered 3 sets and checked the resistance, comparing it to a set
of
> > FORD
> > > > > wires
> > > > > and found the Taylor wires far superior. (by a factor of 10) We
> > > installed
> > > > > three sets on different SHOs and found they work at least as well
as
> > the
> > > > > FORD
> > > > > wires. The Taylor wires are less money and better specs than the
> FORD
> > > > wires.
> > > > >
> > > > > With that said, has anyone else had any experience with the Taylor
> > > wires,
> > > > > specifically the 8mm Spiro Pro Series?
> > > > >
> > > > > Al Fitzgerald
> > > > > alfitz@alfitz.com
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