short plug wires.....

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some engines they make a difference, and some engines they dont make any difference nor hamper the performance so some people do them for a visual mod when they pop the hood at a show etc...

from what ive read and seen they hamper perfomance on the hemi very very very little and provide no performance gain.
 

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They clean up the engine bay where the stock wires run a over the top of the motor. In cold climates there's normally issues with them acting weird its kinda hit or miss. Its advised not to use them on forced induction motors or motors on spray by most of the custom tuners.
 

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Good question and Info Guys. I already got enough cold climate issues as it is. I.e. Ported TB...so I'll keep em Long!
 

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yup ive got them. no gains at all, just visual appearance. i have not had any problems with them. but i have also heard not to use them on forced induction or spray as well.
 
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Well I just finished the plugs, wires, oil, and oil filter change on the HEMI! The old plugs had to be original, they were gapped out to .065 and some were up to .075!!! Everything should change now lol I gapped the new copper cores to the recommended .045 and my throttle response has improved! But $160 later and all is perfect now!

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I have the shorties on mine, I just like the look of em over the originaly spider web of wires
 

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Been running the shorties on mine for a couple years now with no issues. no gains, no losses, just looks better
 
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Does it matter on the regular plug wires on the numbering? I just put them on as I went..... Do they have to be in order by number, they are autolite professional plug wires

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I have the shorties also. I noticed a gain in the low rpm's and a slight decrease in MPG (.1 - .2mpg)

However I must say I tried putting the long wires back on when I got my Trinity programmer and I could tell it was slower with the 93octane tune. So shorties back in.

Why the no forced induction or Nitrous with them. All it does is fire 2 plugs at the same time just like top fuel drags!
 

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I just put mine back on and I can tell a difference, seems "smoother", and looks alot nicer. They are the 10.4mm big boys, look like short battery cables.
 

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Sweet! I could tell a slight difference with mine too, running on 93 octane 91 performance tune... seems a little peppier, but it coulda just been how bad my plugs were lol lets see em!
 

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Hey Danny, just curious what does the ported TB cause your truck to do during the cold months?
 
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Just bought the 10.4mm short wires! Can't wait to put them on and clean up that engine bay lol
 
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