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I am planning on putting new wires and spark plugs in my 97 Accord. I was wondering which brand you think are the best? On eBay there are some NGK wires that come w/ spark plugs for 64 bucks? Is that a good price or are there diff. versions of wires and plugs? I'm mainly looking to improve gas mileage but extra pep wouldnt hurt either! lol

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I've heard only great things about the nology hotwires. I want to get some for my accord. They use capacitors to deliver a powerful spark no matter when RPM. NGK iriduim plugs are at the top of my list for spark plugs.

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I agree with MBO on his choice of wires and plugs, but of course everyone has different experiences with other brands and I'm sure they just might share it with you..

WheelBrokerAng[sm=americanasmiley.gif]

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Thanks guys! I hope I hear some more setups!

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NGK blue wires with Denso Iridium Spark Plugs

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running nology hots and iridium ngk's love them, sold performance across the board

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NGK wires with NGK plugs, do it like the south keep it in the family.[sm=joke.gif]

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Thanks for all your replies! I guess it will either be NGK or Hotwires w/ some iridium plugs once I get the $$$ ! thanks!

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if you want to save a little money on the plugs http://www.sparkplugs.com/

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Thanks for the site Marbo! I had just oen more question, will the new wires or plugs shorten my engine life? I was just curious b/c I was reading that nitrous does because it gets hott and besically fuses your engine parts together. Would that be a slow, likely, process? And would I see a noticeable MPG increase?

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if you plan on running no2 and iridiums dont expect it to last long, but all its doing is giving a full burn to the fuel and the fuel itself can only create so much heat. Basically with your previous addition of the shorty and adding the plugs and wires you will be adding the full burn of the fuel thats being dropped in.

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Well that makes sense! I feel like that was a really dumb question now! Also, is there really that much of a difference between getting hotwires or better plug wires such as NGK?

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hot wires are special, they have a built in capacitor in each wire which allows for a full charged spark without the aid of an upgraded ignition coil or the like, do you need them? no, will it help some, yes, but so far im not sure if you will actually save gas by using iridiums and the hotwire....... it seems to be dumping in more fuel because of how well its getting burnt..... but i will know fully on my trip back home

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Alright, i'll be anxiously waiting for your response!

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use NGK PLUGS and dealer plug wires..........I read on the net and damn if i can find it again ,,that on dyno tests that no other brand of plug wires outperformed honda wires ..
I wish i could come across that site again so you all could read it

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Well, i got about 25mpg on 14.6gallons which is far from its best so, im assuming somethings fouled up.... and i bet its directly related to having the tps off for that week. So I wouldnt go based on my trial run. oh, I was also running a set of bosch pat +4's for a year, I need to run some fuel injector cleaner maybe some other additives and try again....

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Well I am def. going to go with the NGK plugs...I'll think on the wires though! Maybe I'll save up for Hotwires. Thanks marbo and deserthonda

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Hey guys,
Went to Advance auto parts to check the price on the plugs and noticed the NGK platinums are about 3 bucks more than the NGK iridiums. So i'm assuming the platnims are better even though people have been recommending iridiums? Thanks!

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well, theres two types of iridiums, the regular and the ix but i dont know how plat's would be more expensive, cause the most expensive ive seen has been iridiums

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I was sort of confused too. The platniums were $10 for maybe they dont carry the ix iridiums...oh well, the autozone right next to it is almost ready to open! lol Maybe they'll have them Thanks Marbo

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Having better plugs and wires wont hurt the pistons will it? As is running lean or getting to hot. What do you guys think about Denso Iridiums, or are the NGK iridium ix's still better?

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i have heard a couple bad things about the denso plugs, but nothing bad about the ngk's so im not exactly sure, i dont have enough data on the both of them. i always recommend ngk though, just because thats the brand honda wants in their cars. better wires and plugs will not hurt your engine at all

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I've been running Denso Iridiums with NGK Blues for about a year now and I have no regrets at all. Can't go wrong with either.

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Thanks! Sorry I keep asking more questions....My dad is always worried b/c its our first import and hes used to working on the Mopar V8's from the muscle car era! I know I asked this already, but with my AEM shorty, Apexi WS2, OBX racing headers, plugs n wires, should I see an increase in MPG? Or will it be unnoticeable?

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DO NOT use any plug wires other than Honda factory wires,, it is the best money can buy for the hondas,,

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Really? I've read that alot of people on here swear by NGK wires and plugs. Why wouldnt you recommend them?

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Now That's Classic....ie...keep it in the family...we ought to make that a sticky :D
WheelBrokerAng

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It is that i would not reccomend them but i reccomend Honda factory wires over any others

they did a dyno test on a lot of plug wires, and Honda factory wires outperformed even the more expensive wires,, i found it on the net ,browsing around and for the life of me i have been trying to relocate it so i can post it here so people can read it , and i cannot remeber where i found it ,,it was an automotive article , darn it i cannot find it anywhere anymore ..

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I wonder where the hot wires performed

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so, the ngk iridiums i got were also a couple dollars cheaper than the laser platinums at advance. we compared them, and i just went with the iridium ix's which are awesome! had a guy do it from the store!

next project is to get honda wires, and then do the distributor cap and rotor!

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My friend has nology hot wires and nology silver spark plugs which according to the chart on nology.com outperform any other sparkplug because not only are they very dense but are also great conductors. This combo seems to work flawlessly on his 1997 accord.

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Here is the site that talks about the performance of silver spark plugs compared to others.
http://nology.com/silver.html

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NGK is good.

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dude thats a marketing scheme. oh wait, it couldn't be false since its on their own site huh?? ill quote myself here:

"i just slapped some nice black oem wires on from the dealership a few days ago. this quote is from 2point6, and if you dont know who that is, you havent been around long enough. hes got a sick 11 second all motor H24 Accord. anyway heres what he said on the subject:

" I dynoed new sets of MSD, NGK, Nology, Magnacore, and OEM back to back.

MSD, OEM, NGK all dynoed the same +/- 0.2 HP across the board.

The Nology wires were down on power at -2 hp throuhout the rev band.

Magnacores made even less.

All runs were measured at the same intake and operating temperatures.

Point is... paying more for the MSD wires could be a waste of money plus the fitment is below average." "

dynos dont lie.

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Agreed @ deserthonda

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19Accord97 what plugs and wires did u end up getting?
I wud get ur setup if it worked on ur car, since we have the same model.

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i just called HONDA to ask for their price on wires. Does anyone know if it true that 2000 Accords don't have wires. The rep told me thatthe car only has plugs and coils...and hence, only the plugs need to be replaced.

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it's true, if you pop the hood you will notice direct packs or coil packs on each spark plug it's an electronic distributor.

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what? i don't understand! my accord doesn't have wires? what do u change then?

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KevinAccord... You'll see that there isn't a distributor & plug wires. Each spark plug has it's own little ignition coil.

Or maybe Puerto Rico doesn't get the same USA-spec cars?