RANT: why are boot covers so ****ing exspensive?

[hawgs]

Originally posted by 12secondv6:
Have you tried wire seperator's and zip ties?

I have never had this issue you mention

Zip ties worked fine for me... whats with the influx of people that cannot hook up plug wires recently?

[BLLDOGG]

well, i need boot covers. the problem is that if i angle it up, it touches the header, then theres a bolt in the way and i cant get it on all the way, then theres the block on the other side it touched then another header. if i turn it down the wire touches the header when i try to bring it around and i cant zip tie it to anything that i can tell cause theres only the header, egr tube and steering linkage.

[BLLDOGG]

94teal, here you go

FEDEX

[Ian]

yea, i use aluminum foil on the iffy wires.

works fine

[ReodDai]

I have a wire that's been burned through for a couple of months now. It was laying on a header lol. As long as I keep it away from metal it doesn't jump and I don't get a misfire lol.

[BLLDOGG]

thats funny

[ReodDai]

Even funnier, all my wires cross at one point and none of them are held in place by anything lol.

[98v6]

and i'm gonna let this guy work on my car?!

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

i should get you pic of my motor bay i spent to hours routing my wires only one i have to keep eye on is the number 3, center on the drve side

[BLLDOGG]

my trouble is #1. can you give me a tip on what you did? 94Teal. were still good right? even if i get th boot away from the header, its still burnt and ****. i need something to protect it.

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

i used the long wire on number one is goes in a but cirecle lays on top the cover (not the mettal) for the streering linkage and angle on the plug not to toach any thing

[ReodDai]

Haha for awhile I had a wire resting on my alternator belt. The wires are one of those things I was going to fix the day after I finished my header install and never got around to buying the stuff I needed to mount them correctly.

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

ill snap a pic real fsat if you want

[MustangEater8251]

I used straight boot MSDs.

1000* MSD heat sheathing from summit. 6 ft. roll.


1 ft per wire.

I put the sheething on put the stock boot protectors on. The sheething is stiff, I run all the wires pretty much straight away from the motor and loop them up and over the top of the motor. to the Coils.

No problems, only thing that they come near contact too is the top of the intake manifold.

only zip ties are the ones at the end of each piece of heat sleeveing to put it on tight. And I covered them with the black wire cover tubing generic under the hood.

[chas]

www.summitracing.com has pretty good prices. just search for 'fire sleeve'. you can get a set of 8 (tay-2524) for $53. you can trim the metal rings out of the two extra sleeves and use those somewhere else along the wires for extra protection. the 500F sleeves are a bit cheaper ($42). summit also has some heat shield tape, THE-14002, for $15. more useful for wires other than plug wires though.