MSD Street Fire wires

84GT-306 · April 20th, 2011, 08:46 PM

Anyone have any experience with these?

They say that they've got "multi-angle" spark plug boots. What the hell does that mean? The picture shows a straight boot, but it claims to be multi-angle. Do you just bend the boot to where you want, or does it come with a bunch of different boots and you cut and crimp them yourself? I've been trying to figure this out for the last hour, and keep finding different answers in all sorts of places. Here are the ones I'm looking at.

MSD Ignition 5544 - MSD Street Fire Spark Plug Wire Sets - Overview - SummitRacing.com - specifically for 5.0 Mustangs

MSD Ignition 5541 - MSD Street Fire Spark Plug Wire Sets - Overview - SummitRacing.com - for small block Fords

MSD Ignition 5552 - MSD Street Fire Spark Plug Wire Sets - Overview - SummitRacing.com - a "universal" set using 90 degree boots.

I'm putting P heads on my car and don't wanna mess with any clearance issues, plus I needed new wires anyway. I kinda wanted the cut to length ones that come with a bunch of different boots so I can use the 90 degrees for the cylinders that need them and 45s or straights for the ones that don't. I'm pretty confused on which is which and how they work though, so I found that "universal" set with all 8 90 degree boots. However, I'm not real sure how universal "universal" actually is and don't wanna have wires that are too long or too short. All the contradicting answers I'm finding is getting irritating

, so if someone can help me out, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks a lot everyone.

DigitalDC89 · April 20th, 2011, 08:50 PM

Can't help to much, but the universal wires aren't finished. You cut and clamp spark plug end yourself.

KEPS85 · April 20th, 2011, 09:41 PM

im pretty sure it just bends to the angle you want.

FastStang91Lx · April 20th, 2011, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by KEPS85

im pretty sure it just bends to the angle you want.

Yep, it does.

93hatch · April 20th, 2011, 10:22 PM

Ill bend you to the angle I want

FastStang91Lx · April 20th, 2011, 10:27 PM

I hope so!

93hatch · April 20th, 2011, 11:05 PM

I love steel reserve

dblzroracin · April 21st, 2011, 08:15 AM

I've used the MSD wires before that you cut to length & clamp the sparkplug end on, I really liked them at 1st, they looked & fit great but they didn't last very long, my car started missing & after checking a few things it ended up being about 2 or 3 of the wires went bad. The ends were still perfectly in tact. I was using a MSD coil, dizzy & ignition box. After that I had heard about others having problems with the MSD wires.

EscortSportage · April 21st, 2011, 08:30 AM

i just bought the super conductor 8.5mm havnt had any issues. i hate when companies try to get fancy and start coming out with names to attract people who dont know much , these companies start coming out with names like street fire, and power series, and all this other sh%t , its to grab the fast and furious ppls attention,

sonataking05 · April 21st, 2011, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by EscortSportage

i just bought the super conductor 8.5mm havnt had any issues. i hate when companies try to get fancy and start coming out with names to attract people who dont know much , these companies start coming out with names like street fire, and power series, and all this other sh%t , its to grab the fast and furious ppls attention,

Are you saying my "Super, Inducto, Turbo, Mega-watt, Power all for long time-o-thon Wires" are a hoax. Damn I just got them in from Taiwan and shipping was EXPENSIVE...maybe the guy nextdoor with the honda will buy them.

EscortSportage · April 21st, 2011, 09:18 AM

yea....lol

84GT-306 · April 21st, 2011, 10:01 PM

OK. Thanks everyone. Thats just the info I needed to know. I'm not crazy about the wires either, hearing good and bad things about them, but they're the cheapest decent looking ones I've found with the right boots. They'll get me by for awhile until I've got some more money to spend. Thanks again.

93hatch · April 21st, 2011, 10:56 PM

ford racing wires ftw

EscortSportage · April 22nd, 2011, 07:52 AM

so i just bought ford racing 9mm wires, had to replace the MSD ones, one of the boost caught on fire LOL, i like the Ford racing cuz the boot around the spark plug has an angle on it, it fits in between the pipes better,

my MSD has long straight connectors...

cleangtvert · April 22nd, 2011, 07:56 AM

i got them at o'rilys, and was glad i did, because i also got the streetfire coil and new msd cap&bug with the nice top plate that holds the wires down. problem was that with the ford wire kit the boots for the distributor side do not have the little nubs for the top plate to lock in. i was kinda pissed about it. i went back up to the store and the dude was real cool about it. i buy a lot of parts their. he let me swap the hardware bag with the gm hei set they had on the shelf. it had the boots that the top cap would fit into. so be forewarned that if you plan on using a new msd cap with the nice looking wire hold down, that the ford wire set will not work.

69fastback · April 22nd, 2011, 07:58 AM

Firecore 50 wires are the best money you'll spend.

