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Old Jun 24, 2022 | 03:38 PM
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Spark plug wire vs header

Wasn't running good
tired of my headers going back to stock manifolds
seems accel has a hard/solid ceramic boot now
Maybe I'll buy some of them


 
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Old Jun 24, 2022 | 07:42 PM
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Headers always win that battle.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2022 | 09:10 PM
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Which engine/heads and headers?

I've had long tubes on my gt40p equipped 5.8L with no wire melting, coming up on 6 years now. No special wires either.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2022 | 09:29 PM
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88 5.8 stock heads with air tubes
always passenger side
Hedman short headers uncoated cheap ones think about 300.00 back then wrapped with header heat tape
been burning wires for 20 years now
Had to use the short yellow accel spark plugs to get a little more clearance
I should have fabbed a heat shield
 

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