Y block with headers - which spark plug wires?
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From: Laurel, MS
Y block with headers - which spark plug wires?
This is a question for you guys that are running headers on your y-blocks.
What spark plug wires are you using? I need to find some that have an angled spark plug boot(either 45 or 90 degrees) to keep them off the headers, but I'm not having much luck other than the $150 ones... and that's not happening.
I don't know why a set of SBF cut-to-fit spark plug wires wouldn't work as long as they were for a distributor cap with female contacts.... but summit doesn't list them as working for a 292.
thanks,
Michael
What spark plug wires are you using? I need to find some that have an angled spark plug boot(either 45 or 90 degrees) to keep them off the headers, but I'm not having much luck other than the $150 ones... and that's not happening.
I don't know why a set of SBF cut-to-fit spark plug wires wouldn't work as long as they were for a distributor cap with female contacts.... but summit doesn't list them as working for a 292.
thanks,
Michael
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Any stock replacement plug wires should work. If you're running an aftermarket ignition and need fancier wires, 8mm will fit the stock wire brackets. A wire much bigger and you'll need to come up with some other solution.
I've used universal 8mm Pertronix wires in the past with homemade brackets. Now I have 12mm Performance Distributors wires in homemade brackets. In both cases they more or less follow the stock routing.
Mocked up on a spare engine:
And in the truck.
I've used universal 8mm Pertronix wires in the past with homemade brackets. Now I have 12mm Performance Distributors wires in homemade brackets. In both cases they more or less follow the stock routing.
Mocked up on a spare engine:
And in the truck.
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Thanks guys... that's what I was really hoping to hear (that the universal, cut-to-fit wires would work).
I really like they way those look Charlie. Mine doesn't even have any of the brackets anymore... looks like I will need to find some of those as well.
I really like they way those look Charlie. Mine doesn't even have any of the brackets anymore... looks like I will need to find some of those as well.
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