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Mar 8, 2006 | 04:49 PM

Ping King

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trying to make a set of plug wires

Im trying to make a set of plug wires for my ls1 car. I need to know the msd part number for the boots and terminals that will fit the coil packs....im using 8.5 wires.

any help would really be appreciated.

Mar 8, 2006 | 04:51 PM

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Why are you not using prewired LS1 specific wires? Just wondering.

Mar 8, 2006 | 04:52 PM

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Why are you not using prewired LS1 specific wires? Just wondering.

their not that expensive...

Mar 8, 2006 | 05:11 PM

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i have foward swept turbo headers heheh...they wont fit....i need to run the wires differently and relocate the coil packs.

Mar 8, 2006 | 06:58 PM

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I think Jay Fisher Pontiac had some sets of Moroso Ultra 40s made up for coil pack relocation setups. I don't recall how much $$ they were though.

Mar 8, 2006 | 07:03 PM

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I think LT1 wires are often used in custom coil pack relocation jobs but I am not positive if they will work , just something I thought I rememberd reading someplace

Mar 9, 2006 | 09:35 AM

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Check out Thunder Racing. They sell longer wires for coil relocation. I don't know if they would be long enough to clear everything for you.

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Mar 9, 2006 | 12:40 PM

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thanks guys....i actually have 25 ft of msd 8.5 wire...and the boots for the plugs.

i was just wondering if the coil packs take a standard boot or is it somthing special.

This is the same thing I'm trying to do. I have a set of the standard MSD Superconductor 8.5mm wires on there now. Those wires use the AC Delco coil boot. They must use those for the angle and fit. I don't know if anybody makes a coil boot for the LS1 coil. If they do I'd be on it too.

Mar 9, 2006 | 01:32 PM

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I was just going to say the same thing. The MSD wires do use the stock AC Delco boot. When I got my 8.5's I thought it was a little screwy that you have a high performance wire with one boot that isnt as suseptable to heat, and a stock one. I would think that MSD would have at least done some reverse engineering to get a boot that they make, rather than using the delco parts bin.

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