spark plug wire heat shields

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From: olhillbilly31

Well was going to ask for the part number but figured i'd call napa.. 32.00 and change for just 2 heat sheilds. i hope they are gold plated.... does anybody have a junk 440 with the heat sheilds still on it. if so i am looking to buy some..

billy

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From: olhillbilly31

well i was given a link to some after market stuff... kinda like a sock.. alot cheaper than trying to find the tin shields... so for now will be trying that...

heres the links

Jegs brand & you can pick your color!
http://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS/753641/10002/-1/10401

Moroso, if you feel a name brand makes your engine get better
MPG/HP/whatever (kinda like putting "Type R" on a Corrolla!)
http://www.jegs.com/p/Moroso/764357/10002/-1/10401

MSD brand that comes in a 6 foot roll
http://www.jegs.com/p/MSD/752085/10002/-1/10401

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From: lucidsodemite

I bought some of the socks you are speaking of hillbilly. thay work dynamite. no worries about them.

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From: olhillbilly31

thanks.. good to know they work.. will be ordering some in the next few days..

billy

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From: olhillbilly31

finaly.. some good news.. i finaly sold a car i had for sale...this means i can finaly order these boots from Jegs..  they ship on monday..
so now off to get new plug wires.. so maybe i can get it running right to go to the reunion next month...now to figure out where the gas money is coming from..lol

billy

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From: olhillbilly31

well today my boots came in, they were sent ut on monday, got them on wensday.. now to get some new wires and install them.. does anybody know if they are reusable ro do i need a new set when i change the wires next time..
billy

[JDxeper]

I installed some heat sheaths(boots) DEI-010409 pack of 4  $7.69 from Summit Racing
http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?Ntk=KeywordSearch&DDS=1&Ntt=plug+wire+sheath&searchinresults=false&N=700+115&y=9&x=36

They were a lot less expensive that anything else I have seen. Photos in Tumble Bug chassis album.
JD

[gromit440]

JD,

I have been using the braided sock like shields from NAPA and they have worked fairly well but are pricey. Instead of replacing the wires every 1K miles, the last set of wires ran about 10K miles with the socks. It's always the plug wires on either side of the dump that get cooked.

When I replaced the 10K set, I bought the best wires I could get from NAPA that they had in stock, larger diameter and silicone coated, that ran about $50 for the set, I think it was. I was told there's a set that can be ordered from NAPA for about $125 that will supposedly last for years. Anybody tried these?

Also, how have the aluminum shields from Summit worked for you? Jeff

[Oz]

I got the super conductor wires from Summit with multi-position caps.  With being able to position the caps as I wanted and the generous wire length, I was able to route the wires much more sensibly away from the manifolds.  They have a very low ohm resistance but it does not interfere with the radio.

[JDxeper]

I just got the heat al sheaths and the original heat shields are also in place.  I also added plug wires that were longer to route away from exhaust also.  All is new so we'll have to see about the durability.   Plug wires are standard issue stuff from O'Riely,