MSD plug wires and Hookers
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Safety Car
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MSD plug wires and Hookers
Does anyone else have a problem frying #5 plug boot (MSD Superconductors) on Hooker Supercomps and causing a misfire? I've cooked two already. The headers are ceramic coated and wrapped, and I have the fiberglass sleeves over the plug boots. It's impossible to get the 'glass boot all they way over that particular boot with the header being wrapped.
Any ideas? I thought I read that some of you have had issues with the MSD wires also? Thanks!
Any ideas? I thought I read that some of you have had issues with the MSD wires also? Thanks!
Melting Slicks
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From: Winchester Ontario
I'm not sure which one # 5 is , but with Hooker super comps and Taylor Spiro Pro wires, I've messed a wire twice.
It's on the driver's side, the wire closest to the front of the car.
It's on the driver's side, the wire closest to the front of the car.
Melting Slicks
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Oh yeah, #5 is not fun. When I was running rich and backfiring through the headers, it created a bunch of heat and I roasted that wire twice. I have the fiberglass around #s 1, 3, 5, and 6. Seems to be holding up ok now. I am using the MSD 8.5s as well. I am on my second set! My supercomps are coated too. Let us know what you come up with.
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Does your plug wire set use a 90 degree boot or a straight boot for #5?
I have an old set of MSD wires that had all 90 degree boots and I've never had a problem. The newer MSD wires have straight boots on the #7 wire, which is a problem with headers.
I have an old set of MSD wires that had all 90 degree boots and I've never had a problem. The newer MSD wires have straight boots on the #7 wire, which is a problem with headers.
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All are 90's except the one for #6. I may try to get a 45* in there with the 'glass boot. I just found that Accell has an "Exptreme 9000" wire that's supposed to be good to 1000*f without any add'l protection. I may try to use a pice of convoluted ceramic tubing, if I can fit it.
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