BuickPower3800
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Has anyone changed their stock spark plug wires to high performance ones? How did it turn out? What kind of power gains did you see?
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Das Regal GS
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I put MSD wires on my car only because for some reason the whole state of Michigan ran out of stockers
Personally I don't think wires will ever give you any power gains unless maybe half of the ones you replaced were rotted through or burnt. http://www.southfloridapulleyhq.com/gtp_products_frame.htm that is where I got mine from. They were a little longer than the stockers but work fine.
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teatowej
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I replaced my plugs w/ ngk tr55 and my wires w/ accel 8mm. I noticed a BIG difference(positive)
UrbsNSpices
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I used Belden wires from Napa. Lifetime warrenty exchange them any time, no questions.
Do a search the Turbo Booick folks have had this discussion many times.
I used Belden wires from Napa. Lifetime warrenty exchange them any time, no questions.
Do a search the Turbo Booick folks have had this discussion many times.
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teatowej
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Hey urbs, can u notice any difference w/ the 180 stat? I have one and my temp barely moved. I have a 160 on order.
Das Regal GS
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Originally posted by teatowej
Hey urbs, can u notice any difference w/ the 180 stat? I have one and my temp barely moved. I have a 160 on order.
In the summer it is hard to tell because your fans turn on somewhere between 195-205. I have a 160 drilled and unless I have my hi-speed fan switch on it goes right up to 205 area.
EDIT: Also the stock guage isn't very accurate. Straight up and down is somewhere between 195-210. And it is slow to adjust.
UrbsNSpices
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With the stock 195 stat my stock guage was always just under noon (200) it dropped down to ~180 with the new stat. Its not drilled.
It seems to react relatively quick tho. At a long light it will creep to 200-210 and begin to drop after driving a few blocks. I have a digital temp controller and 3 thermocouple probes I am going to mount to take various readings. That should be very accurate when I get around to actually doing it. Its just been too hot out.
I have got to take control of the fans, that is really the way to go.
DAS, do you change your stat out for winter?
With the stock 195 stat my stock guage was always just under noon (200) it dropped down to ~180 with the new stat. Its not drilled.
It seems to react relatively quick tho. At a long light it will creep to 200-210 and begin to drop after driving a few blocks. I have a digital temp controller and 3 thermocouple probes I am going to mount to take various readings. That should be very accurate when I get around to actually doing it. Its just been too hot out.
I have got to take control of the fans, that is really the way to go.
DAS, do you change your stat out for winter?
