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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 01:24 PM
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I just put headers on my lt1. elebrock brand uncoated if it matters. well i burnt my 5 plug wire up.... is this natural?? anything i can do to prevent this??
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 01:36 PM
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put an ehaust sheath from Taylor on it, should help. just make sure none are touching the headers, if they are, zip tie it away from the header. if you put a sheath on the wire and its still touching the header, the heat will transfer through the sheath and the wire will still burn. Its VERY important that the wire isnt touching the ehaust at any point.
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 02:05 PM
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what about the boot part? it was burnt also
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 02:53 PM
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you can slide the sheath slightly over the boot enough to where it covers the 90 degree angle, but thats about it..
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 03:25 PM
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and if it is still touching get the hammer out. had to do that on my '79
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wire looms on the valve covers, drop the wires in from above. i did that with the back 2 wires 5,7 and 6,8.
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Originally Posted by Bandit 1
wire looms on the valve covers, drop the wires in from above. i did that with the back 2 wires 5,7 and 6,8.

ditto....i did that on my old LT1 after burning wires.
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 07:14 AM
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does coated headers help with the heat????? cause im gonna buy a set of pacesetters and go that route now just to help a little
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