Spark plug wires
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Spark plug wires
What's a good set of plug wires with straight/angled boots. No 90 degree boots because my headers are going to cook the 90 degree boots. Suggestions please! 
I was looking at a couple of sets made by MSD that seem to have straight angled boots but it's worth asking about.
I was looking at a couple of sets made by MSD that seem to have straight angled boots but it's worth asking about.
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I'm running taylor spiro pros underneath my headers, so I can run the 90 degree boots. So far, so good...
I'm pretty sure accel makes a set of wires that are all straight. I'd stay away from their standard yellow wires (not much better then what you get on the shelf for any standard car). Take a look at their 300+ series. I know a couple of guys running those over their headers and have had very good luck with them for years.
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I'm pretty sure accel makes a set of wires that are all straight. I'd stay away from their standard yellow wires (not much better then what you get on the shelf for any standard car). Take a look at their 300+ series. I know a couple of guys running those over their headers and have had very good luck with them for years.
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Iv got the Mallory Pro Sidewinders but I am using an MSD 6A ignition and I thought they looked good together, All red. Dont have any complaints. I did have a set of Accel wires but they would slip off the plugs as I was driving along and the engine would start to miss, could have been a fluke but it happened severl times to different wires.
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I called up summit and asked about some good wires and for the price of the wires, I decided to just go with new headers that won't interfere with my wires. Also got one of those fender covers while I was at it hah! Least with their headers I can just stick with 90 degree boots and not have to get new wires.
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I just ordered the summit specials, SUM-G9003, full length. They look like either dynomax or hedman rebadges.
The ones I've got on right now are block huggers from ebay that were super cheap ($55.) I figured I'd try them and see how they'd do. Well you get what you pay for and the tubing is thin, the paint burns off right away, and the bolts are really small and difficult to fit. To top it off, the spark plug boots sit way too close to them. I don't want to end up with cooked plug boots so I figured I could get a decent set of plug wires with straight boots, which could go around the headers. Well for the price of wires and plugs, I can get summit's headers, which are better quality, and not have to change my wires.
The ones I've got on right now are block huggers from ebay that were super cheap ($55.) I figured I'd try them and see how they'd do. Well you get what you pay for and the tubing is thin, the paint burns off right away, and the bolts are really small and difficult to fit. To top it off, the spark plug boots sit way too close to them. I don't want to end up with cooked plug boots so I figured I could get a decent set of plug wires with straight boots, which could go around the headers. Well for the price of wires and plugs, I can get summit's headers, which are better quality, and not have to change my wires.
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