spark plug boot protectors?
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I had to put them on mine. If you have headers then you most likely should have them. I tried it without but I had a plug wire come into contact with the header and melted thru causing a misfire. I found some purple ones so had to get them. They've held up great so far.
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Mine are really close to the headers almost touching but they never melted or even looked burnt. To me it wasn't needed but if you have money to blow they are around 17 bucks shipped on ebay
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I have the MSD wires along with a supercharger and not running any boots on my setup, and zero issues so far. never melted any of my plug wire's and they still look the same as the day installed them
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I had to put them on mine. If you have headers then you most likely should have them. I tried it without but I had a plug wire come into contact with the header and melted thru causing a misfire. I found some purple ones so had to get them. They've held up great so far.
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I found a set at Summit. Not sure if I bought them from there but the name is correct along with the color, resistance and length.
https://m.summitracing.com/parts/dui-c9lspr
https://m.summitracing.com/parts/dui-c9lspr
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"Needing" them entirely depends on the car, the headers, and the use. In my case, the car sees the track (road course) occasionally, which means VERY hot headers. Plus, when I installed my headers (XS Power), I noticed a few of the wires sat too close to the primary for my comfort. I bought a set of heat socks on eBay for $20 or so and installed them. Zero issues. In fact, when I took the car apart over the winter, I noticed some discoloration on a few of the socks from making contact with the header. If it weren't for the sock, that would have been the wire melting.
To me, it's cheap insurance. But get the car together and take a look. If there's ample spacing between the wires and the primary tubes, and the car is just a street car, it's probably not necessary.
To me, it's cheap insurance. But get the car together and take a look. If there's ample spacing between the wires and the primary tubes, and the car is just a street car, it's probably not necessary.
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