It's called Pure Stock 4 Cylinder (PS4) at the local NASCAR track (3/8 mile asphalt w/12 degree banking and 11 degree straight).

'82 F150 2WD w/351W (orig 300 I6)
Slik

 

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 31-Jan-01 AT 08:47 PM (EST)[/font][p]A little info on Motorsport Wires.

Ford Motorsport also carries a some Universal V-6 & V-8 sets. Plus I know they have other colors besides the blue wires. I recently burnt the insulation on one of my Motorsport blue wires, so I went looking for just one wire. Uh UH! Gotta buy a whole set. Which I didn't mind. But I found out they made them in Red & in Black. I have a set of the red ones on my truck now, and they look and work great.

I also have a Brass contact Distributor cap on my truck. Mine is red in color and was made by Conrad. I know that autozone sells these, and they usually run about $17 or somewhere close. I would just stick with the cap you have. With some of the more expensive ones, all you're paying for is the name.


I'll look up the Ford Part Number for their Universal kits, and see what it runs from summit.

Update: Ford Part numbers

M-12259-C302 V6 & V8 Universal Blue $49.95 Summit Price

M-12259-R302 V6 & V8 Universal Red $49.95 Summit Price

M-12259-M302 V6 & V8 Universal Black $45.95 Not in stock


All have 45 degree boots, and are the 9mm size wires.

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I'm not sure about the differences in caps, but I do not there is a world of differences in the distributors. Maybe it isn't worth a $200 distributor, but put an MSD beside a Ford Motorcraft and you can see the difference. My Motorcraft distributor is loose fitting and in fact moves a little as the rotor rotates. I know I gotta be loosing something with those poor tolerances. Then add the control you can get with positive settings of your total advance and how quickly you get there. You can build your own custom advance with the MSD...it's a beauty and I'm going to get one sometime this year.


'82 F150 2WD w/351W (orig 300 I6)
Slik

 

Slik,

I think the advance is all computer controlled on the post 85 trucks.

Just a thought.

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I ended up getting the MSD 8.5mm Super Conductor wires ($68 bucks for a 302/351W set, ouch). And after regapping my plugs and putting those nice new wires on, I'm always happy when she fires. I couldn't tell if they made a power/mileage change yet, I had the hubs locked all weekend and was in 4Hi 65% of the time. The truck does seem to idle a lot smoother though. Not to mention having two extra plug wires...

 

You're probably right. Oh, the joy of owning a pre-computerized, carburated machine!

'82 F150 2WD w/351W (orig 300 I6)
Slik

 

i have a '95 f-150 w/ 302 v8. i recently done a tune up including new plugs (motorcraft) new plug wires (bosch) new cap and rotor (bosch) and new 0-2 sensor (bosch). my truck ran perfect before the tune up, now its missing every now and then. i checked the plug wire sequence to assure that i hadn't miss placed a wire on the rotor cap, and put on a new borg-warner cap, and my engine is still 'missing' every once and a while. i've heard that bosch is "trash" when applied to ford vehicles and that i should replace all the bosch parts with motorcraft. i would greatly appreciate any comments.

Thanks

 

Bosch platinum is a better plug than motorcrap i prefer autolites, i dont think putting a certain brand in a certain make makes them crap is the same plug crap when aplied to a different brand are these ford prejudice plugs you bought sir , not trying to flame here just an observation

 

autolite makes motorcraft plugs, and for motor craft filters purolator makes those...its the same case as a reg puroilator, but the element is a puroilater pure one element, in other words its a damn good filter, i work in a parts store, so i know alot of this kinda stuff

ill stop rambling


1985 F-150/351Ho/4wd/6inch with 33's
1979 f-250 429/4spd/

on a quiet night your can hear a chevy (lol,you can watch a dodge) rusting away

 

I have used a lot of different types of plugs in a lot of different types of vehicles. I have worked on every size Ford out there. Not to mention G.M.C.'s, International Harvesters, Isuzu's, Forklifts, and farm tractors. I don't know why but I have found that certain types of plugs work better in certain brands of vehicles. I have had the best luck with Motorcraft in Ford vehicles. I have had better luck with champion in GM than in a Ford vehicle. Certain Ford's will not run good with champion plugs. A Clark Forklift will not run good at all autolite, but very good with champion. Internationals have a mind of there own. Etc. Now, I do know that the ignition system in a vehicle needs to be set a certain way to properly run with platinum plugs. Don't know why, I just know it. This is just what I have seen in the past 20 years. I know that vehicles have changed a lot, this is all just from experience. My two cents.

Jakegypsum // Ford fleet, soup to nuts.

 

Saxton,

On page 11 under this catagory is a topic called "Spark Plug Confussion". I think you should take a look at it. If your truck is a 95, I believe Platinum plug weren't installed from the factory until 96. It that is true, you should go back to your regular Motorcraft/Autolite Plug. Computers were different regarding the type of plug used in vehicle. Worth a look at least.

Just my 2 cents


Xaviar
96 F-250HD 4x4 460/E4OD 4.10
Banks Power Pack, MSD 6A
MSD 8227 Coil, MSD 32199 8.5 Wires

 

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 13-Feb-01 AT 03:41 PM (EST)[/font][p]Hi Slik,

I'm also planning on running the MSD with the adjustable timer. You're using the MSD 6 series I suppose? What part number did you use for the timer? I find several different numbers on ebay, that are not the one Summit shows...

 

Hey, Jake...

What do you mean "the ignition system in a vehicle needs to be set a certain way to properly run with platinum plugs"? Just curious, never heard this before. You mean like having a more powerful ignition system, or different igition curves? Lemme know please...

1989 F-150 : 5.0, shorty headers, Flowmaster cat-back, K&N filtercharger intake, March pulleys, "Multi-brand" performance ignition, soon to be Mass-Air...doesn't know she's not a Mustang

 

bjoern,

I'll have to pull the number when I get home. I am running the MSD 6A. There is only one adjustable timer, there are a bunch of retard controllers that work with the NOS systems. This is a simpler setup. I might try to log on to MSD later today and see if I can find the part number.

'82 F150 2WD w/351W (orig 300 I6)
Slik

 

My understanding is that platinum plugs are really only effective on startup and low rpms. If you want to go to a low resistance type plug (the lower the better for spark), then you need to go to a copper or silver core plug.

'82 F150 2WD w/351W (orig 300 I6)
Slik