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upgrade spark plug wires?

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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skloon
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Year and Model: 94 850 95 850 04 S60
Location: Edmonton AB
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Re: upgrade spark plug wires?

Post by skloon »

i too had a set of ipd wires they lasted two years before they started to leak electricity- my bougiecord were cheaper and better

beigg
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Year and Model: 850 97
Location: Est. Mi

Post by beigg »

I made some magnacore's. black with grey boots of 8.5mm awesomeness.
ugh smh 850 Turbo fridge

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kippster41493
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Joined: 26 January 2016
Year and Model: 1994 850
Location: Beloit, WI

Post by kippster41493 »

beigg wrote:Only reason to go to something 'better' or 'different' for a stock or lightly modified Volvo in this situation would be to address aesthetics imo.
agreed, I wouldn't mind the little extra flair but not for that price and such a small aesthetic update. Maybe once I'm up to par and of need on it then its the obvious choice. For now I think I'll just clean the dust off the top of it :)
1994 850 2.3 Turbo :D
1998 V70 GLT 2.5 Turbo :shock: - project now
1995 BMW 530i :)
1998 Eclipse GSR - 3.5" off the ground and headers

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