brent1976

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I am having a problem wit my plug wires getting burnt up with my lt headers. I have the OBX headers with the hump on the drivers side, and that is where the problem is. I have the fiberglass socks on them, and it still happens, so what can I do about it? Is there a certain brand that is more heat resistant than stock, or can I make, or buy a set that is longer to go around the header, instead of through it.

00ChevyScott

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weird, 2 of my driver's side wires are actually touching my LT's and theyve been that was for about 2 weeks, no burning or melting at all.

truckmann

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I have a piece of fiberglass header wrap around the hump on mine and some cheap Mr. Gasket stuff on the plug wire. Been running that way for a while now and have not burned a plug wire yet. I also have a plug wire from an 8.1L to go around the hump cause they are an inch or 2 longer.

sbw9056

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I too have the OBX headers with the hump. I also use the high temp plug wire protectors.
What I did to keep the wires from touching the headers was to take a piece of stiff copper wire and tie wrap it to the wires with clearance problems. That way I can mold the plug wires into the shape I need and keep them off the headers.

brent1976

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http://cableorganizer.com/insultherm-spark/
These are what I have on them now, and it lasted about 4 hours worth of driving.

brent1976

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That's a good idea, never thought of that one. I'll have to try it, thanks.

sbw9056

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It doesn't matter what you put on the wires, if they are still touching the headers, they will burn.

quicksilverado

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Wrap the wire itself with header wrap twice. They can lay directly on the exhaust and they will not burn.

brent1976

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I did it all.
I put header wrap on the hump in the headers, I put a little bit of header wrap on the plug wires under the socks, I took a sock off of a wire on the other side that wasn't burnt and doubled up on the 2 problem wires, and I taped wires to the wires to keep them away from the headers. I also ordered another set of socks to replace the ones I took off, and to triple up on the ones by the hump. I hope I don't have any more problems with my plug wires.

By the way, header wrap is a lot more expensive($50) than I thought it would be.

CashDudeHomie

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If they are touching the header, they will eventually burn. If they are a millimeter off the header, they'll be ok. That's what I've learned from experience. The stiff wire sounds good, or the MSD's can be slightly bent so they don't touch.