273 Commando Spark Plug Wire Options?
so the Denso wires arrived and I just installed them. Box says they were made in Mexico. They are black radio suppression wires with black boots at the cap and red/orange boots at the plugs. I worked them around to hide the Denso writing on the wires. The boots are the same color as stock boots, but are longer than stock. I'm not a numbers kind of guy and don't know when they went from black wires to orange wires at the factory. At first glance these look pretty close to stock black wires. When I put them on I tried to set them up like the early LA wires in pairs using a set of factory clips used on those years and there is no doubt that they will fit fine. They even seem a bit long, notably for the back two plugs on the drivers side. There is no issue reaching any of the plugs after you kind of test fit wires around to get the best match. Here are some pics of the mock up on my 70 Dart LA motor. By the way they also fit great on the factory 1970 LA looms on the motor, which are completely different - 4 wire loom in the back and a two wire loom on the side of the valve cover toward the front.
The wire set from Summit cost $26.99 + $11.99 shipping and handling. If you were buying enough stuff anyway to get free shipping it would be a particularly good deal.
so the Denso wires arrived and I just installed them. Box says they were made in Mexico. They are black radio suppression wires with black boots at the cap and red/orange boots at the plugs. I worked them around to hide the Denso writing on the wires. The boots are the same color as stock boots, but are longer than stock. I'm not a numbers kind of guy and don't know when they went from black wires to orange wires at the factory. At first glance these look pretty close to stock black wires. When I put them on I tried to set them up like the early LA wires in pairs using a set of factory clips used on those years and there is no doubt that they will fit fine. They even seem a bit long, notably for the back two plugs on the drivers side. There is no issue reaching any of the plugs after you kind of test fit wires around to get the best match. Here are some pics of the mock up on my 70 Dart LA motor. By the way they also fit great on the factory 1970 LA looms on the motor, which are completely different - 4 wire loom in the back and a two wire loom on the side of the valve cover toward the front.
The wire set from Summit cost $26.99 + $11.99 shipping and handling. If you were buying enough stuff anyway to get free shipping it would be a particularly good deal.