Pics of GTO 90* spark plug wires
01-05-2011, 11:02 PM
#22
Well, I just put on my hat, scarf, and gloves (of course jacket too) and gave it a shot...they clear the SW headers great, but otherwise they're too damn short! 
I was able to force all of the wires on the driver side, but it was much more trouble than it's worth. I had to put the wire end on the plug first or they wouldn't go on at all...then I had to pull up on the boot on the plug to be able to get the coil end boot straight enough to click in. I was able to force all of the driver side wires on, but I'm afraid that with some good vibrations, the boots will work their way off of the coils. Not so sure that I'm going to run these wires...they look damn good though, but they're stretched to their max, and the heat shields are being pulled so that they're resting against the header flanges, and the #1 boot is against the coolant temp sensor 
What year is your truck Corey? (nevermind, I see from your sig that it's an 04) I know that GM changed the coils somewhere along the line, maybe yours are a little longer or something.
I was able to force all of the wires on the driver side, but it was much more trouble than it's worth. I had to put the wire end on the plug first or they wouldn't go on at all...then I had to pull up on the boot on the plug to be able to get the coil end boot straight enough to click in. I was able to force all of the driver side wires on, but I'm afraid that with some good vibrations, the boots will work their way off of the coils. Not so sure that I'm going to run these wires...they look damn good though, but they're stretched to their max, and the heat shields are being pulled so that they're resting against the header flanges, and the #1 boot is against the coolant temp sensor What year is your truck Corey? (nevermind, I see from your sig that it's an 04) I know that GM changed the coils somewhere along the line, maybe yours are a little longer or something.
Last edited by budhayes3; 02-26-2011 at 10:48 AM.
01-05-2011, 11:08 PM
#23
I can see from your pic that your coils (and old wires) are different than mine...now I'm curious to know what year that they changed. I know that I've read that the newer coils are supposed to be "better" somehow...
*EDIT* BTW, I brought my camera downstairs to the garage with me to take pics (the truck's outside in the driveway, garage is filled with tools and needing badly to be organized), but the battery's dead. I found my original wires, and they're much longer than the blue delco ones, as are the MSD's which are the same size as the stockers (with a slightly longer boot). I'm definitely not going to run these wires with these coils...might keep the wires and save up some dough for some coils...
*EDIT* BTW, I brought my camera downstairs to the garage with me to take pics (the truck's outside in the driveway, garage is filled with tools and needing badly to be organized), but the battery's dead. I found my original wires, and they're much longer than the blue delco ones, as are the MSD's which are the same size as the stockers (with a slightly longer boot). I'm definitely not going to run these wires with these coils...might keep the wires and save up some dough for some coils...
Last edited by budhayes3; 01-05-2011 at 11:54 PM.
01-06-2011, 01:17 AM
#25
Do you know if the plugs are the same Roger? I believe that the newer coils have the heat sinks/shorter wires...
*EDIT* The coils that take the shorter wires appear to be the round coils upon further review...
*EDIT* The coils that take the shorter wires appear to be the round coils upon further review...
Last edited by budhayes3; 01-06-2011 at 01:41 AM.
01-07-2011, 10:10 PM
#28
Yep, so I learned something here...the square coils take the longer wire and the round coils take the shorter wire, and the 90* boot plug wires will fit. Through this, I did some research and found out that the round coils, with the heat sink, are the more desirable coil or the two. I saw a set of those coils in a classified somewhere, really cheap, a while ago. If I knew then what I know now I would have bought them. Think that I'll hang on to the wires and slowly save up for some coils though, These wires fit great around my headers, and I wanted blue wires 
That's OK Roger, thanks for trying! 
Almost forgot, I took a pic of the MSD, Stocker, and GTO 90* wire together
And I think I know what happened to my forearm, I think that I "popped" a tendon, which would explain the loud "crack-pop" sound I heard right before the pain I bought one of those tennis elbow supports that has this little air pouch that puts pressure on the tendon...I just turned it around so that pouch is on the inside where the pain is, it seems to help...hurts like hell but I can work through it so I can't be that bad.
Originally Posted by AKlowriderZ71
I never found the answer. Kept checking cans though.........headache this morning......
Almost forgot, I took a pic of the MSD, Stocker, and GTO 90* wire together
And I think I know what happened to my forearm, I think that I "popped" a tendon, which would explain the loud "crack-pop" sound I heard right before the pain
I bought one of those tennis elbow supports that has this little air pouch that puts pressure on the tendon...I just turned it around so that pouch is on the inside where the pain is, it seems to help...hurts like hell but I can work through it so I can't be that bad.
