(closed) Group Buy: NGK & MAGNECOR Leads

noccers · Post by **noccers** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:38 am

I received mine yesterday, all nice and neatly packaged

Might install them tomorrow if the weather is ok ( no garage

) I can't do the group thing because I work weird hours and weekends

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Wed May 24, 2006 8:53 am

hi andrew I hvan't got mine yet...but usually packages are held up in my stores and take a day extra for me to recieve them....

how is everyone else going?

SILVERFISH · Post by **SILVERFISH** » Wed May 24, 2006 10:18 am

khunjeng wrote:how is everyone else going?

received mine monday p.m. in perfect condition.
great work by all involved on this one

Lenny · Post by **Lenny** » Wed May 24, 2006 10:27 am

Yup, mine are at the local post office awaiting collection...

Will probably get the mechanic to install with my next tune up and Dyno them as well

akuma3 · Post by **akuma3** » Wed May 24, 2006 10:57 am

Lenny wrote:Yup, mine are at the local post office awaiting collection...

Will probably get the mechanic to install with my next tune up and Dyno them as well

goods receive in perfect condition, very happy

mxysxy · Post by **mxysxy** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:17 pm

I got mine
Thanks

rnbboi · Post by **rnbboi** » Wed May 24, 2006 5:29 pm

received

umm · Post by **umm** » Thu May 25, 2006 11:00 am

Received mine on monday and installed on tuesday.
Took me about 3hrs to change leads and plugs.
The car is running a lot smoother now and seems more powerful.
The only problem i had is that 1 lead was too short and i had to run it a different way i'm just not sure if it will melt there. It goes in between the intake and the metal rocker cover thing(not sure what its really called).
I just hope i have the right leads, they all seemed to be a little bit short

What do you guys think?

Also, not sure if this is related, but this morning i was driving home and the car just died in the middle of a roundabout. I almost hit the gutter when i lost power steering. Then it started up fine after and didn't do it for the rest of the ride home. (i was playing with the heater(aircon) at the time)

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:20 pm

umm.

which lead was it? or which cylinder? use Bennoz' picture in the previous page as a guide.

Can you measure the stock lead lengths and post this up please - I'm not sure myself. everyone can then check their new lead lengths to ensure everything is ok. Because these leads were made for each person they might have made a mistke on yours.

I have spoken with Andrew from Kudos and he will arrange with the QLD distributer to see if we can get an exchange done there.

Firstly post up the stock lengths and we can go from there as the ppl who have recieved theirs can check. Obviously its hard for u without taking off the inlet manifold..

KJ

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:51 pm

Yeah check 'em against the original leads... I went thru this before. They are all different lengths & each one goes on a specific spot.

rnbboi · Post by **rnbboi** » Thu May 25, 2006 8:21 pm

Chris,

I have done the measurements of the 3 leads. Each one is different and looks like it definitely requires specific fittings.

Anywayz, the approximate measurments for each lead (not including the black bit) are:

1)58cm (longest lead)
2)48cm (middium lead)
3)42cm (shortest lead)

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Fri May 26, 2006 1:24 am

now all I need is the stock ones measured to see if there are any issues...hopefully Umm can do this for us.

umm · Post by **umm** » Fri May 26, 2006 1:25 am

My stock leads are(measuring only the visible bit of wire).
1. 61cm
2. 61cm
3. 46cm

The Leads i receved were 3 different lengths, about the lengths rnbboi posted. 1 was way too short and the others were only a bit shorter, but reach fine.

I put them to the right leads and swapped them over and things to see if different leads would fit in different places but 1 was always too short.

Are the GR Leads different lengths to the GPX(mines a GPX)?
I thinking i got the wrong leads

But they do seem fine, but i'm just worried they might melt.

umm · Post by **umm** » Fri May 26, 2006 1:49 am

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Fri May 26, 2006 3:03 am

thanks mate.

I will chat to Kudos tomorrow and we will talk to the people who made these and working soemthing out. I suspect they are all have been cut too short.

There are different ones for the GPX and GR...maybe the have made GR ones?

THis will need to be worked out and I will try and alert everyone.

Not happy Jan.

KJ

umm · Post by **umm** » Fri May 26, 2006 3:10 am

khunjeng wrote: Not happy Jan.

Yeah tell me about it

Spent ages takin that damn intake off and trying to get those leads to fit

Hasn't anyone else tried fitting them yet??

APZ-312 · Post by **APZ-312** » Fri May 26, 2006 10:40 am

i got the GR leads from the group buy.. the measurements for the 3 leads are:

65cm..
62cm..
48cm..

this is the visible bit of wire..

it should be more than the original leads right??

havent put them on tough.. goin to but puttin them on tomorrow.. so see how it goes then =P

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Fri May 26, 2006 11:06 am

those lengths look fine....should fit based on what Umm has told us...

umm · Post by **umm** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:12 pm

I think there has been a mix up.
Stock GPX Leads:----Magnecor GPX Leads:----Magnecor GR Leads:
61cm-------------------58cm------------------------65cm
61cm-------------------48cm------------------------62cm
46cm-------------------42cm------------------------48cm

I think the Magnecor GR leads are the ones needed for the GPX.
Those lengths are slightly bigger than stock GPX ones, which is needed because of there increased thickness.

Someone measure the stock GR leads please.

I guess i'm gonna have to go and take off mine now.

akuma3 · Post by **akuma3** » Fri May 26, 2006 2:04 pm

same, from the last time i took the manifold off and the estimate length from the picture which is the same as the one i got ... it does look a bit short

i don't want to spend a couple hours open it up and found it's too short or dangerous to fit it in

not happy