Hi! I urgently need a new set of HT leads, currently running "Motorsport Blue 909" leads that I think are past their sell-by.

Been told that I'm best with original Ford items, but my local Ford garage says it'll take them a week to get them in

Really would like to get some leads tomorrow, Saturday. Am in North West, and have checked on Demon Tweeks site and they have some "megaleads" in stock http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/produc...T&pcode=MEG02B

Are these any good and if not then what leads do I need???

Stage 3 T34 1991 Sapphire BTW.

 

GGR - Ebay

Personally speaking, I wouldn't use anything other than the 909's or the Ford Beru leads.

 

the 'magnecor' leads are good aswell, make sure they are marked 'CN25' as the old ones are pants

 

Gen ford BERU leads...

 

Good link Billabong, just bought a set. Guess I'll have them early next week, that'll do, quicker than my local Ford garage anyway.

 

i just got some ford motorsport one's from woodford
01803863958

 

Are the 8.5mm Magnecor leads not trusted amongst most clued up Cosworth people?.
I ask this as I was thinking about getting a set of the Magnecor 8.5mm leads as they were red and would match my rocker cover
The Blue Ford Motorsport ones just won't go well with my Red Rocker cover and red Samco hoses

But if you guys recommend them , then I'll change my ways

 

all the magnecor cossies i know of had problems

standard leads or 909 (if in good condition) are the way too go

 

standard leads definitely! i had massive problems with aftermarket shite,changed back to old 20000 mile old std ones and all my missfires disappeared!

 

Standard BERU black leads

 

Doh forgot I posted that above

 

i payed nearly £200 for a set a while back for the genuine ford ones.

Good price by GGR.

 

Standard leads

Matt

 

909 leads for me all the way..i love the colour

 

Yet to have a problem with std or the 909's, had tons of problems with Magnecor.

 

Is it good to replace even the standard leads with a new set considering the set on my Sapphire are 18 years old now?.
What are the big differences between the standard black ones and the light blue Ford Motorsport leads chaps?

 

The blacks are better and there are dubious copies of the blues floating about

 

Got beru ones on mine.

 

Wot about leads for coil pack conversion then?

JJ

 

mine are still black

 

Yeah, but where did you get them?

 

custom made, to my required length, you could try Mike R see if he can sort them, be warned there will be a long wait

 

I just got a price for the original Black ones off a 2WD Sapphire, finnis code: 1663023 £50.89 each , man that's £200 for a whole set.
The Blue ford racing silicone race leads are only £120 for a set at Woodford Garage Motorsport.
Which do you guys prefer out of the two?.
Ohh and what are "beru" leads to a not so clued up Cosworth owner

 

the original leads that you would get from ford are made by beru

 

Ohh I see, thanks Nick
Is the best and possibly the cheapest place to get a set of the original leads still a Ford parts place?.

 

I just sent the Woodford Garage lads an email about a price for the originla HT leads for a 2WD Sapphire.
This was the reply I recieved, can you guys see any problems with this setup?

 

i got a couple of sets off ebay when i was still in germany for a good price. a seller that has loads of original ford parts on there new.

but i wouldn't bother again, i'm getting rid of the dizzy and going to small turbo escort cosworth coils that sit on 2 plugs and have short leads to their other wasted spark pairs

 

You want to sell me a set then mate

 

The fake 909 leads dont last long....Had loads of problems on cars and mates cars with these leads...

Standard Ford items appear to be the best and last longest.

 

what woodford are saying is right.

the 2wd had an angled dizzy cap and straight leads, and the 4x4 had a straight cap and angled leads (or vice versa).

i could sell you mine later on when i've done my conversion, but if i were you i wouldn't buy secondhand parts like that i would want new.

 

Cheers again Nick,

So best option if I want a new standard set is to just buy the 4x4 leads and replace my distributor cap?

 

To be correct, the non catalyst models had an angled cap and the catalyst models had a vertuical one.

Most problems with 909 loads stemmed from the fact the early non catalyst ones are 2 piece (OE are as well) and the 909 ones were never fully pushed home, so the joint corroded quickly. Obviously if WE fitted them they are still fine. lol

The catalyst leads are 1 piece anyway, and thats what we fit here, to ALL cars if teh customer agres to a new cap.

 

SNOW, those ones shown above by Billabong are the 4x4 items, GGR also sell dizzy caps for a tenner

 

the link above is for ggr

 

we use magnecor on RS Turbos but gave up on cossie ones, but magnecor have made some updated cossie ones, marked 'cn25' we have fitted quite a few sets now & they have been fine
Stu, give magnecor a call & see if they'll sort a demo set

 

Can't remember what ones I fitted to ours, Bosch I think

Do not put 'mega leads' on anything! Grey S2 already had them on when bought it, one day it started missing like fook, one of the 'mega leads' had broken off of the spark plug end, they're not so mega

Z

 

4WD leads plug into the top of the cap

2wd leads plug into the side so to speak

The ones listed above are 4wd

 

Ahmed does some £100