Plug Wires-vs-headers

[Scrapla]

On of my wires is rubbin against my header pipe , its the 3rd wire in on the passenger side and I have mac equal length shorty headers anyone have a similar problem cause Ive been threw a few wires now and even though its not touching the pipe it still gets heated up and fouls out, please help.

[Stang39r]

well ive had livewire plug wires since ive had my car. they are very very thick and have a insulated coating on them. you can also add a little extra insulation on there too.....just an idea to hold up against the heat

[zepherman]

a litte heat wrap around the wire would do the trick

[jimberg]

I got the MSD super conductor wires that have a long boot that can be bent. I don't have any problems with heat or them contacting the headers.

[84LX89GT]

Originally posted by jimberg
I got the MSD super conductor wires that have a long boot that can be bent. I don't have any problems with heat or them contacting the headers.

I have those same spark plug wires and did the same thing, you can bend alot of wires out of the way if the boot is long enough. I've also done some fancy wire looming to help out from rubbing anywhere else.

[SlowGT]

I've got Hooker =length headers and I've burned a few myself. First it was the factory wires, then it was a set of Jacobs, then it was FMS wires. Last night I put together a new set of Moroso SuperMax 11mm. It's so tight on 2 & 3 that it doesn't look like they'll survive either. The FMS burnt through the boot on 2 & 3 with DEI 6" thermal sleeves. They advertise protection to 1250 degrees. I can't believe another 70-100 degrees could make that big of a difference. I used header wrap with aluminum tape on 2 & 3 this time and the sleeves, too. I've got somebody interested in buying them before they get ruined. I'm going for a set of Taylor 409s. They've got some incredibly small boots at the plug. Next time the engines out it's going to be long tubes for me. I'm tired of fighting the wires and plugs.