Magnecor Ignition Wires

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14 years 7 months ago #7492 by babromovage
Replied by babromovage on topic Magnecor Ignition Wires
As usual, great advice and opinions from other members. Thank You..... I will be ordering the OEM wires.

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14 years 7 months ago #7493 by 928mac
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This is one of the things that pushed me into the purchase of the Tec-GT system/kit. It came with wires, though they are not even close to the stock configuration as my coil packs are now mounted on the fender-wells.

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14 years 7 months ago #7517 by the flying scotsman
The stock OEM wires work very well.

I also tried Nology but they failed long before what I expected.

You can source the actual Beru wire and reuse the old ends if you have an old set.

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14 years 7 months ago #7589 by OBehave
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I have a custom made set from Magnacore on the Hanson car stroker motor.I haven't logged any actual miles on them other than 5 hours or dyno time and parking lot romps, but I was very happy with the company. The phone call to them was answered by a person and the questions I asked were fully answered to my liking and after a nice conversation I gave them all the lengths and boot/connector types I wanted and they arrived 2 days later and fit like a glove perfectly. I have removed the spark plug ends many times from the cam cover pockets with the engine hot and cold and the worries I had with the boots sliding off and damaging the connections were unfounded. The price was $300 and I will get them for my 85 track car as soon I mock up the routing to my liking.
Ed

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14 years 7 months ago #7602 by pcar928fan
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That is an excellent deal if they work well and it sounds like they do! Nice Ed, thanks for the update!

James
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14 years 7 months ago #7702 by Glennd
Replied by Glennd on topic Magnecor Ignition Wires
I have a set of 8.5 mm Magnecor wires on the 86.5. Absolutely no issues with them.
I re-used the stock ignition wire holders but had to drill them out. As mentioned, the stock wires are 7 mm and the 8.5 Magnecor wires are thicker. I snapped together the stock ignition wire holders and drilled them out with a drillbit the same outside diameter as the Magnecor wires.
The Magnecor wires are the same for 85 32V up to 95 GTS (as told to be by Magnecor sales) - the only difference is the coil to distributor wires as Porsche changed the coil connectors in the later years. You can buy just the coil wires separate from Magnecor (which I did - allows me to use the newer coils on the 86.5)
The Magnecor wires fit differently on the spark plug - they do not seal the hole as the stock wires do so extra can should be taken to ensure you do not get liquids spraying in those areas.
Note that I run non-resistor spark plugs in my car with the Magnecor 8.5 mm wires and have no interference on my radio (AM or FM). Had no issues fitting the Magnecor wires on the distributors.
Why did I go with Magnecor versus stock ... I came across a heck of a deal that I just could not say no to. My stock wires appeared to be in good shape but I wanted to change them just to be sure (hell, changed everything else so why not the wires). Have not looked back as no issues to date with these wires.
Hope this helps.

Glenn

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