ontario

I need a new set and I was thinking of buying the Magnecores. How do they compare to OEM?

theiceman

I had a set of aftermarket wires and I felt from a performace standpoint thay all pretty well do the same. I actually decided to clean up my original wires and put them back on because I felt it looked much better with the original ground braided wires ( SC )

ontario

I just noticed yesterday that some of the insulation around my wires is starting to crack. This is sort of a second layer of insulation that is around the areas where the clamps (to attach to fan shroud) fit. Not a real worry but I think the wires are at least 10 years old so it's time.

I've always heard from Magnecore fans about how they help performance. I'm skeptical but open minded and wanted to hear if anyone has good experience with them.

theiceman

Oh yeah my 944 wires did the same and you are right , it does start to look like crap. Mine even had a great light show at night so i new it was time. I have never heard anyone have a bad experience with them , although I would be dubios about HP claims over what Porsche engineers decide what are right for their car

Steve Weiner-Rennsport Systems

FWIW,..After 44 years of working on all kinds of cars, I've never seen ANY ignition wires improve performance unless the old ones were defective and not firing properly to begin with,...

In such cases, anything is better than old, cracked, leaky plug wires. The Beru plug connectors suffer from internal failures of the supression resistors and thats my biggest complaint about factory or OEM wire sets.

For that reason, we use, sell, and recommend the racing Magnecor sets due to the heavy silicone jackets on these as well as the resistor-less plug connectors which do not fail like the Beru ones do.

riderosa

I have used Magnecor wires on my 82 SC for 3 years now with absolutely no problems.

old man neri

They won't unless there is something really wrong with your current set. Even Magnecore states this on their website.

GothingNC

5 years on mine.

John

ontario

Damn, you mean new wires won't give me an extra 10 hp? What about if I add the stickers to my window?

Ed Hughes

Magnecor has helped to make my 911 the bestest, fastest, toughest car on the West Coast.

GothingNC

Red will "always" make you faster...

John

theiceman

well the edge of the sticker will cause extra drag so it is a big no no

ron mcatee

+++ for Magnecore.

cmoss

If there is an X or Z in the model number I've heard it's good for ~5 HP.

rusnak

I must be boring, because I always get the original Beru wires.