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Old Jan 3, 2004 | 01:48 AM
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Lightbulb Spark Plug Boot Heat Sheilds with Headers

After the ASM install the MSD boots are sitting on the headers, I still have the factory metal sleeves, but I think they will rub the coating off. My friend has some boot covers but I'm not sure which ones. What do you recommend?
Jegs has several listed on their site.

$61.99 ACCEL http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...25&prmenbr=361

$36.99 MOROSO http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...46&prmenbr=361

$36.99 MSD http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...64&prmenbr=361
(Picture can be found here: http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...75&prmenbr=361 by clicking on the picture it seems to be the white roll)

Advice if you got some, or want some, or seen some or whatever. I just don't want to have to buy new wires in the next couple weeks or however long. If the MSDs will holdup to being on the primarys then I'll wait a bit. Would new wires be recommened anyways? Does any company sell the connectors for the coils seperate? Seems like you could make a set with some 45* boots or maybe even some 90* boots and it would work better.
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Old Jan 3, 2004 | 01:59 AM
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Just bend the boots out away from the headers. I had my wires touching too right after the header install.

This picture was before I moved the wires. All I did was grab the boots from underneath and pulled them up away from the header.

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Old Jan 3, 2004 | 02:05 AM
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^^^what he said^^^
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Old Jan 3, 2004 | 02:12 AM
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Bending them wont hurt?
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Old Jan 3, 2004 | 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Brandon
Bending them wont hurt?

Naaaa, I bent mine to clear the shortys
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Old Jan 3, 2004 | 02:14 AM
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nope. Just don't bend the boot in half or anything. All you doing is pulling/pushing them away from the headers.

edit.. Blown beat me to it...
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Old Jan 3, 2004 | 09:43 AM
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They are made so you can bend them away from the headers and/or manifold. You can also work with the coil pack end, rotate it around until you get the wire away from anything. I had to do this with the #3 wire on the driver's side to keep it away from the steering shaft knuckle.
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