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Vette(s): 1989 Convert. It's HERE ! ! ! This is my first 'Vette. Most likely my last toy as I am 71 years old.

Anybody have any suggestions as to what works and what to stay away from.....

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If it was me I likely would replace the plug wires,dist. cap and rotor and call it maintenance
I've seen wires go much longer and I've seen them go less. At 50k IMO it's not a bad idea just for peace of mind. One more thing (if you haven't done it already) that gets neglected is the throttle body--it's a good idea to clean inside the bore and the blades periodically--mine gets done about once a year--that way it never gets REALLY NASTY. You may find it easier if it's never been cleaned to remove it for the first cleaning---throttle cleaner,some rags and a little time will work wonders. Ooops I've gotten long winded
Short answer---Yep I'd replace the wires and then some !


BTW... I bought AC Delco wires for my LT1 from "thepartsladi" on ebay a couple years ago--$60-70 if my memory is correct. Personally I'd steer clear of $20 plug wires--JMO but there's a lot of garbage on the market nowadays. Good Luck!
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Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/
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I'll agree with the use of AC/Delco wires. I bought a set of wires from a parts house for my '85 that wouldn't even ohm out NEW! Since I already had them, adn they were "Lifetime Warranty", I put them on. Needless to say, I had a few more misses than I had originally. A set of new AC wires fixed it right up. 
Other name brand wires may be just as good/better, but I chose to go with the OEM supplier.

Other name brand wires may be just as good/better, but I chose to go with the OEM supplier.
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Vette(s): Black 1979 L-82
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I took off a set of new MSD wires and put on a set of Magnecor wires.
They are racing wires, made for high temp applications, made for removing and reinstalling, and have no radio interference.
I have the set of 8mm red MSD's I would sell.......comes off my 96.
Jim
They are racing wires, made for high temp applications, made for removing and reinstalling, and have no radio interference.
I have the set of 8mm red MSD's I would sell.......comes off my 96.
Jim
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Vette(s): 1975 metallic blue coupe with t-tops,L48, t/t steering, black leather interior. 1990 L98, white/red leather interior, auto,a/c
i have msd wires on my 90 and they really good. i stick with the ac plugs though as i think they perform better. my .02

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i needed wires on my car so i called corvette central and got a set of packared this is the original wires that came on my 84 . no proplems . it had a set of msd wires on it when i frist got it . talk about miss fires..
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