I just bought a set of MSD Super Conductor Wires and when I was installing them I notice that on the middle cylinders the wire boots are pretty much laying on the headers. I have pacesetter headers. Is that normal or do I need to send them back to jegs?

 

i think your supposed to bend them. they go on so far , then you bend them a little, so the're not on the header. I'll get a picture later today for you

 

I've been told you want to put a heat shield or somehting to keep them off the headers. I have pacesetters as well but my wires dont touch them.

 

yeah, like circusboy said, the boots are made to be able to bend out of the way a bit. If that still doesn't work, you can get those plug boot sock things, but some folks have had to double up on those that directly touch a primary to ensure protection.

 

HHMMMM ok. Well I went ahead and put them on but I didn't attempt to bend them. I just used the stock heat shields by pulling the springs out and just slidding the MSD plug wires all the way down until it fits snug. It works really well actually and it keeps the plug wries protected from the headers nicely. I let it run for a while and drove it a little to make sure, and nothing seemed to be burning or getting hung up on anything.

 

When my MSD's were really close to my headers, I was able to twist the wire end that connects to the coil over to one side, and that pulled the wire away from the headers.

*EDIT* You can kinda see how I have the wire ends turned sideways in this pic:

 

Just bend them carefully. They won't break. They're made for manifolds, so they will touch the header. My first set I was afraid to bend them, so I let them touch and they cracked after a couple weeks. The heat shields are metal and are made to reflect heat. If they are touching the metal header, they are conducting the heat and might as well not even be on there.