Installed plugs and wires
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Burning Brakes
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From: Minnesota City MN
Installed plugs and wires
I just got done with the install of plugs and wires. I went with the factory AC Delco plugs and red GM performance wires. Since I have a '97 I had to remove the rear alternator bracket to get at the front plug. That one was the only one I had an issue with. I did not remove anything else and found the job to be straight forward and fairly easy. The rear drivers plug is a little tricky, but not as bad as some people have made it out to be.
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Nice to do things yourself. I agree the change out is not too bad - just takes a little time is all.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Minnesota City MN
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As always with an aluminum engine, work on a cold engine. It's best to do them first thing in the morning after an overnight sit. Use silicone grease (dielectric) on the boots and anti-seize on the plugs. Torque your plugs. Proper torque keeps you from stripping and you achieve the designed contact for heat transfer.
The air pump hoses should to be removed to allow for easy access to #5, I believe, the few members who reported said it is easiest to just remove the two bolts and rotate the pipe out of position. This is discussed in the first link.
Here's a few good links:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ark-plugs.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...endations.html
I was informed that double swivel makes the job so much easier. I have two universal swivels but they tend to bind so I was going to invest in a nice quality plug socket with swivel. Now a real time consuming job is the plugs and wires on a LT1 in a C4. That required straddling the passenger from tire and slight contortion to get to #8. This C5 setup looks much easier.
The air pump hoses should to be removed to allow for easy access to #5, I believe, the few members who reported said it is easiest to just remove the two bolts and rotate the pipe out of position. This is discussed in the first link.
Here's a few good links:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ark-plugs.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...endations.html
I was informed that double swivel makes the job so much easier. I have two universal swivels but they tend to bind so I was going to invest in a nice quality plug socket with swivel. Now a real time consuming job is the plugs and wires on a LT1 in a C4. That required straddling the passenger from tire and slight contortion to get to #8. This C5 setup looks much easier.
Melting Slicks
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I just did mine this afternoon and it was a little bit of a struggle and took a little longer than I thought since it was my first time ever doing plugs and wires on a car but now that I have done it I think it will be pretty easy next time. There are some good tips in the threads on here.
Burning Brakes
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From: sunnyvale ca
As always with an aluminum engine, work on a cold engine. It's best to do them first thing in the morning after an overnight sit. Use silicone grease (dielectric) on the boots and anti-seize on the plugs. Torque your plugs. Proper torque keeps you from stripping and you achieve the designed contact for heat transfer.
The air pump hoses should to be removed to allow for easy access to #5, I believe, the few members who reported said it is easiest to just remove the two bolts and rotate the pipe out of position. This is discussed in the first link.
Here's a few good links:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ark-plugs.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...endations.html
I was informed that double swivel makes the job so much easier. I have two universal swivels but they tend to bind so I was going to invest in a nice quality plug socket with swivel. Now a real time consuming job is the plugs and wires on a LT1 in a C4. That required straddling the passenger from tire and slight contortion to get to #8. This C5 setup looks much easier.
The air pump hoses should to be removed to allow for easy access to #5, I believe, the few members who reported said it is easiest to just remove the two bolts and rotate the pipe out of position. This is discussed in the first link.
Here's a few good links:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ark-plugs.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...endations.html
I was informed that double swivel makes the job so much easier. I have two universal swivels but they tend to bind so I was going to invest in a nice quality plug socket with swivel. Now a real time consuming job is the plugs and wires on a LT1 in a C4. That required straddling the passenger from tire and slight contortion to get to #8. This C5 setup looks much easier.
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As always with an aluminum engine, work on a cold engine. It's best to do them first thing in the morning after an overnight sit. Use silicone grease (dielectric) on the boots and anti-seize on the plugs. Torque your plugs. Proper torque keeps you from stripping and you achieve the designed contact for heat transfer.
The air pump hoses should to be removed to allow for easy access to #5, I believe, the few members who reported said it is easiest to just remove the two bolts and rotate the pipe out of position. This is discussed in the first link.
Here's a few good links:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ark-plugs.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...endations.html
I was informed that double swivel makes the job so much easier. I have two universal swivels but they tend to bind so I was going to invest in a nice quality plug socket with swivel. Now a real time consuming job is the plugs and wires on a LT1 in a C4. That required straddling the passenger from tire and slight contortion to get to #8. This C5 setup looks much easier.
The air pump hoses should to be removed to allow for easy access to #5, I believe, the few members who reported said it is easiest to just remove the two bolts and rotate the pipe out of position. This is discussed in the first link.
Here's a few good links:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ark-plugs.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...endations.html
I was informed that double swivel makes the job so much easier. I have two universal swivels but they tend to bind so I was going to invest in a nice quality plug socket with swivel. Now a real time consuming job is the plugs and wires on a LT1 in a C4. That required straddling the passenger from tire and slight contortion to get to #8. This C5 setup looks much easier.
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Burning Brakes
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From: phila. pa .usa
just got my red wires today & put them on,my readings for all are 36 ohms ,but the MSD's I took off are 26 for 5 wires ,1 was 45,last 2 kept fluctuating between 100-200+ ohms,gonna try to send 3 back if I can