Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Ignition stuff

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
    #1

    Ignition stuff

    I am gonna be doing a cap and rotor and plug wires for the 87, but there are some things I am not clear on. First I have seen guys running these, but I just wanna make sure will this cap and rotor work on my Vic?? Cap Rotor

    And as for the plug wires, the mm doesnt really matter with a stock lopo motor does it??
    -2004 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor - Daily Driver - 17" Bullitt's, 235/55/17 Goodyear Eagles, Ex-NH State Police, best 1/4 mile time; 15.3 @ 90 mph
    -1987 Crown Victoria 2-Door - Project - 90k miles, Summit chambered muffler, Sunpro gauges, parked since 2010, fate tbd
    Tags: None
    #2
    Cap yes, rotor maybe. Pull your cap off and see what it looks like. There are two different Ford rotors. The less common one looks like the one you picked, the other one is sort of batwing looking.

    For whatever its worth, the MSD cap I had corroded quickly. I was not impressed with it's durability at all, especially considering the price. The last set I bought were brass terminal Napa Premium ignition parts, and they seem to be holding up better for less money. They also don't clash with my blue and grey engine paint scheme.

    Wire size isn't critical, but you want good quality wires. Stock is 8mm, and I wouldn't downsize from that. I have a set of Taylor SpiroPro wires on the Towncar and they're quite nice, but not real cheap. I have Belden on the Mark VII and they're working OK for me, but I've seen that same wire set fail horribly on a CFI car. I've used Ford Racing wires with good success, and they're fairly inexpensive. Just don't buy the cheap of the cheap wires, they suck.
    Last edited by gadget73; 05-20-2010, 09:29 PM.
    86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
    5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

    91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

    1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

    Originally posted by phayzer5
    I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

    Comment

      #3
      MSD isn't worth the money. Just go down to your local parts store and get cap/rotor with brass terminals, and a premium wireset. Ford racing wires are the way to go.
      Originally posted by gadget73
      There is nothing more permanent than a temporary fix.
      91 Mercury CP, Lopo 302, AOD, 3.08LSD. 3g upgrade, Moog wagon coils up front, cc819s in the back. KYB GR-2 police shocks. Energy suspension control arm bushings. Smog deleted.
      93 F-150 XLT, 302, ZF 5-spd from 1-ton, 4wd.
      Daily--07 Civic Coupe. Bone stock with 25k miles
      Wife--14 Subaru Outback. 6-speed.
      95 Subaru Legacy Wagon--red--STOLEN 1/6/13

      Comment

        #4
        9mm ford racing wires have been great to me. as have motorcraft ignition components.
        sigpic


        - 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria P72 - the street boat - 5.0 liter EFI - Ported HO intake/TB, 90 TC shroud/overflow, Aero airbox/zip tube, Cobra camshaft, 19lb injectors, dual exhaust w/ Magnaflows, Cat/Smog & AC delete, 3G alternator, MOOG chassis parts & KYB cop shocks, 215/70r/15s on 95-97 Merc rims

        - 2007 Ford Escape XLT - soccer mom lifted station wagon - 3.0 Duratec, auto, rear converter delete w/ Magnaflow dual exhaust

        - 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate Edition - Daily driver - 4.6 2 valve Mod motor, 4R75E, 2.73s. Bone stock

        Comment

          #5
          The Accel cap 'n rotor have always worked fine by me;
          http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ACC-8233/

          Comment

          Previous template Next
          Working...
          X