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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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I just put on my pacesetter LT's on my 00 with AIR/EGR and the number 2 plug on the passenger side is laying right on the AIR tube on the header...and on the driver number two the boot is hitting the primary I wrapped them in heat wrap to protect them with no problems but is there any wires that will clear them?
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 90TSiAWD
I just put on my pacesetter LT's on my 00 with AIR/EGR and the number 2 plug on the passenger side is laying right on the AIR tube on the header...and on the driver number two the boot is hitting the primary I wrapped them in heat wrap to protect them with no problems but is there any wires that will clear them?
Take all that heat wrap stuff off. Try to spin the spark plug wires where they attach to the coil. Usually you can spin them there and the wires will lift off the headers and stay off them.

And what is an AIR tube on a header? I thought the AIR stuff gets taken out when you go with LT's?
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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Take all that heat wrap stuff off. Try to spin the spark plug wires where they attach to the coil. Usually you can spin them there and the wires will lift off the headers and stay off them.

And what is an AIR tube on a header? I thought the AIR stuff gets taken out when you go with LT's?

Ill try that I still have stock style wires.

You can get headers with AIR/EGR so it the tube that comes of the headers and connects into the AIR system.
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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got the same prob here about three of mine are hitting
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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Yeah I think I have one more just barely touching on the drivers side.
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 90TSiAWD
You can get headers with AIR/EGR so it the tube that comes of the headers and connects into the AIR system.
Ah-ha, I didn;t know that.

Zip ties might be in your future. I'd do that instead of heat wrap.
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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I had the same problem get msd wires they bend just put them on and bend them so they dont hit the header and that heat wrap tends to bake the wires hope that helps
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^MSD wires.
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I have a few wires that are too close to the headers, picked up a set of these:
http://www.amazon.com/ACCEL-170081-S...9764751&sr=1-1
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+1 for MSD wires
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Originally Posted by massls1guy
I have a few wires that are too close to the headers, picked up a set of these:
http://www.amazon.com/ACCEL-170081-S...9764751&sr=1-1
Thats what I have as well.

About half my wires rest on my headers, the kevlar wire protectors keep them getting cooked though.
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