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"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:26:45 +1000, Nicholas Bourne wrote:
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>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
>> news:0bEmh.3073$T%3.1106@trndny08...[color=darkred]
>>>I ordered a gasket, cap, rotor and valve cover gaskets from Champion
>>> Toyota in Texas. The wires are $85...they're going to have to wait for
>>> another day.
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>>> "No Name" wires (I'm assuming they're Toyota) are selling various places
>>> on the Web for $81, but NGKs can be had for $68.
>>>
>>> IIRC, the OEMs are NGKs, so would the off the rack NGKs be OK? I'm sort
>>> of on a budget here...[/color]
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>> I don't know if you have any lead makers in your area, but my dad had to
>> get leads for his Celica and he went to the local maker.
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>> He got 16mm low resistance fully supressed leads made in about 10 mins
>> for
>> the car. They had all of the right connections so they look factory and
>> only cost about half what Toyota was selling the normal 8mm leads for.
>>
>> Nick[/color]
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> Wow. I have seen 'kits' you buy off the rack, where you cut the wire to
> the proper length and crimp the end on (they weren't TOO bad...) but I
> can't think of anyone around here...! I've never heard of it before!
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Might be worth having a look for, The guy for my dad's area supplies car
clubs, race teams, Drag racing schools, etc as well as the general public.
Ask some of the local car clubs if they know of anybody.
They are great wires, infact they did give trouble with the timing light's
trigger it was just that bit harder to get the light to fire after they were
put on.
Mind you it could also be an OZ only thing