Spark plug wire pics????
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Spark plug wire pics????
Does anyone have any custom ideas or have used made 4 you products to route the spark plug wires with center bolt valve covers on their lt1??? Please post pics...Thanks!!
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Why go custom? I use the stock wire looms with MSD 8.5mm wires and headers and they work great! The trick is to sort them out coming from the Opti-spark so there's no crossing of the wires and they flow well to the back of the block.
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Well I am thinking about using custom centerbolt mount dividers. I bought some purple ones to match my purple taylor wires and just wanted them to show. Thanks for the comment though!!
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Thanks for the interest, this is the only other shot I have right now. If it isn't raining tomorrow I will get a couple more shots for you.
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That's very observant of you,,, but not observant enough. Go back and read post #3, he was looking for dividers to use on the center bolts of the valve cover. I'm no mind reader so I had no idea what he had planned so I just posted my pics to show what I used. At least I didn't criticize him right off the bat about his request. Now, get it off your chest and fire something back so you will feel better but I am done with this subject. Better yet, show us your engine.
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That's very observant of you,,, but not observant enough. Go back and read post #3, he was looking for dividers to use on the center bolts of the valve cover. I'm no mind reader so I had no idea what he had planned so I just posted my pics to show what I used. At least I didn't criticize him right off the bat about his request. Now, get it off your chest and fire something back so you will feel better but I am done with this subject. Better yet, show us your engine.
Mellow out! I was simply pointing out that the spark plug wiring for an LT1 is very different from that of an L98 which you showed. For an LT1 there is no need to have a divider on top of the valve cover like an L98 because the wires come from the Opti-spark which is located on the lower front of the engine versus a distributor on the top back of the engine. Additionally, the stock length of the wires would not be long enough and adding length is not what you want for performance although you may think it looks better. Sometimes simplicity and functiona are better than complexity and bling!
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Problem with the ties is that they jam the wires together whereas typical system space the wires somewhat. If the insulation degrades, you have problems.
