by "MM54" (mm54mk2)
Published 04/05/2017 at 21:48
by "MM54" (mm54mk2)
Published 04/05/2017 at 21:48
Tags: '71Chevelle
STARS: 1
As one would expect, the 5-ish year old parts-store brand plug wires in the Chevelle didn’t cope very well with the headers; I knew they needed replaced but they’re worse than I thought. Fortunately I’ve got a nice set of Taylor 8mm silicone-jacketed ones going on which should actually survive the heat.
Relatedly, I’ve got those woven boot protector socks/sleeves and I’m pretty impressed. While there was some minor burning under them, it wasn’t nearly as bad, and I even had one wire which wedged itself (in the sleeve) firmly against the primary tube and showed no sign of burning.
"Axial" (axial)
04/05/2017 at 23:27, STARS: 1
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
04/06/2017 at 00:11, STARS: 0
This is why coil packs and coil-on-plugs are so much better... Spark plug wires are so much less reliable.
"Birddog" (maintmgt)
04/06/2017 at 01:45, STARS: 1
One of the many reasons I hate headers on a street car. The Taylors should have a better chance of survival there though.
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
04/06/2017 at 18:37, STARS: 0
If you happen to have heads that have the plugs on top it doesn’t matter. If you have heads with plugs on the side, the heat is going to cook the COPs way faster than it does wires. Coil-near-plug packs have their merits
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
04/07/2017 at 15:31, STARS: 0
If you have heads with plugs on the side, you need to execute the engineers that decided to do that.
I had an LT1 once. That design was pure garbage.