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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 06:50 AM
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Anybody else having BB with large headers and sometimes plug wire boots burning? I had - not anymore:
http://www.wrenchrat.com/index.php
Can recommend!
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 07:44 AM
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I agree with you. I have posted numerous times on how good these things work. I had to use 3 of them.
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 07:46 AM
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I just took this from Digital Corvettes where I post under Strider

know I posted on this before but I am reposting in case you missed it before or for the new guys.
These really work

This was my problem. I had 3 plug wires too close to the heads. I tried Jacob’s ceramic boots for years and thought I had the solution but the wires still came too close to the heads. I then had the local speed shop call me and tell me about a magazine article they saw and I contacted I believe Steve from this company and got 3 of the extenders.
They really worked and after 4 or 5 months of testing I really like how they work. No more worries about burnt boots, shorts or misfired cylinders.
I really recommend them for any close headers to plug boot problems.
This is one of the problem plugs

The extender installed on the plug. It can lay right against the header and the end is totally adjustable as to angle

This is the normal plug attached to the extender well out of harms way.
Again I tried Jacob ceramic boots for years, recommended them also but after trying these ceramic extenders I would not go back
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 07:54 AM
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1, 3 and 4 are maybe typically the tightest cyliders. I bought 2 of these and put them for 1 and 3 - the 4 i solved the other way, but maybe later will buy one for cyl 4 also...

It was you!!!! I mean a friend of mine told that he found a solution from digitalcorvette pages and gave me the manufacturer web adress...
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