Slick 60's

I have a 1964 f100 with the 223. I already have the Pertronix Ignitor electronic ignition and i'm about to upgrade to the 40,000 volt 3.0 ohm coil. might as well replace the wires too. Just looking for a better spark. Anyone had better luck with certain plug wires or is one as good as the other?

thanks for the input fellas

Not really an expert but I got the same engine you have and the motorcraft brand always works well for me. Just me though...

Typically, good ones ain't cheap and cheap ones ain't good.
I have always had good luck with Motorcraft parts.
Roger Carter

Jeg's has a pretty good selection.
I've always used Mallory parts.
I would caution you about straight copper cored wires because of the static feedback thru your radio.
U.S.

I used pertronix wires when I had an ignitor 2. I would not hesitate to use them again.

Uncle Skip wrote:I would caution you about straight copper cored wires because of the static feedback thru your radio.U.S.

Radio ?

Uncle Skip wrote:I would caution you about straight copper cored wires because of the static feedback thru your radio.
U.S.

RADIO?

X3 radio?

was ist das?

Radio, thats like a CB that dont shut up, yall.

Some of us actually have a radio in their truck though.

i have a radio, but i wasn't aware that sound was supposed to come out of it. i thought they were just for show.

is that what that thing is for ???
i turned it to 72* .... but it never did blow out any cold air

Greg D wrote:Some of us actually have a radio in their truck though.

Dang that must be a powerful one to bust your windshield! :)

MSD and Motorcraft are both good choices. They have a stainless wire wrapped around the graphite core. It makes them considerably tougher and increases the life expectancy of the wires.
A cheap set will generally fail about the third time you remove it from the plug. Stressing the wire breaks the graphite fibers this makes a spark gap inside the wire, it will rapidly deteriorate into a dead wire. 8mm wire has better insulation than the factory 7mm. This is important if you open up the plug gap to .044" +- for a hotter spark to take advantage of those new parts. It's worth a few HP and should run better when cold.
Jeff

the Pertronix was the single best thing i ever did.

For plug wires, I'm running bottom of the barrel 7 mm triple silicone Autozone wires.....

I paid like $40 for them, and have already traded them out a few times on lifetime replacement. Each time was entirely my fault..... Once I cut one, another time, I accidentally ripped the contact off, was stuck on the plug and i didnt twist and squeeze good enough....

I have no problem at all with them. And I'm running an MSD 2AL.....

I vote for Lifetime Replacement.... Regardless of price! Especially if it's cheap! lol

Consider the spark plug wires' insulation capacity when planning to replace them. Also take note of the quality of the wires. Some may be a bit expensive but it's the quality we are paying here. Cheap ones might give you electric shock or interference to other electronic devices in your truck.

I've been using MSD Street Fire wires they are reasonably priced and work really well and last a long time. Of course I use MSD ignition box with the stock Dura Spark distrubiter on all my stuff. This has proven to be a reliable combo for me. Never had any problems with this setup.

I just bought the new Street Fire MSD box for the 77 F350 its all digital and has a built in rev limiter. With this setup I can open the plug gap up to .050 which really helps. Haven't got it installed yet. I will do an install write up. Its really a generic set up that can be used on just about anything 12 volt. I am going to convert the 62 dizzy to duraspark and the MSD box and Street Fire wires eventually.

psylocke024 wrote:Consider the spark plug wires' insulation capacity when planning to replace them. Also take note of the quality of the wires. Some may be a bit expensive but it's the quality we are paying here. Cheap ones might give you electric shock or interference to other electronic devices in your truck.

I also use MSD Street Fire wires, I agree with the reasonable price and the last long use. I never doubt about its quality and I highly recommend it.

Greg D wrote:LOL, I haven't tried to see if it works yet. I have replaced the face on it with a good one since that pic though. I kept the one that came off too, don't know if the plastic can be polished back clear - should look at it one of these days (I just put it in a box).

use a new cloth buffing wheel with white buff compound and it will come up like new!, I did a mates spinner inserts for his Galaxie, they looked like your radio dial to start and ended up like new!