Greetings,

Just changed out the factory spark plug wires with a set of Racing Beat wires. Nice. Real nice. Although I can't feel any power difference, I most definitely have a smoother idle. In fact, my '8 idles so smoothly now that I can't even tell the engine is running without looking at the tach. Well spent $90, IMO.

I've added quite a bit of stuff to my car, but some mods have been worth more than others (to me). In order of importance:

1) Richard Paul Shifter
2) Racing Beat plug wires (yeah, they go right up to the top of the list)
3) PIAA headlights (much better visibility at night compared to the OEM bulbs)
4) PIAA wiper blades (NO noise, and way better at wiping the rain off)
5) Kenwood speakers (replaced the (non-Bose) factory POS units)

That's obviously not all, but those mods have been well worth the money spent.

Best,
Bill

Rotario, Did you installed the spark plug wires yourself? If you did, how hard is it?

Thanks
SB

Rotario, Did you installed the spark plug wires yourself? If you did, how hard is it?

Thanks
SB
Hiya SB,

Yes, I did it myself. Pretty easy to do. The area is pretty cramped, but it took me all of 15 minutes from start to finish, and I had no problems at all along the way. I removed and replaced one wire at a time just to be sure that I didn't get them mixed up.

Best,
Bill

Hiya SB,

Yes, I did it myself. Pretty easy to do. The area is pretty cramped, but it took me all of 15 minutes from start to finish, and I had no problems at all along the way. I removed and replaced one wire at a time just to be sure that I didn't get them mixed up.

Best,
Bill

Did you need to remove the wheel to get access?

You should wip up a quick DIY for us noobs ;)

Did you need to remove the wheel to get access?
Nope. Did it from the top.

You should wip up a quick DIY for us noobs ;)
There's not really much DIY material there. Just pull off the old ones, and put on the new ones. Pretty self-explanatory once you get to working on it.

i want your wiper blades...my bosch ones are okay

I PM's Rotario on this, but I wanted to share it with everyone. I was curious to see if the RP wires fix the shudder feel every few seconds you get that you feel in the seat and the shifter. I don't notice the tach meter jump around, its just that vibration every few seconds.

replacing my plugs helped some, but I'd like to see if these wires can eliminate or reduce this feeling even more.

I PM's Rotario on this, but I wanted to share it with everyone. I was curious to see if the RP wires fix the shudder feel every few seconds you get that you feel in the seat and the shifter. I don't notice the tach meter jump around, its just that vibration every few seconds.

replacing my plugs helped some, but I'd like to see if these wires can eliminate or reduce this feeling even more.
Yeah please relay that info as I too am only curious about this mod for that reason.

Also about the DIY, I agree, I have changed plug wires before just not on the 8. I was just saying it might help someone in locating the wires, hell we have DIYs on changing your oil so why not. Never hurts to have another DIY.

Yeah please relay that info as I too am only curious about this mod for that reason.

Also about the DIY, I agree, I have changed plug wires before just not on the 8. I was just saying it might help someone in locating the wires, hell we have DIYs on changing your oil so why not. Never hurts to have another DIY.
Howdy Mr. M,

I'll take a couple photos for 'ya and see what I can come up with.

Best,
Bill

Thanks a bunch man, any word on this smoothing out that tiny bit of rough idle that Brillo mentioned?

Thanks a bunch man, any word on this smoothing out that tiny bit of rough idle that Brillo mentioned?
Yup. Here's what I sent to Brillo:

Yes, I was getting much the same thing -- a slight shudder (or rough feeling) at idle. In fact, there were a couple times that it got so rough that it was stumbling, and I thought the engine would die. Never actually did, but it felt like it. The new wires have dramatically helped out in that regard. Again, I don't feel any power difference with my butt dyno, but the smoothness is definitely improved. And it's smoother at high RPM's too -- just feels more "together" when going from a street start to redline.


Best,
Bill

Very helpful, thanks Bill, that idle has been bugging me since every other aspect of the Renesis is so smooth.

Very helpful, thanks Bill, that idle has been bugging me since every other aspect of the Renesis is so smooth.
Hiya Mr. M.

