I decided to route my OTVC wires first and then crimp them under the car. Following Taylor's instructions, it took me forever to get 1 wire done, and it was a huge PITA. I then remembered something a previous member mentioned, which was to crimp the wire first, then slide the boot on. This method proved to be MUCH faster. Almost too fast. Are there any disadvantages to installing the opti boot after making the crimp?

 

I crimped and then put on boot. NP's.

 

I crimped first on the spark plug end, pulled through on the opti end then slid the boot back down.

You are honestly overthinking it. As long as the connector holds tight and you have your wire touching it you are good to go.

Biggest thing is to make sure you don't damage the core - seen lots of taylors with bad connections.

 

I used taylors for a long time, then switched to msds, just put my second set of MSDs on the other day its such a better wire, and alot easier to assemble.. get the universal MSDs with the optispark ends, you install your own plug ends and its just alot easier imo.

ryan

 

The thing that I don't like is when I expose the core, sometimes you can see white lines, which would lead me to believe that the spiral wire is damaged. However the white areas aren't where I cut the wire, so maybe its normal

I think if this set doesn't work I'll go Magnecor. Now that I know the lengths I need, getting a set of good quality Magnecor's and installing them should be a breeze.

 

Just my opinion, but anyone who builds there own wires needs therapy.

 

Sign me up!! I've always done my own.
I have always crimped the end and then put the boot on after. Some dielectric grease helps a lot.

 

Considering there are none out there for otv kits most of us have no choice. And it takes ~30 seconds to crimp and msd wire its not that big of a deal.

 

Just kidding. Just wouldn't do it myself unless I had no choice. I'd feel much more comfortable knowing that my wires were done at the factory and hopefully backed by quality assuarance.

 

I used the link below to do my OTVC install:

http://ken.lowrance.com/Projects/OVC...OVCInstall.htm

 

Well doing it by crimping first, then installing the boot was much easier. A little bit of dielectric grease also helped keep the boot lubricated while installing the wires.


Anyways, the OTVC setup is complete, but I really don't know how the passenger side wires are going to hold up while all bunched up and touching the water pump. That thing gets pretty damn hot, so I guess time will tell.

 

Ditto. EFI-suppressed Magnacore wires here. 8.5mm, no EFI noise, and no bad crimps peace of mind. Plus I don't like the idea of running high voltage wires up over the valve covers... closer to the PCM. Probably a no-issue, but I prefer to K.I.S.S.

 

Hey, Bubba, if you were installing aftermarket plug wires back in the 60's, none of the kits were precut and booted. Cutting and fitting was the only option. I never knew any better

But I agree all this cut and fit work is a royal PITA especially on these LTx engines.

 

WD40 is your friend when it comes to the boots .

 

I made my own OTVC wires using MSD components. We used dielectric grease and some sort of spray lubricant on the boots. Both boots went on pretty easily, for the most part. We installed the plug boot, put them on the plug and then semi routed the wire before cutting. They came out pretty good, but a couple are too long. They were too big to route the way we originally intended after putting heat guard on the wires.