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Old 11-20-06, 08:10 AM
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I found out that NGK makes spark plug wire sets.

I've been looking through CL all day for information on wiresets, but no one seems to know.

Heres the link for the NGK ones

http://www.ngk.com/more_info.asp?AAIA=1316103&pid=20835

I reckon that if NGK plugs are good for our cars, then the wiresets should be good too.
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did anyone try these?>
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never seen those before, interested to see what the responses are.
Old 12-11-06, 06:36 AM
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wow very interested. wonder if there's any difference between spark plug wires for a 2001 since most parts seem to be listed as 98-05.
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looked at these..just wanted to clarify before anyone goes and clicks the buy button, the part he has listed is for a 300 not a 400.
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well as far as i know , gs400 doesnt come with plug wires. I thought it is direct ignition.....wireless but it has some sort of coils instead.
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The 400s and 430s use the coil-on-plug ignition. There is no "spark plug wire set" as with most vehicles. There is no need to replace these ever unless the coil itself goes bad.
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Originally Posted by liquidsilver
well as far as i know , gs400 doesnt come with plug wires. I thought it is direct ignition.....wireless but it has some sort of coils instead.
Originally Posted by BoostAddct
The 400s and 430s use the coil-on-plug ignition. There is no "spark plug wire set" as with most vehicles. There is no need to replace these ever unless the coil itself goes bad.
That link was for the GS300 only..

GS300 is a wasted spark setup. There are coilpacks over cylinder # 2 4 and 6.
There are spark plug wires that goes from coil pack #6 to cylinder 1. Coil pack #4 has a wire to #3 cylinder and coilpack #2 has a wire going to cylinder 5.
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ngk's website has plug wires for SC400. its 92 dollars usd.
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Yes, there are wire sets for the older SC 400's and LS 400s/
By the time the 98-05 GS400's came out, they had the coil on plug arrangement. Every 1UZFE engine for those years have this arrangement, and now the 3UZFE engine has the same thing.

We love this set-up, as it is virtually trouble-free. Very few coils go bad, so it is ultra reliable.
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