Well, glad I could help, if only a little. If you put some Racing Beat wires in yours, please post back with your impressions.

Best,
Bill

$90...gosh, I must be poor...because I just can't justify spending $90 for spark plug wires. RB, I like you...but your company seems to be the RICH MAN's aftermarket company for some stuff.

$90...gosh, I must be poor...because I just can't justify spending $90 for spark plug wires. RB, I like you...but your company seems to be the RICH MAN's aftermarket company for some stuff.
Try changing out the stock wires on an SVT Contour w/ Magnacores....$130.00+ :eek:

PS. you're gonna have to change out the stock wires on the 8 right around 60k miles anyway...start saving! :D

RB wires are cheaper than many of the other sets I see out there for the 8. $130 +. The stock wires are like $50 or $60 bucks.

THe improvement you guys see with the RB , could it be just the fact that you have new plugs and/or wires? Or do you feel the RB wires actually offer improvements?

$90...gosh, I must be poor...because I just can't justify spending $90 for spark plug wires. RB, I like you...but your company seems to be the RICH MAN's aftermarket company for some stuff.

i changed my plugs (NGK) and put on RB wires about 200 miles from each other to see what was causing the somewhat rough idle (car had 23K on it). the plugs made a bigger difference with smoothing out the idle than the RB wires. though they both made a difference, i would go with the plugs if i had to chose between the two.

Anymore feedback?

what about nology spark plug wires?

what about nology spark plug wires?

Great if you want to melt your plugs. Another poster ran into some engine damage because the Nology wires melted his plugs. Another poster had some mis-fire issues because of them.

anyone have experience with Magnecore wires? they come in 10mm and 8.5mm and they around $50 bucks.

People --
Why keep asking about Joe Bobs brand of wires? Is there something the matter with Racing Beats?

Nology mentioned something about changing the timing in the FAQ if you plan to run the hotwires. Maybe changing the timing would of made a difference... Then again I was just reading the FAQ.

anyone have experience with Magnecore wires? they come in 10mm and 8.5mm and they around $50 bucks.

I used Magnecor wires on my last car. They lasted 140000 miles and were still good when I sold the car. Magnecor is the only brand of wires that I have seen subjected to an unbiased test that proved actual, but very small, performance gain (Grassroots Motorsports in a BMW).

I haven't decided which way to go myself when I need to replace the stock wires. But plug wires are really not a performance item. They either work or they don't.

debating between RB wires and OEM's.... (bump)

I just ordered a set of RB wires as well.

and I just changed my coil packs to the newer version. when I took my old one I can see the burn marks .....

It feels like my car pulls harder now, with the new coil.

Lets just see if the wires and new plugs will smooth out the idle like the others said in this thread.

Magnecore 8.8 is a good wire set

Just ordered the RB plug wires......along with the AP pulley and new coils....

One question... are the wires actually red like in the pic on the site?

Just ordered the RB plug wires......along with the AP pulley and new coils....

One question... are the wires actually red like in the pic on the site?

yes

I own a set of RB wires. It made the car feel smoother and better top end.

been considering this for a while but yeah they are expensive just for wires. i will go RB when i do get them anyway.

RB wires in, no issues, couple of weeks old.

Been running the RB wires for at least 8 months now. No issues and I think it did smooth out my idle just an RCH more, but I never suffered from rough idle anyway.

here's a picture of mine:


http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/Jedi54/RX-8%20tune%20up/DSC01575.jpg

here's a picture of mine:


http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/Jedi54/RX-8%20tune%20up/DSC01575.jpg

Probably due to the flash, but they are a little more red than that....wouldn't you agree? They look kinda orange in that pic.

Nice jedi i was gonna ask for a pic.... cant wait to get em

thanks for the answer

yeah, I think it was the flash that threw off the color. Here's another picture of them




http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/Jedi54/RX-8%20tune%20up/DSC01545.jpg

I was in a two year coma and just woke up and found this thread still going - LOL

personally i'm all about magnecor. The name just sounds cool, and they're cheaper too.

RB wires still going strong Nem? And grats on escaping teh coma =p