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Old Apr 25, 2022 | 07:15 PM
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Just finished my TFS 225 head swap. With the angle change of plugs and my Kooks headers I don’t have enough clearance for #3 cylinder OEM plug wire. It keeps burning on header no matter which way I orientate. Anyone have any recommendations or is there plug wires with a thinner boot that will work?
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Old Apr 25, 2022 | 09:55 PM
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Do you have the hi temp boot covers on them?
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Do you have the hi temp boot covers on them?

I have run those covers on several of my cars with them laying directly on the headers with no issues. If length is an issue there are also longer wire options.
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Forgot to mention above I had switched to Summit 45° wires a few years ago. Didn’t end up using boot shields. What finally worked was putting back on my OEM wires with 90° bend in them and over twisting wire at coil end. Again this is only happening on cylinder #3.
Summit wires I was using wouldn’t work with Trick Flow heads and headers.

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