went to order plugs from summit but got confused on this..

[Clem Z.]

Re: went to order plugs from summit but got confused on this..

so which do I order neither says they're recommended for my car..but I know a lot of people run them and like them.

when i was in the corvette tune up business i use R 45 XLS in every street driven corvette BB.

[Steven B.]

Re: went to order plugs from summit but got confused on this..

Clem - They don't remember "Rajah" plug wire terminals.

I still have a full set of Rajahs. The only way to go when making your own set---way back then. They made the needle on my Sun tach move to the right alot faster.

[Paul H.]

Re: went to order plugs from summit but got confused on this..

so which do I order neither says they're recommended for my car..but I know a lot of people run them and like them.

I run the R45XLS in my L-36. That's the one you want and most local auto supply stores carry them I get mine locally at Auto Zone. The pic of the plug without the cap that threads on just looks like an old plug and it was removed for some reason. The R45XLS comes with that intact.

[Brandon T.]

Re: went to order plugs from summit but got confused on this..

So which do I order on that link in the original post? the R45XLS or R45XLS6?

still not clear on the difference of them and which I need.

[Ralph P.]

Re: went to order plugs from summit but got confused on this..

Get the R45XLS.....

[Duke W.]

Re: went to order plugs from summit but got confused on this..

So which do I order on that link in the original post? the R45XLS or R45XLS6?

still not clear on the difference of them and which I need.

The last character "6" is the code for a wide gap plug - designed for .045-.060" electode gap. That would be okay for a high energy ignition system like the old HEI, but if you are running an OE coil designed for points (even if you replaced the points with an electronic switch), you want a plug designed for about .035" gap, which is what the R45XLS is designed for.

The R45XLS6 has a longer ground electrode to support a wide gap range. The out of the box gap of the R45XLS should be about .035", which is the recommended gap for most pre-HEI Corvettes.

The R45XLS is the most widely recommended and used commonly available AC plug for vintage big blocks, and I've never see a big block owner complain of fouled plugs using this plug or any other brand equivalent heat range, either resistor of non-resistor type. It's all in the archives.

IMO opinion for a commonly available item like this, you should buy them from a local parts store so you can inspect them before you buy.

Duke

[Paul H.]

Re: went to order plugs from summit but got confused on this..

I run the R45XLS in my L-36. That's the one you want and most local auto supply stores carry them I get mine locally at Auto Zone. The pic of the plug without the cap that threads on just looks like an old plug and it was removed for some reason. The R45XLS comes with that intact.

I already answered your question. I guess you didn't see it

[John H.]

Re: went to order plugs from summit but got confused on this..

So which do I order on that link in the original post? the R45XLS or R45XLS6?

still not clear on the difference of them and which I need.

Brandon -

Why "order" them at all and pay shipping? Drop by your local FLAPS and bring a box of R45XLS's home. It's not like they're rare or valuable.

[Brandon T.]

Re: went to order plugs from summit but got confused on this..

Ha, got them today at advance, online they said the store near me didn't have any instock but they had 13..go figure.

o well they're installed at gap set at .035 I think someone said thats what the gap should be.

also installed my braided date coded plug wires, looks great!

[John N.]

Re: went to order plugs from summit but got confused on this..

Do you need 100? In my crap

Dick
If they are the real 50s 60s era clips and they are for sale let me know. I still use those along with Packard 440 wire on some of my cars. Are they 180s or 90s?
Regards

[Clem Z.]

Re: went to order plugs from summit but got confused on this..

Dick
If they are the real 50s 60s era clips and they are for sale let me know. I still use those along with Packard 440 wire on some of my cars. Are they 180s or 90s?
Regards

i remember when i used to buy packard 440 will in 100 foot rolls. is it still available or has it been outlawed by the feds ???

[John N.]

Re: went to order plugs from summit but got confused on this..

i remember when i used to buy packard 440 will in 100 foot rolls. is it still available or has it been outlawed by the feds ???

Clem
I bought another 100ft roll within the last 2 or 3 years. I was concerned that the product would go away. It has a long part number and I had to find someone over 60 to locate it for me. The good doctor from Cumberland had a article in The Restorer on how to use the Packard 440 wire to look like the original wire on a early car. It probably went along with his NHRA approved slapper bars. The Packard 440 wire really raised cain with TV reception when you drove by. It would make a discrete presence impossible. If you wanted to win on Sundays or on the backstreets you had that wire in the 50s or early 60s.
Regards

[Clem Z.]

Re: went to order plugs from summit but got confused on this..

Clem
I bought another 100ft roll within the last 2 or 3 years. I was concerned that the product would go away. It has a long part number and I had to find someone over 60 to locate it for me. The good doctor from Cumberland had a article in The Restorer on how to use the Packard 440 wire to look like the original wire on a early car. It probably went along with his NHRA approved slapper bars. The Packard 440 wire really raised cain with TV reception when you drove by. It would make a discrete presence impossible. If you wanted to win on Sundays or on the backstreets you had that wire in the 50s or early 60s.
Regards

packard wire and a switch to bypass the ignition resistor to get 12 volts to the coil. some times you would forget to switch back and burn up a set of points