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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 09:12 PM
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Curious
I tested my plug wires compared to my dads

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Dad's (4.8) '01 plug wires
430 ohms

My (5.3) '04 plug wires
980 ohms


wtf???
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 01:13 PM
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stronger coils ??
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by bowtie bandit
stronger coils ??
who knows
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 02:20 PM
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check the length. most wires are so many ohms per foot.
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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by hefdaddy007
check the length. most wires are so many ohms per foot.

They are both the GM stock wires that's why I was curious.
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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 09:32 AM
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mine on my 04 are shorter than snakeaters on his 00 thats why i said that.
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 08:07 PM
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Any more guesses why that is?
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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thats not what i got when i tested wires . i got 2500 ohms from a black 99 wire. can't remember the red 04 wire resistance but i think it was half.
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 09:10 AM
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I found the same thing. I was really confused, my truck was listed as having "low resistance plug wires" in one of the specs. That's BS.

2002 5.3 Avalanche ~400ohms

2004 Silverado SS ~800ohms.

The wires look identical.

FWIW: MSD 8.5's or Talor TV50's ~25-40ohms.
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 09:13 AM
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FWIW, low resistance wires aren't always good....the less resistance, the more prone to picking up stray signals and interference...
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