Spark plug wire protection?
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Racer
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St. Jude Donor '11
Spark plug wire protection?
Finishing up the header install on the car and I also installed new GM Red wires. The seem to have very minimal clearance to the headers no matter how I move them.
Has any else installed something like the DEI boot/wire protectors when doing a header install for the extra insurance? Or did you reinstall the factory metal sleeves on the ends and call it a day?
Thanks.
Has any else installed something like the DEI boot/wire protectors when doing a header install for the extra insurance? Or did you reinstall the factory metal sleeves on the ends and call it a day?
Thanks.
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Racer
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St. Jude Donor '11
I saw the ones in the classified section. Great price but they are blue, I want the red ones to match the car of course.
Thanks for the suggestion guys.
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They basically slide over the wire. They work GREAT!
I bought mine through summit racing for $55; if I recall correctly.
The blue ones sold.
Micah
I bought mine through summit racing for $55; if I recall correctly.
The blue ones sold.
Micah
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They are worth the MONEY! The wire under the oil cap (most forward wire on the passenger side) typically is the worse one with touching the header pipe.
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Not sure why you would care what color the wires are, I can't see mine under the plastic engine covers. I suppose if you're running without the covers they would show but most of us don't eliminate the covers on our engines.
PS--certainly nothing wrong with removing the covers, just that with them on the wire color doesn't seem to mater.
PS--certainly nothing wrong with removing the covers, just that with them on the wire color doesn't seem to mater.
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Racer
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St. Jude Donor '11
Not sure why you would care what color the wires are, I can't see mine under the plastic engine covers. I suppose if you're running without the covers they would show but most of us don't eliminate the covers on our engines.
PS--certainly nothing wrong with removing the covers, just that with them on the wire color doesn't seem to mater.
PS--certainly nothing wrong with removing the covers, just that with them on the wire color doesn't seem to mater.
At least in my head I know everything matches.
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