Any one using ZZP spark plug wires? Are you having any issues? Any one have the 10.5 wires? Tonight while I was cleaning and gapping my spark plugs I found 5 out of 7 plug boots Defective. Yes I said 5 out of 7. I bought another wire last month to replace a wire that the boot broke down. I summize the problem is the heat from the 3800SC engine is causing the boots to break down. The 10.5 wire set is not cheap. The boots are cracking and I don't take them off often. Yes I am careful in removing the wires from the spark plugs.
Do you have them installed on a 3800SC? Are they 10.5mm? Stock type exhaust? This is the scenario that I have and the boots are breaking down, cracking and splitting on my daily driver.
Do you have them installed on a 3800SC? Are they 10.5mm? Stock type exhaust? This is the scenario that I have and the boots are breaking down, cracking and splitting on my daily driver.
Yes 3800sc, stock manifold and power log in the rear, and yes the newest version of the 10.5 BUT I am using the stock boot protectors on all but the one next to my low mount alternator.
I hope they would replace them if they've gone that bad...and that one indeed looks pretty bad... I've heard their rep and their products don't typically reflect that issue you're having.
I have a set of ZZP 10mm spark plug wires. I am not really impressed. I burnt one on a header. I tried to get an angle boot and they don't make and wanted $20 to replace the wire. In the moving the wires around I found that they were very delicate and broke easily. I broke a second wire trying to get it away from a header in another location. I replaced wires with a couple single wire kits from Accel. They had a 90 degree boot that got the wire away from the header. Measure, cut, crimp and install. I am very happy with the results.
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I have a set of ZZP 10mm spark plug wires. I am not really impressed. I burnt one on a header. I tried to get an angle boot and they don't make and wanted $20 to replace the wire. In the moving the wires around I found that they were very delicate and broke easily. I broke a second wire trying to get it away from a header in another location. I replaced wires with a couple single wire kits from Accel. They had a 90 degree boot that got the wire away from the header. Measure, cut, crimp and install. I am very happy with the results.
I feel your pain and totally understand. Yep their wires in my opinion are not suited for Fieros. I find the wires do not snap on the plugs well. Always loose. They are fantastic for Grand Prixs but not Fieros. Fieros need angled clips and extreme high temp flexible boots(an expensive and hard lesson learned) So when these go to pot I will use olejoedad's suggestions!
Ryan, suggested to me several years ago to use Crane Cams Fire Wire 8.5 mm spark plug wires. The part number is 255-0083. They have an angled plug at about 45*. They are made of silicone too. I have been pretty happy with them. The only problem I have had with them is that they are hard to get on the spark plugs due to the stickyness of the silicone.
Yes and I was told by him and Olejoedad what to run and if I was flush with $$ I would buy another set and throw the ZZP wires away, BUT having unemployment in our house for some time for both of us and now both are working full time, we have other priorities that come first. ZZP replaced the wires for no additional cost. So I made some improvements to them. Net cost other than the original purchase price a year ago? $12 for two rolls of self sealing silicone tape. Olejoedad suggested this to me. Man this stuff is great. I have a roll in my car just in case!
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Running great so far! I wrapped the boots with silicone tape per olejoedad and it works. The problem is the ZZP plugs are designed for the W body cars and not Fieros. Fieros need an angled boot.
you do need special wire crimpers, but for 8-9mm wires, they can be purchased fairly cheap. Taylor also makes a set with replaceable dies for crimping multiple sizes.
The gobbledygook is black electrical tape that I used as a temp fix.
I had that same problem. MSD wires in my case. After two sets I bough ceramic boot wires. Expensive (+/-$130+) but solved the problem. It was very annoying to replace them and worst the misfires I had with the rubber boots.
