New spark plug wires came with ground strap.

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Old 06-14-2010, 04:03 AM
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i order these spark plug wires that came with a ground strap and not sure where to put it. the instructions sed to ground it. i tried the valve cover but that doesnt work. i'll repost with a picture to be more specific heres a link of those wires please help. thanks http://www.racinglab.com/nology-hotw...roelt-007.html

if i ground it rite then i must of gap the sparks plug wrong.
 
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Old 06-14-2010, 04:51 AM
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not to disrespect but why in the world would you buy 215$ plugwires your not gunna get enough extra power to make it worth it i would have got some bosch wires for 40$ and spent 150$ elsewere that could produce more power for my dollar... did you get there plugs for 54$ also
 
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Old 06-14-2010, 09:40 AM
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no i didnt get the 54$ spark plugs
 
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Old 06-14-2010, 11:14 AM
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The ground strap is for electrical noise shielding and you can connect them anywhere on the engine, the valve covers make poor ground connections. If cables use resistor type cores, there is really no need to use the ground straps unless you have some super sensitive electronic equipment in the car. However, if the cables came with straight metal cores you will need to ground the shield in order to prevent electrical noise radiation from confusing the PCM and audio equipment.
 
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Old 06-14-2010, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by BasicConcepts
not to disrespect but why in the world would you buy 215$ plugwires your not gunna get enough extra power to make it worth it i would have got some bosch wires for 40$ and spent 150$ elsewere that could produce more power for my dollar... did you get there plugs for 54$ also
Wow! Is it just me, or did someone just get bent over a barrel?

You could have gotten new plug wires at any autoparts store and plugs for way under $100 bucks for top quality stuff.

If I were you, I would take those back and get a full refund.
 
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Old 06-14-2010, 01:15 PM
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...... ....... You must be loaded.... thats about half a weeks pay on damn wires.... im sorry, have you been sitting on bags of ice? cuz you must be sore
 
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Old 06-17-2010, 01:21 AM
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FIXED. i ground all the ground all the straps to the motor and now works fine and sorry to say. those wires do make a difference when i accelerate. and i went to an auto store and replace the old generice spark plugs with bosch plat fusion 4. a few straps could not reach the motor ground so i got another ground strap as an extension from the body ground to the motor ground and to the few straps that could not reach. call me stupid call me a knock. but the wires are performance spark plug wires. btw thanks fo all yall honest feedbak.
 
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Old 06-17-2010, 01:57 AM
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personlly i see nothing wrong with going for the best. pictures?
 

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Old 06-17-2010, 08:58 AM
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those seem more like a item for audiophiles not performance, but yea grounding out your wires would actually greatly help for mids and high amps but not performance
 
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