Red spark plug wires

anyone know where i can get heavy duty red spark plug wire for a 1977 kz1000 b1 ltd

Try the local hot rod shops,I believe 7mm sparkplug wires should fit. Try to get the metal ones.

Have you tried NAPA? They don't likely stock it but they might be able to get it for you... Worth a shot... They can generally get things in the store for you Next-Day in my experience.

MFolks wrote:

Try the local hot rod shops,I believe 7mm sparkplug wires should fit. Try to get the metal ones.

what would you consider a hot rod shop????

sft1662 wrote:

Have you tried NAPA? They don't likely stock it but they might be able to get it for you... Worth a shot... They can generally get things in the store for you Next-Day in my experience.

i tried sanel but not napa.....ill give them a shot

At Z1E
www.z1enterprises.com/detail.aspx?ID=209

Make sure they are not suppression wires like used on street cars. They must be solid wire core and not carbon core.

thanks guys

I think Z1 Enterprises carries red wire...

otakar wrote:

Make sure they are not suppression wires like used on street cars. They must be solid wire core and not carbon core.

Why is that?:blink:

i use accell 8.8 supression core wires with my drag bike set-up dyna s plate, dyna green 3 ohm coil's,and dyna drl-400 two-step and dyna shiftlight, i have ran that system for years i just don't use resister type plugs with it. i use b9es plugs instead of b9res plugs with it. msd also makes a really nice wire too.or you could go with taylor wires as well.

It makes no sense to run suppression/resistor anything. Even though most of us run NGK resistor caps due to the solid core wires, the suppression components are there only for RF interference on your RADIO. Since most of us do not have a radio on the bike the components make no sense. There are very few bikes that even recommend "R" plugs and they are touring bikes. The "R" plugs don't even come into play. Most people would not even run the NGK 9 heat range plugs unless the engine is running extra hot due to MASSIVE hotroding to the engine. My 1150 engine is built like crazy for the street with .420 lift cams 11.5:1 compression and I only run an 8 heat range. Matter of fact I would not even run NGK plugs because they do not perform as well as Denso W24ES-U or ACCEL 142 plugs These are the same heat range as NGK 8 plugs). Only European and Canadian models "requires" R type plugs, and that is because of some laws. If you are going to run resistor components, why even bother with hi-voltage coils. When you are not running resistor components you can open your plug gap and get even better performance. I run a .060 (1.5mm)gap on mine.

I did some off-bike tests and the RF interfered with more sensitive elecronics. So if you have a more modern voltage regulator or electronic tach or fuel injection or even a more elaborate ignition (especially with electronic advance) the RF may affect it.

But, yes, normally it won't affect original equipment much at all.

The most noticable affect I noticed on discrete parts was on opamps because they have such a large gain.

Also, running no resistors will make digital meters go haywire when measuring voltages. My buddy's RD400 with no resistors can only be checked with an analog meter while it is running. I've tried half a dozen digitals on it and even the Flukes start going crazy.

And if you ever plan on using a video camera or data logger or possibly even a wideband o2 sensor, I'd stick with suppressor wires. I don't like the resistor caps or plugs.