EscortSportage · April 22nd, 2011, 08:02 AM

wheres that dude on here with like 16mm plug wires

April 20th, 2011, 08:46 PM	#1
84GT-306 Newbie 1984 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 33 iTrader: 0 reviews	MSD Street Fire wires Anyone have any experience with these? They say that they've got "multi-angle" spark plug boots. What the hell does that mean? The picture shows a straight boot, but it claims to be multi-angle. Do you just bend the boot to where you want, or does it come with a bunch of different boots and you cut and crimp them yourself? I've been trying to figure this out for the last hour, and keep finding different answers in all sorts of places. Here are the ones I'm looking at. MSD Ignition 5544 - MSD Street Fire Spark Plug Wire Sets - Overview - SummitRacing.com - specifically for 5.0 Mustangs MSD Ignition 5541 - MSD Street Fire Spark Plug Wire Sets - Overview - SummitRacing.com - for small block Fords MSD Ignition 5552 - MSD Street Fire Spark Plug Wire Sets - Overview - SummitRacing.com - a "universal" set using 90 degree boots. I'm putting P heads on my car and don't wanna mess with any clearance issues, plus I needed new wires anyway. I kinda wanted the cut to length ones that come with a bunch of different boots so I can use the 90 degrees for the cylinders that need them and 45s or straights for the ones that don't. I'm pretty confused on which is which and how they work though, so I found that "universal" set with all 8 90 degree boots. However, I'm not real sure how universal "universal" actually is and don't wanna have wires that are too long or too short. All the contradicting answers I'm finding is getting irritating , so if someone can help me out, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks a lot everyone. __________________ 1984 GT, T-tops cammed 306 T-5 w/ B&M short throw MSD set up Holley 4180 Melling High-flow Oil Pump 3" straight exhaust, no cats

April 20th, 2011, 08:50 PM	#2
DigitalDC89 Regular '88 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 463 iTrader: 0 reviews	Can't help to much, but the universal wires aren't finished. You cut and clamp spark plug end yourself. __________________ '02 Mustang GTm Convertible - N/A Cammed Daily '88 Mustang GTm - 1/4 Mile Build - 750rwhp Project '97 Saturn SL2m - Ex-Nitrous Build - Back-Up Daily

April 20th, 2011, 10:22 PM	#5
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,644 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ill bend you to the angle I want __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

April 20th, 2011, 10:27 PM	#6
FastStang91Lx I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1991 Mustang LX 5.0 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 5,572 iTrader: 2 reviews	I hope so! __________________ Point made in less than a few hours with minimal response. http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ml#post4465184

April 20th, 2011, 11:05 PM	#7
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,644 iTrader: 0 reviews	I love steel reserve __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

April 20th, 2011, 09:41 PM	#3
KEPS85 Newbie 1985 Mustang GT 14.3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 9 iTrader: 0 reviews	im pretty sure it just bends to the angle you want.

April 21st, 2011, 08:15 AM	#8
dblzroracin Regular 92 Mustang GT vert Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 151 iTrader: 0 reviews	I've used the MSD wires before that you cut to length & clamp the sparkplug end on, I really liked them at 1st, they looked & fit great but they didn't last very long, my car started missing & after checking a few things it ended up being about 2 or 3 of the wires went bad. The ends were still perfectly in tact. I was using a MSD coil, dizzy & ignition box. After that I had heard about others having problems with the MSD wires. __________________ www.bbandtracing.com

April 21st, 2011, 08:30 AM	#9
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	i just bought the super conductor 8.5mm havnt had any issues. i hate when companies try to get fancy and start coming out with names to attract people who dont know much , these companies start coming out with names like street fire, and power series, and all this other sh%t , its to grab the fast and furious ppls attention, __________________ Cage Maximum Motorsports Sparco QH/BE Nitto "a huge bad azz motor is nice untill you have to turn or stop"

April 21st, 2011, 09:18 AM	#11
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea....lol __________________ Cage Maximum Motorsports Sparco QH/BE Nitto "a huge bad azz motor is nice untill you have to turn or stop"

April 21st, 2011, 10:01 PM	#12
84GT-306 Newbie 1984 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 33 iTrader: 0 reviews	OK. Thanks everyone. Thats just the info I needed to know. I'm not crazy about the wires either, hearing good and bad things about them, but they're the cheapest decent looking ones I've found with the right boots. They'll get me by for awhile until I've got some more money to spend. Thanks again. __________________ 1984 GT, T-tops cammed 306 T-5 w/ B&M short throw MSD set up Holley 4180 Melling High-flow Oil Pump 3" straight exhaust, no cats

April 21st, 2011, 10:56 PM	#13
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,644 iTrader: 0 reviews	ford racing wires ftw __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

April 22nd, 2011, 07:52 AM	#14
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	so i just bought ford racing 9mm wires, had to replace the MSD ones, one of the boost caught on fire LOL, i like the Ford racing cuz the boot around the spark plug has an angle on it, it fits in between the pipes better, my MSD has long straight connectors... __________________ Cage Maximum Motorsports Sparco QH/BE Nitto "a huge bad azz motor is nice untill you have to turn or stop"

April 22nd, 2011, 07:56 AM	#15
cleangtvert Enthusiast 1991 gt vert Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: st louis Posts: 727 iTrader: 0 reviews	i got them at o'rilys, and was glad i did, because i also got the streetfire coil and new msd cap&bug with the nice top plate that holds the wires down. problem was that with the ford wire kit the boots for the distributor side do not have the little nubs for the top plate to lock in. i was kinda pissed about it. i went back up to the store and the dude was real cool about it. i buy a lot of parts their. he let me swap the hardware bag with the gm hei set they had on the shelf. it had the boots that the top cap would fit into. so be forewarned that if you plan on using a new msd cap with the nice looking wire hold down, that the ford wire set will not work.

April 22nd, 2011, 07:58 AM	#16
69fastback Premium Member 1969 Mustang Mach 1 6.824@101.61 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma jackass, get to driving Posts: 5,565 iTrader: 0 reviews	Firecore 50 wires are the best money you'll spend. __________________ ./___ _ ____ ___ \. ( ]]] _ _ O _ _ [[[ ) \_ o _ _____ _ o _/ \|___\| ......... \|___\| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyYU3...e_gdata_player

April 22nd, 2011, 08:02 AM	#17
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	wheres that dude on here with like 16mm plug wires __________________ Cage Maximum Motorsports Sparco QH/BE Nitto "a huge bad azz motor is nice untill you have to turn or stop"

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