1carguy
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06-08-22 11:13 AM - Post#2842566
I run a sbc with Hedman headers and I keep burning up spark plug wire boots, especially #1 cylinder that leaves very little room for the spark plug wire boot. Pegs has 8.0 wires with 90 degree ceramic boots. Sounds like a logical remedy but I can't find much about them. Has anyone here used them? I suspect that they are a fragile and might easily break or crack.
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1carguy
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06-09-22 09:49 AM - Post#2842609
In response to 1carguy
28 people so far have read this and apparently no one has ever used wires with ceramic boots. Maybe this is why there aren't many reviews or articles about the use of this product to be found on the internet. It sounded like a good idea but I should probably stick with regular wires.
Edited by 1carguy on 06-09-22 09:49 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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 grumpyvette
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06-09-22 01:43 PM - Post#2842612
In response to 1carguy
http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?thr...
this should help
IF YOU CAN,T SMOKE THE TIRES AT WILL,FROM A 60 MPH ROLLING START YOUR ENGINE NEEDS MORE WORK!!"!
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 WagonCrazy
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06-09-22 04:50 PM - Post#2842622
In response to grumpyvette
Hey 1carguy. I put a set of those accel plug wires with ceramic boots on my sbc 57 wagon a few years ago when i owned it, and NEVER had a burned plug boot issue afterwards.
So my vote is YES, do it if you're burning up boots.
57 Nomad -LS1 with C4 suspension
59 Apache Fleetside Shortbed BigWindow
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1carguy
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06-10-22 08:23 AM - Post#2842650
In response to grumpyvette
Thanks for the response. I'm going to order a set and give it a try.
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WagonCrazy
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06-10-22 03:18 PM - Post#2842671
In response to 1carguy
I started with the asbestos boots. they lasted a while. but then went to the ceramic boots and never had an issue after.
57 Nomad -LS1 with C4 suspension
59 Apache Fleetside Shortbed BigWindow
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Edited by WagonCrazy on 06-10-22 03:19 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Mel Foye
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06-10-22 07:54 PM - Post#2842685
In response to WagonCrazy
Wagon Crazy some years ago I saw a red 57 wagon on craigslist and wondered if it was yours. Checked a few days later and it was gone. Was that yours and did it sell quickly? Mel and yes a little off topic!
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WagonCrazy
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06-17-22 05:42 AM - Post#2843017
In response to Mel Foye
Yeah, that could have been my 9 passenger wagon on CL. I did sell it several weeks after putting it up for sale. Haven't seen hide nor hair of it since then. I suspect the buyer exported it over to Asia somewhere. Not sure...just a hunch.
Some days I miss that wagon, other days I don't (like everytime I drive the Nomad.)
57 Nomad -LS1 with C4 suspension
59 Apache Fleetside Shortbed BigWindow
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