Spark Plug Wires With TPIS Headers
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Spark Plug Wires With TPIS Headers
I have a 1986 coupe with iron heads. I installed TPIS headers this summer. My problem is that I keep burning number 6 wire because of the straight boot. I did install boot protectors but; it only lasted a little bit longer. I wanted to know what angle boot should I buy? Also, what is good wire to use?
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I have a 1986 coupe with iron heads. I installed TPIS headers this summer. My problem is that I keep burning number 6 wire because of the straight boot. I did install boot protectors but; it only lasted a little bit longer. I wanted to know what angle boot should I buy? Also, what is good wire to use?
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They were the best fitting headers i have ever had (in terms of tube bends, clearances, and spark plug wire clearance).
I used msd wires for lt1 (do not recommend these spark arcd At the boot to wite/junction) and also taylor wires.
Both wires fit these well without burning
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On my '87, the #6 plug boot was not a 90 degree boot, maybe 135 degree?? That was necessary to clear the OEM location of the oil dipstick tube. The aluminum heads also have angled plugs.
When I installed my Hedman Headers, I bought a Taylor 8.2mm plug wire set that had all 90 degree boots. The passenger side header required a slight relocation of the dipstick tube and the 90 degree boot worked fine as the #4 and #6 header tubes are angled to the rear compared to the factory manifold.
I also used boot protectors and made sure the wires got routed and secured away from the header tubes.
When I installed my Hedman Headers, I bought a Taylor 8.2mm plug wire set that had all 90 degree boots. The passenger side header required a slight relocation of the dipstick tube and the 90 degree boot worked fine as the #4 and #6 header tubes are angled to the rear compared to the factory manifold.
I also used boot protectors and made sure the wires got routed and secured away from the header tubes.
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The last set of MSD Superconductors I bought didn't have the straight boot, this solved the problem.
When my 86 had straight plug iron heads, I'd burn 2-3 wires a year, with the same covers you have there.
When my 86 had straight plug iron heads, I'd burn 2-3 wires a year, with the same covers you have there.
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I bought short Accel plus which were the same length as what was already there, but yellow.
The only solution I found was a set of plug wires with ceramic ends (boots, sort of).
The pricey Taylor boots were a waste of money, for me.
Last edited by whalepirot; Sep 30, 2015 at 01:34 PM.