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Old Apr 28, 2025 | 09:34 PM
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I like the big block braided plug wires my car has a sbc and I don’t believe that any sbc had braided wires.Has anyone put them on a sbc I know the BBC wires are to big any suggestions.
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But why?
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I like the big block braided plug wires my car has a sbc and I don’t believe that any sbc had braided wires.Has anyone put them on a sbc I know the BBC wires are to big any suggestions.
Not sure what you mean by the BB wires are too big. If anything, they are shorter than the SB because they don't have to drop down the rear and run along the length of the engine. The problem with copying the BB routing is that the SB exhaust manifolds won't allow it. The BB manifolds have individual runners dropping away from the block to the collectors which provides a gap for the wires to connect to the plugs from above
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You ask why on the plug wires because I want to.
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Thank you for answering my post I thought the BBC wires were longer than a SBC
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The metal sheathing is for RF noise suppression .
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Firecore custom wires.
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Thank you very much I will check them out.
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