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Jun 9, 2010 | 10:14 PM

Bad98SS

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Header wrap or just wires?

I just bought 1 7/8 kooks headers and am having issues with wires on the passenger side. Is it worth it to wrap the headers or just wrap the wires with the 1500 degree tape?

Jun 9, 2010 | 10:19 PM

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I would wrap the primaries before I thought about putting something on the wires that was adhesive.

Jun 9, 2010 | 10:44 PM

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They make fiberglass heat shields that slip over the wires & boots, good for headers:
http://www.amazon.com/ACCEL-170081-S.../dp/B00062Z3ZE

Jun 9, 2010 | 10:46 PM

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They make fiberglass heat shields that slip over the wires & boots, good for headers:
http://www.amazon.com/ACCEL-170081-S.../dp/B00062Z3ZE

I ran them on my 99 Z, but they get really nasty really fast. They just bounce around. I ended up selling them for what I paid for them about 6 months later. If they came in black and fit more snuggly that would have been ideal.

Jun 10, 2010 | 10:43 AM

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I use the msds with the bendable boots and have never had any issue with them.

Jun 10, 2010 | 05:11 PM

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Header wrap looks trashy as hell to me, I would do anything to keep it off my car lol.

Jun 11, 2010 | 05:10 PM

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I have Pacesetters with the EGR (blocked) port and one of my MSD SuperConductor wires would rest on that. I had it like that for about 2 weeks and nothing bad happened. No red residue on headers or anything... BUT...just to be safe (and cuz I saw another guy at a carshow do it), I bought the same type of plug wire heat sleeves like that Amazon link there and put it over just that 1 wire. I imagine those Spark wires can withstand that heat, though.

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Jun 12, 2010 | 10:23 AM

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Header wrap looks trashy as hell to me, I would do anything to keep it off my car lol.

Jun 12, 2010 | 10:35 AM

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I use the msds with the bendable boots and have never had any issue with them.

X2 to that! never had a problem!

Jun 12, 2010 | 10:39 AM

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i just got these black fiberglass heat shields for my MSD wires. They look pretty nice and dirt free so far.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ef=oss_product

Jun 12, 2010 | 10:56 AM

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The bendable boots=life savers!

Jun 12, 2010 | 02:47 PM

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Define "issues"...

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Originally Posted by Bad98SS

I just bought 1 7/8 kooks headers and am having issues with wires on the passenger side. Is it worth it to wrap the headers or just wrap the wires with the 1500 degree tape?

Jun 12, 2010 | 02:52 PM

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DEI makes some killer wire heat boots and I use them with my MSD wires, headers are next on the list.

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Jun 14, 2010 | 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by LS-1Z28

i just got these black fiberglass heat shields for my MSD wires. They look pretty nice and dirt free so far.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ef=oss_product

Yeah, they didnt have them in black back in 2003.

Otherwise I would have kept them.

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