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Will be replacing the spark plug wires/boots on my 86 ZN1300 Voyager.  It seems the OEM spark plug boots are molded onto the wires.  No problem - will replace with new wires and screw-on NGK boots.  Curious if anyone knows if the original wires or boots are the resistor type?

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Will be replacing the spark plug wires/boots on my 86 ZN1300 Voyager.  It seems the OEM spark plug boots are molded onto the wires.  No problem - will replace with new wires and screw-on NGK boots.  Curious if anyone knows if the original wires or boots are the resistor type?

this is dependent of the spark plugs you want to use, only spark boots or spark plugs comes resistor type.
you have to choosen between resistor spark boots or resistor spark plugs but don´t use both together. 

I think the factory installed resistor boots.

Just following up on this....

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this is dependent of the spark plugs you want to use, only spark boots or spark plugs comes resistor type.
you have to choosen between resistor spark boots or resistor spark plugs but don´t use both together. 
 

Seems the ZN is a bit of both.  Standard plug is BPR6ES - I believe the 'R' indicates a resistor type, and the wires are spec'ed as follows:


Seems to me that 3~6k ohms is low considering typical spark plug wire is 10~12 k ohms per foot and the longer wires are about a foot.

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Just following up on this....

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this is dependent of the spark plugs you want to use, only spark boots or spark plugs comes resistor type.
you have to choosen between resistor spark boots or resistor spark plugs but don´t use both together. 

 

Seems the ZN is a bit of both.  Standard plug is BPR6ES - I believe the 'R' indicates a resistor type, and the wires are spec'ed as follows:

Seems to me that 3~6k ohms is low considering typical spark plug wire is 10~12 k ohms per foot and the longer wires are about a foot.

This chart shows non-resistor plugs. Resistors are not needed at all unless your Voyager has a radio, then either the wires or the plugs need to have resistors to avoid strong static on the radio.