Spark plug wires?

[mazdaspeed777]

Does anyone know where I can get some good quality performance spark plug wires for me P5? I have seen the magnacor ones at corksport but $80 is a little bit to much for my broke ass right now. This is what my stock setup looks like right now

I saw a pic of a P5 the other day and it looks like he relocated the distributer cap. I haven't even found where mine is. Plus there are two sensors on my stock spark plug wires. If I install aftermarket wires would it throw a CEL? or is there a way to relocate the sensors?? So if there is anyone out there who has installed performance spark plug wires on there P5 I could use your help on where you got them and how to install them. Thanks

 

[redpr5]

they arent sensors, theyre coil packs. and swappin them wont throw a cel. there really arent many kinds of wires for our cars cuz our spark plugs are like a mile and a half deep in the engine. nology's are $200 but the best you can get.

i think magnecor is prob your best bet

 

[L8R]

Try search for 1.8 spark plug wire.

 

[bazooka joe]

relocation kits with quality wires are not cheap...save some money up and buy something of quality (watch out for cheapo ebay sets)

 

[mazdaspeed777]

So if I get rid of the coil packs what would that do? do I need them? Has anyone bought a set of wires from ebay? They don't look that long as needed and they advertise them for an 99-00 Protege5 which is pretty retarded considering they only made the P5 from 02-03. So that kind of makes me wonder if they would actually work

 

[mazdaspeed777]

Also one of the reason I would like to get bigger diameter wires is that I got a set of E3 spark plugs and I herd that the stock wires will destroy a new set of plugs like that?

 

[justanotheradikt]

ive got a set of nology fs right now... $90

 

[thrasher]

So if I get rid of the coil packs what would that do? do I need them? Has anyone bought a set of wires from ebay? They don't look that long as needed and they advertise them for an 99-00 Protege5 which is pretty retarded considering they only made the P5 from 02-03. So that kind of makes me wonder if they would actually work

You have to first understand what's under that hood of yours, this will help with your decisions:

We don't have a distributor. We have 2 coilpacks.

They sit on top a spark plug and they have a wire going to a 2nd spark plug. = 2 coilpacks & 2 spark plug wires.

You can replace those 2 spark plug wires if you'd like.

The other option is to move the 2 coilpacks onto a separate bracket, and then run 4 wires over to your spark plugs. Each coilpack would then have a wire out of their bottom & side.

 

[bazooka joe]

ive got a set of nology fs right now... $90

that's a good deal...!

 

[bazooka joe]

You have to first understand what's under that hood of yours, this will help with your decisions:

We don't have a distributor. We have 2 coilpacks.

They sit on top a spark plug and they have a wire going to a 2nd spark plug. = 2 coilpacks & 2 spark plug wires.

You can replace those 2 spark plug wires if you'd like.

The other option is to move the 2 coilpacks onto a separate bracket, and then run 4 wires over to your spark plugs. Each coilpack would then have a wire out of their bottom & side.

what he said!

 

[mazdaspeed777]

You have to first understand what's under that hood of yours, this will help with your decisions:

We don't have a distributor. We have 2 coilpacks.

They sit on top a spark plug and they have a wire going to a 2nd spark plug. = 2 coilpacks & 2 spark plug wires.

You can replace those 2 spark plug wires if you'd like.

The other option is to move the 2 coilpacks onto a separate bracket, and then run 4 wires over to your spark plugs. Each coilpack would then have a wire out of their bottom & side.

Yah im not to knowledgable about the electrical side of an engine so thanks for the info. That sounds pretty complicated for my experience, do you have a link or anything on how to move the two coilpacks? So how do the Nalogy wires work then? I see that each wire on the Nalogy's have a seperate grounding point but nothing for the coilpack's??

 

[mazdaspeed777]

ive got a set of nology fs right now... $90

Thats a bit spendy for me right now but I appreciate the offer. Thanks, Dan(burnout)

 

[Action Jackson]

I had the Magnicor race wires with stock plugs and Denso Iridiums.

You won't notice anything unless you drive at 100+mph and it's hardly noticable at best.

 

[GNO]

Yah im not to knowledgable about the electrical side of an engine so thanks for the info. That sounds pretty complicated for my experience, do you have a link or anything on how to move the two coilpacks? So how do the Nalogy wires work then? I see that each wire on the Nalogy's have a seperate grounding point but nothing for the coilpack's??

Instead of a distributor driven by the camshaft or crankshaft, modern vehicles have a crank position sensor that feeds information to the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) or Engine Control Unit (ECU). The PCM then sends a signal for the coils to fire based off of the programmed ignition curves. The MAP, IAT, and MAF also have input on the ignition curves.
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The Nology Hotwires have a coil relocation kit. You have to separate some of the bundled/taped wires then mount the coils onto the supplied bracket. The bracket has a ground wire as well. The wires themselves have capacitors built in. A capacitor stores energy until it reaches a threshold then releases the energy in a short burst. So the duration of the spark is shorter, but it is stronger.<O

 

[mazdaspeed777]

Instead of a distributor driven by the camshaft or crankshaft, modern vehicles have a crank position sensor that feeds information to the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) or Engine Control Unit (ECU). The PCM then sends a signal for the coils to fire based off of the programmed ignition curves. The MAP, IAT, and MAF also have input on the ignition curves.
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The Nology Hotwires have a coil relocation kit. You have to separate some of the bundled/taped wires then mount the coils onto the supplied bracket. The bracket has a ground wire as well. The wires themselves have capacitors built in. A capacitor stores energy until it reaches a threshold then releases the energy in a short burst. So the duration of the spark is shorter, but it is stronger.<O

Wow! thanks for the knowledge ya just dropped on me. lol That was very informative. So it sounds like I should just save up for the Nology wires. Do the Magnacore wires come with a coil relocater?? Also does anyone know if the combanation of having stock wires with performance plugs will result in destroying my new plugs??

 

[GNO]

No, the Magnacors are stock replacements. Just 2 wires. Nology is a bit overkill, but I was happy with mine until I cut them ($200 mistake).

A few folks have experienced problems with the coil on plug design. The plugs under the coil tend to get a little hot during race conditions. A good alternative is going with the coil packs from the 1.8L and getting the respective wires.

I don't know how the stock wires could destroy your E3 plugs. Where did you hear that?

 

[dinux]

I have a set of Nology Wires and I love them! The best money I have spent on my ride yet personally. It didn't fix my Cylinder 1 Misfire like I was hoping, but definately worth it. The look is awesome.

 

[mazdaspeed777]

I have a set of Nology Wires and I love them! The best money I have spent on my ride yet personally. It didn't fix my Cylinder 1 Misfire like I was hoping, but definately worth it. The look is awesome.

Do you have pic's?

 

[mazdaspeed777]

Has anyone with the Magnecore's seen much of a difference in performance or gas mileage?? Could anyone with Magnecores post some pics?

 

[mazdaspeed777]

Also do the Magnecore's work with the 1.8L coil packs? Does anyone know where I could get the 1.8L coil pack setup??