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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 10:03 AM
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What do you use to protect the spark plugs wires when they are touching or very close to the exhaust manifold or headers?
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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Fire Sleeves......
Like this....



I still burn one even with these every once in a while..... Im not worried though.....
Thats why i keep a spare one around.
To me its worth it to burn one once ina while to drive what i do around everyday.

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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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I run stock plug wires and NGK TR6 plugs.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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i tried the fire sleeves.....burnt my new msd wires up within a week. The stock aluminum sleeves work best for ME
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by cablebandit
i tried the fire sleeves.....burnt my new msd wires up within a week. The stock aluminum sleeves work best for ME

I wonder if those will work on a set of Taylor wires??? I cant stand the MSD wires... there a huge POS in my eyes....
Anyone have a set of the Stock Aluminum sleeves laying around??? I remember when we used to throw them away when doing LT installs LOL

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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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I think the solution would be running 90 or 45 degree boots to clear the manifolds/headers. MSD and MOROSO makes them i think.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 11:22 AM
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I run the MSD wires w/DEI boots as pictured above then zip tie them to the coil bracket to pull them off and away from the headers.
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Old Jan 5, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by LSs1Power
I think the solution would be running 90 or 45 degree boots to clear the manifolds/headers. MSD and MOROSO makes them i think.


See the prob with that is the shank of the spark plug wire isnt long enough with a 90 degree boot so they wont seat all the way on the plug in our car... i tried... and it really wont work with a fire sleeve.... it wont even go on and the wires melt even faster......

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Ahh the beauty of Truck manifolds....stock length wires with no chances of burning

J/K'ing guys. DEI also sells heatshielding of various diameters in 3ft rolls. That should be able to cover most custom length wires. I have it on my oil drain line and it works pretty damn well.

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Originally Posted by frcefed98
Ahh the beauty of Truck manifolds....stock length wires with no chances of burning

J/K'ing guys. DEI also sells heatshielding of various diameters in 3ft rolls. That should be able to cover most custom length wires. I have it on my oil drain line and it works pretty damn well.

J
They have good stuff of their website. I might try few things from there instead of getting a 90 degree boot.
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 10:57 AM
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I had to run the heat sleeves as shown above AND put heat wrap over them.
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I'm running the same set of MSD truck wires that I ran with the blower setup. I have never used any sleeves and am not using any right now.
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