383 plug wires

Ozarkbee · Jul 17, 2020

'69 bee 383, mopar electronic ignition with socket style cap. Having trouble finding a quality set of plug wires. Currently an old set of Mallory 8mm wires. Anyone care to provide what set of plugs/wires they run and where they were purchased? I would like a reasonable stock look and to be routed normally.

Thanks everyone in advance.

dadsbee · Jul 17, 2020

Stock manifolds?, headers?, expecting correct straight and 90's off the cap? Lots of variables but my Partsmonkey set worked just fine..

moparedtn · Jul 17, 2020

MSD is good stuff. I used a set of their "Super Conductor" wires on my 440. Love the spark plug boots
on these, as they can be bent to whatever angle you like (great for header clearance).
They're 8.5mm diameter and the voltage loss on them is lowest in the biz.

red 69 runner · Jul 17, 2020

Rick Gorski https://www.customwiresets.com/home.php

khryslerkid · Jul 17, 2020

red 69 runner said:
Rick Gorski https://www.customwiresets.com/home.php

Ditto

Best wires on the market.

twecomm · Jul 17, 2020

I used ones from here. Great quality
https://www.lectriclimited.com/spark-plug-wire-sets

Ozarkbee · Jul 17, 2020

dadsbee said:
Stock manifolds?, headers?, expecting correct straight and 90's off the cap? Lots of variables but my Partsmonkey set worked just fine..
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yes, stock manifolds. Currently has 90's on the plugs and 90's on the distributor and seems to work well but i can be convinced otherwise. It seems to me the 90's on the plugs would work better than straight. Most I see that say "correct fit" have straight boots for the plugs.

Billccm · Jul 17, 2020

I just returned the MSD wires to Summit and exchange for Taylor. The set I got the contact was loose at the plug. No positive click snap and the boot would actually fall off. Really disappointed as my previous MSD set was great.
Another reason I went Taylor is 5 are 90 degree, 2 are 130 degree, and 1 is straight, so that tells me Taylor put some thought into the fitment. Also Taylor is 40 ohms per foot, so electrical equivalent to MSD.

Mopars & Missiles · Jul 17, 2020

Depending on build date of your car.....but these are what I used for my '69 Bee. They have other dates as well.

https://www.megapartsusa.com/proddetail.php?prod=127-6330-683

Durandal25 · Jul 18, 2020

twecomm said:
I used ones from here. Great quality
https://www.lectriclimited.com/spark-plug-wire-sets

I’ve bought 4 sets over the years from them...awesome.

Mopars & Missiles · Jul 18, 2020

twecomm said:
I used ones from here. Great quality
https://www.lectriclimited.com/spark-plug-wire-sets

Durandal25 said:
I’ve bought 4 sets over the years from them...awesome.

These wire sets are the EXACT SAME wire sets as sold by Megaparts. Check out the part numbers and photos on both sites.

https://www.megapartsusa.com/proddetail.php?prod=127-6330-683

Prices are the same too, so either vendor would be a good choice.

Lexi · Mar 31, 2021

moparedtn said:
MSD is good stuff. I used a set of their "Super Conductor" wires on my 440. Love the spark plug boots
on these, as they can be bent to whatever angle you like (great for header clearance).
They're 8.5mm diameter and the voltage loss on them is lowest in the biz.

Hello Ed-did you have to cut wires and fab the boots/connectors, or is the set pre-made? Is there any trick or tool required to bend the plug ends for header clearance...my application will benefit from the 135 degree boot ends for header clearance. Any chance you have the MSD Part Number you used? I bookmarked a couple options but sounds like what you used would be a good fit for my car, 383 motor. Thanks

moparedtn · Mar 31, 2021

Lexi said:
Hello Ed-did you have to cut wires and fab the boots/connectors, or is the set pre-made? Is there any trick or tool required to bend the plug ends for header clearance...my application will benefit from the 135 degree boot ends for header clearance. Any chance you have the MSD Part Number you used? I bookmarked a couple options but sounds like what you used would be a good fit for my car, 383 motor. Thanks

Oh yeah, you definitely have to cut to fit if you have headers. With the MSD, you'll be making on the distributor
end of the wires once they've been cut to size.
The tool comes with the kit to properly cut the wires and to crimp on the terminal ends.
WATCH MSD'S VIDEO FOR HOW TO DO IT....
You don't need any special tool to bend the spark plug boots to the angles you want; the metal conductor in
that end is elongated and is made to bend, so you pretty much bend it how you want it and forget it.
Unless memory fails me, I believe it was this set:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/msd-31199
Double check that, of course...

Lexi · Mar 31, 2021

moparedtn said:
Oh yeah, you definitely have to cut to fit if you have headers. With the MSD, you'll be making on the distributor
end of the wires once they've been cut to size.
The tool comes with the kit to properly cut the wires and to crimp on the terminal ends.
WATCH MSD'S VIDEO FOR HOW TO DO IT....
You don't need any special tool to bend the spark plug boots to the angles you want; the metal conductor in
that end is elongated and is made to bend, so you pretty much bend it how you want it and forget it.
Unless memory fails me, I believe it was this set:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/msd-31199
Double check that, of course...

Thanks! Just what I needed. God Bless & stay well

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