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Old 07-19-2005, 09:31 PM
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Here a pic of the number 2 plug counting forward to back from the driver's side. I tried turning the plug at different angles put is still touches. Which wire are you running? Anyone running Accel?
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Old 07-19-2005, 09:55 PM
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It is hard to tell from the pic, but the angle of the plug doesn't look right. I'm not saying you put it in cocked and stripped it but it sorta looks like it. Did it thread in smooth?
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That plug looks like its facing the wrong way.
Old 07-19-2005, 10:00 PM
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mine pacesetters hit the plug also, in more than just 1 place.. been like that for about 2 months.. no visible damage, seems to still run good.. I am planning on replacing them with some different wires however.. not sure which ones.
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I have a couple like that also. Been runnin it like that since Feb. No problems here and they arent burning up. But which wires would clear that?
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That plug wire does the same for me. It's been that way for a year. Just recently I took a better look at the wire when changing to TR6's. The wire has a slight rub mark where yours is touching. The heat doesn't seem to bother the wire.
Old 07-19-2005, 10:23 PM
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PS-I wouldn't get aftermarket plug wires unless somethings wrong with your stock wires or you just want to spend money.
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One of my wires was touching, I put some hi-temp shielding over it.
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got the same plug wire touching my header as you...i run msd...hasn't presented any problems for me, those boots are designed to take a lot and i've had the combo in for at least 15k
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haven't had a prob with mine touching....try and redo the plugs and wires see if it makes a diff
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I have MSDs and they don't touch anywhere at all, but some are pretty close.
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Fire sleeving will take care of that. Worked for me.

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Everything went in fine and its runs good. You could smell once in a while the rubber burning but that's it. I guess I'll leave it alone and just check it periodically.
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I've had stock and MSD wires. Stock was fine but close. MSD clears by alot.
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From what I've seen on the boards here, that plug wire touching the header is typical. As everyone else has said, you should be fine... you could always wrap the portion that touches the header with heat tape for extra precaution. I'm running Taylor Thundervolt 10.4mm wires and the way their boot is designed, there is ton of clearance between it and the headers on both sides.
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Originally Posted by josh99ta
I've had stock and MSD wires. Stock was fine but close. MSD clears by alot.
I must have installed mine wrong then??
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Originally Posted by HOSS
haven't had a prob with mine touching....try and redo the plugs and wires see if it makes a diff
dont listen to him hes a head, jk, but then you'll ruin the thread and lose compression
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One of my wires hits the EGR tubes off one of the tubes but no problems. I used the 8.5 MSDs on them.
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My number 3 plug wire boot does the same exact thing. It's been that way since January, and I've put about 9k miles on it since then, and nothing bad has happened yet.
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Originally Posted by greatskiiiier
dont listen to him hes a head, jk, but then you'll ruin the thread and lose compression
do i know you???or were u just making one random fecesious comment?



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