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  1. 15765

    15765 Formula Junior

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    #1 15765, Apr 10, 2014
    Does anyone have a source for individual plug wires for the 550 without purchasing the set of six that Ferrari supplies. While removing my number 6 wire the top came off leaving the insert attached to the plug because the upper seal had stuck to inside of the sparkplug access hole in the camshaft cover. When reinstalling the wires would it be a good idea to spray the rubber seal with some silicone.

    Chuck
     
  2. fatbillybob

    fatbillybob Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #2 fatbillybob, Apr 10, 2014
    No but you can rebuild the wires with parts from Kingborne wire werks. google them
     
  3. 15765

    15765 Formula Junior

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    #3 15765, Apr 10, 2014
    I talked to Kingborne and they can not get any of the components to make the parts. I'm thinking of putting the screw on cap from another sparkplug onto the existing extension that goes down to the plug and adding an end to the existing wire that will clip on to it. It may not be pretty, but I refuse to pay $738.00 for one spark plug wire.
     
  4. bay

    bay Formula 3

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  5. Cribbj

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    #5 Cribbj, Apr 10, 2014
    Or, you can replace the whole system with COP's for not much more than one bank of wires costs :)
     
  6. fatbillybob

    fatbillybob Two Time F1 World Champ
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    #6 fatbillybob, Apr 10, 2014
    On my last major I rebuilt using kingborne. Time to do my major again and this time it will be John's COP conversion. It is the way the 550 should be and the way Ferrari upgraded the 575 to.
     
  7. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    #7 tazandjan, Apr 10, 2014
    Amazing results with that COP conversion according to multiple owners. Plus with no high voltage going through the spark plug wires, they tend to last a long, long time.
     
  8. 15765

    15765 Formula Junior

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    #8 15765, Apr 10, 2014
    I contacted John and will probably go with the COP but I have a number of other things I'm doing rite now and would like to get it running again before I start on that. I bought a Accel single wire kit and I can use it to test the rest of what I am doing.

    Chuck
     

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