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deafasapost

deafasapost

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after one of my ht lead heads was found to have a crack in, i'm looking to replace the set (they look like the originals on, could be wrong tho) and came across these:-



http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/cheap/35744/porsche/magnecor-8mm-ignition-leads/mgn-4058.html

are these any good? they do look gvfm.

cheers,

Al.
 
Al,

Good idea to kick off a new thread.

I've looked up the details of the place that made leads - they are called FastLaneAutos, and have a website here:

http://www.fastlaneauto.co.uk/Frames/performanceignitionFrame.htm

The contact name I have there is Dave Upward. I'll send him an eMail and put the response up here.

Bravo on finding the link you did. (I'm trying not to let the rest of the website put me off buying from them tho'!)


Oli.
 
Oli,
they look a very good price, and talikng to my mechanic, he has nothing but praise for magnecor and the quality.
i'm going to see if he can get them cheaper than the supplier above, if so, then i'll order off him. if not, then i'll give them a ring.
i'll order a new dizzy cap and rotor whilst i'm at it. good to have spare bits i think.
 
Al,

OK, I should look at the product rather than the (tackiness!) of the website selling it, perhaps! Let me know what your mechanic says about price; if he can do them cheaper then I'm interested.

Rotor arm - ditto. I need a new one of those too.

Dizzy cap - don't buy one for the S2. The ones for 4-cylinder Volvo 740's are an identical part, but sell for half the price. See here:

http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=467365

Your mechanic may well be able to get the Volvo part if he doesn't yet know about the interchangeability.


Oli.
 
ORIGINAL: zcacogp

Al,

OK, I should look at the product rather than the (tackiness!) of the website selling it, perhaps! Let me know what your mechanic says about price; if he can do them cheaper then I'm interested.

Rotor arm - ditto. I need a new one of those too.

Dizzy cap - don't buy one for the S2. The ones for 4-cylinder Volvo 740's are an identical part, but sell for half the price. See here:

http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=467365

Your mechanic may well be able to get the Volvo part if he doesn't yet know about the interchangeability.


Oli.
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lol, i just typed in magnecor ignition leads for porsche 944s2 on google and it brought that up amongst others!! seem the cheapest on line so far.
the barry days of cars are well behind in my yoof [:D]

ta for the heads up of the volvo part, i'll mention it the garage bods. [:)]

i've given my mechanic a list of porsche part suppliers (frazerpart etc...) just so he knows where to source some bits from.
 
OK, I'm in an eMail conversation with the chap who was recommended to me - Dave Upward of FastLaneAutos. They also run a website specifically for HT leads, and he is suggesting that while they don't currently make an S2 set of leads, they would be pretty half of a set for a 32v 928 (right down to two king leads; the 928's had two distributors.) This is the set he is selling for the 928's:

http://www.performanceleads.co.uk/showdetails.asp?id=425

He is happy to work with us to get a specification for the leads for an S2 (which I suspect involves little more than measuring the lengths, but I'm not sure). I've sent him the link for the magnecor set, and asked whether he can match or better the price for that for two orders for some S2 leads.

If his price is good, would you be happy to go with this Al?

Also, is there anyone else who would possibly be up for a group buy? I'll advertise on TiPEC and possibly PH as well.


Oli.
 
I will be! Going on holiday for 2 weeks on sunday though so it would have to wait til then from me.
 
Alex,

OK ... umm, what's the best way to play this? Why don't I give people a week to get their act together in replying if they are interested, and then we can assume it will take a week to put the order in and decide on prices. That way you will be able to decide for definite whether you are interested while you are away *, and pay when you get back.

Sound fair?


Oli.

* - Given we don't yet know prices, I'll assume you are 'tentative' until further notice ...
 
hi Oli,
if they can beat the on;ine price for magnecor, and if my mechanic cant get them any cheaper, i'm interested.

cheers, Al.
 
Chaps,

OK, so the list of people possibly interested thus far is like this:

1. Me
2. Al - deafasapost
3. AlexW - 'Mr Holiday'
4. Evoboy Paul
5. Steve Rose

All other names welcome ...

On a practical note, I will be doing measuring of the lead lengths and sending the required specs to the manufacturer sometime early this week. From there he can talk about prices and I can start to get orders together. As there will be at least a 2 week lead time on this ('Mr Holiday' being ... ahem ... on holiday) then there is no great rush, but I will set a cut-off date for replies as being Friday 15th October, by which time I will have a price and people will know what they are committing to.

Once you have expressed interest I WILL be taking money up front (or at least a sizeable deposit). If this is a problem then let me know ...


Oli.
 
OK. Small non-update on this, but I'd like to keep the thread buoyant.

I have taken some detailed specifications of the leads on my S2 and sent them to Dave Upward (the supplier.) He is identifying the ends and putting together a price.

Once I have it I will post it up on here and (hopefully) get some definite bookings for the group buy.


Oli.
 
Would this be for S2 leads only? Could be interested in a set for my 8V Lux, but not if it means making the order confusing...
 
Giles,

It is just for S2 leads. However, I have had an enquiry via Titanic about leads for a turbo (which are the same as for a lux, part number FLA140, on here:

http://www.performanceleads.co.uk/ ) and on TiPEC about leads for a 928. Both are readily available from performance leads.

If you want then I am happy to see if we can make a bigger (but mixed) order; the discount may be a tiny smidge better, and I am sure that the supplier won't say no. If you do want to do this then let me know - but I will ask you to collate the orders for the non-S2 sets!


Oli.
 
Hi Oli

Thanks. However, I bought my last set of leads from Euro car parts for less than £85, and they look better quality than the picture of the leads on performanceleads.co.uk. So, unless there's a reasonably good discount for a bulk buy, I think I'll give it a miss. (If there is a reasonably good discount, I'm happy to collate non-S2 lead orders [:)][:D])
 
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