Should the metal boot protectors and springs be used on MSD wires also?
08-30-2005, 01:55 PM
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Should the metal boot protectors and springs be used on MSD wires also? Just wondering this as the wires can still go on with or w/o them. Do you guys still use the metal boot protector/springs w/ MSD-any aftermarket wires?
08-30-2005, 02:33 PM
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I got them to fit by pushing the MSD boot a little bit out farther, I'm pretty sure those boots can take the heat I just want to make sure they're not gonna melt or something w/o the metal pieces, especially with uncoated headers
08-30-2005, 02:37 PM
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Wouldn't fit my Taylors. No problems yet, though. The aftermarket wires have a much thicker boot which while it prevents the protectors from sliding on also protects against burning through.
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I didn't use the stock metal boot protectors with my MSDs simply because they didn't fit them like they did the stock wires. The sparkplug boot on the MSD wire is just a common MSD straight sparkplug boot, so it wasn't designed to work with the metal boot protectors. If you want a wire that is compatible with the metal boot protectors, as far as I know, only the Moroso Ultra 40s and the supposedly 0 resistance Granatellis will work. In the near future, I was thinking of swapping to the Morosos because they look good, have less resistance, and guard off heat better than the MSDs. Hope this helps some.
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09-04-2005, 05:29 PM
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You don't need the metal boot covers. I'm currently running Taylor 8mm wires, but I ran MSD 8.5s for 2 years until I changed plugs broke 1 of them. For 2 years 1 of my MSD boots was right up against the header and never showed any signs of melting. I was very impressed with the quality of the MSDs.
09-04-2005, 08:40 PM
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I have MSD wires on both my 98 Z28 and the wife's 2000 SS. Neither car has the metal covers. I have MAC headers on the 98 and SuperMAXX headers on the 2000. No problems at all with the wires. You don't need them. Just toss them out.
