Thinking bout picking up a new set soon which brand do you guys recomend?

Eagle.

I have tried pretty much every lead on the market and still use genuine

Personally I would not use TopGun or Eagle if you gave me money to use them, I have removed so many of these from Manga's over the years I have lost count.

Got a Denso set sitting in the cupboard new and unused. Seem good quality, but who knows?

On both my Pajero anmd my wife's Magna, I have used Bosch, TopGun, NGK and Eagle. I can hearlity damn TopGun - they were absolute sh1t. I used Bosch on my Pajero and they were fine until I went to remove them and they stuck to the plug insulators. Theleads got ruined whilst removing them. Further, I had major misfires with the Bosch leads on the Magna (7 mm dia leads), although they were fine on the Pajero (5 mm dia leads). Eventually went to Eagle and all runs perfectly now. NGK leads worked well on both vehicles.

I must add that both vehicles run on gas and this is a much harsher environment for HT leads (and plugs).

NGK anything is good. I still say Eagle though.

Top Gun is shit. The silicon around the boot of my leads started breaking away after about 3 months.

Top Gun is shit. The silicon around the boot of my leads started breaking away after about 3 months.

I've seen this as well on a couple of others, probably not at the 3 month line.

I've had a set of topgun leads go faulty on me first hand.

Given that the genuine leads on most magna's are now getting on 10 - 15 years old and still performing why not use genuine, they are about the same price for a set, they do not fall apart like even the NGK leads which used to be good but now are absolute rubbish (the tubes pull out of them)

Have had issues with Eagle where cars were being affected by RFI from these and the same as the Top Gun same issue.

Personally I prefer genuine as they last and last!

I gave my genuine set away to replace a mates set after they came apart when the seals were changed. I had to buy a new set, so I got Top Gun. They have no issues. Maybe I am just lucky

Given that the genuine leads on most magna's are now getting on 10 - 15 years old and still performing why not use genuine, they are about the same price for a set, they do not fall apart like even the NGK leads which used to be good but now are absolute rubbish (the tubes pull out of them)

Have had issues with Eagle where cars were being affected by RFI from these and the same as the Top Gun same issue.

How much does a set of genuine set an end customer back?

I have top gun ones in mine and they seem to be swelling a little bit and they arent even that old.

yeh ill think il listen to mad it has the stock leads at the moment they go hard and dont look cracked or anything i was just thinking about upgrading but if theres no better quality i guess theres no point.

I put ngk on mine 4 years back and have had no problems. Maybe they are made cheaply now.

I'd go genuine, they're proven at least

For those of you that have had parts pull off because they seal on so well, there is is place in the west of Sydney that sell all the replacement bits. I just can't remember the name now but I found them via a Google search.

So I'm just about to get a major service done on Tuesday (timing belt, tensioner, waterpump, accesory belts, spark plugs & heap of gaskets as my car leaks oil like a mofo) and had a look at my leads today and they're the original oem leads that are 14 years old!

Should I invest in a new set of ignition leads, since the intake manifold will be taken off?

You should as they will be swolen to buggery due to the oil leaks

So where would one acquire genuine leads from? Is it worth getting 'genuine'plugs also.

Im also looking at changing mine in the coming weeks. I assume i can pick these up from a Mitsu dealership?

So where would one acquire genuine leads from? Is it worth getting 'genuine'plugs also.

Im also looking at changing mine in the coming weeks. I assume i can pick these up from a Mitsu dealership?

Mate, don't get plugs from Mitsu, get them from an eBay seller for a fraction of the price.
In another thread (that I can't find!) Mad Max detailed the NGK plugs you need. The general consensus is that NGK are the best plugs for the 6G7X motors.

OK, I'll try get a hold of some NGK leads this weekend and have a crack

My local mistu dealer had none in stock and were $159, SCA sells bosch leads for $89 will have to see if i can get some tomorrow before the mechanic starts working on my car!

I may have been unlucky, but I bought a new set of Bosch leads for my wife's TF and they were KRAP. It took about 3 months of chasing other things before I finally swapped the old NGK leads back in and Voila, the problems went away. I finished up buying a set of Eagle leads and they worked very well for the time we still had the car.

One other thing with Bosch leads - they were longer than the originals and unmarked. Finding which lead went to where was quite a challenge, especially with No 1 lead on the distributor being in such a funny position. NGK leads are at least numbered, and this helps enormously when you are replacing all of the leads at once, because you don't have excess HT leads flapping around in the breeze and you can route the leads so that they don't cross paths and short circuit between themselves (backfire).

My local mistu dealer had none in stock and were $159, SCA sells bosch leads for $89 will have to see if i can get some tomorrow before the mechanic starts working on my car!

I keep them in stock and sell them over the counter for $135, can post for $13.50 with eparcel

I keep them in stock and sell them over the counter for $135, can post for $13.50 with eparcel

Ahh i needed em today... The local SCA didnt have any so the car was already apart having the timing belt, all seals/gaskets done but alas the 14 y.o oem leads were reused...

If a lead starts to go out, im guessing the symptoms will be a rough idle? (she's always purred, and when i pulled a lead out last night she was fine not swollen - but ideally a fresh set would have gone in whilst i had the intake manifold off!)

Do leads wear out from use?
Or do they primarily deteriorate from changing the plugs etc?

Put Bosch leads in mine when I changed rear plugs, about 3 weeks ago. ($79 Bursons)
Same with dizzy cap and rotor button.
Nil issues so far. Time will tell.

Mate, don't get plugs from Mitsu, get them from an eBay seller for a fraction of the price.
In another thread (that I can't find!) Mad Max detailed the NGK plugs you need. The general consensus is that NGK are the best plugs for the 6G7X motors.



OK, I'll try get a hold of some NGK leads this weekend and have a crack

You're not very good at detecting sarcasm are you?

You're not very good at detecting sarcasm are you?

Its the internet, not face to face conversation.

Please do fill us in on this "sarcasm"

You're not very good at detecting sarcasm are you?

A dumb question is not sarcastic, it's still dumb. lol :D

I just thought I'd point it out in case the poor guy goes and wastes his money on garbage :facepalm