Thought some of you might like to see my findings. I tested the resistance (ohms) of equal lengths of Taylor 8mm spiro pros and MSD 8.5mm superconductors. Here is what I found:

MSD values...
#2 wire - 120 ohms
#4 wire - 124 ohms
#6 wire - 136 ohms
#8 wire - 145 ohms

Taylor values...
#2 wire - 842 ohms
#4 wire - 831 ohms
#6 wire - 938 ohms
#8 wire - 1003 ohms

 

Wow thats a pretty big difference

 

Does anyone have any #'s like this for the Accel wires.

That's a huge difference in ohms there.

 

Those numbers mean nothing, 50,000 volts is going to take a much radically different path through a wire then 1mv.

 

QUE????

resistance is resistance right? assuming the volts are constant in his tests...

 

If you really think about it though, how many thousands of ohms of resistance are created by the air gap between the cap and rotor? Compared to that number, even a few thousand ohms a foot doesn't seem too bad for factory plug wires, while 800 ohms sounds downright awesome!

 

Closer to zero isn't necessarily better in this case...manufacturers try to balance resistance and noise suppression.

 

No, it just doesnt work that way with this type of wire. You cannot compare numbers, an ohm meter is only useful for finding a bad wire (would be stupid high resistance compared to the rest), not for comparing one brand to another. Due to different wire design, resistance will vary among manufacturers, but any claims made as to a wire being better because of it are bogus.

 

Yeah resistance doesn't matter as long as its relatively low. Some companies put other things inside the wires to reduce radio interference to make sure there aren't any misfires.