Plugs and Wires
12-18-2002, 01:00 PM
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Plugs and Wires
Well I have MSD 8.5MM Wires and NGK plugs... Last night I did my front brakes and it was a cake walk.. I used hawks pads.. I plan to do my rear soon. No when I do the plugs can I get the entire drivers side form underneath? What are the best ones to get underneath. Any tips or tricks... Anyone want to help 
12-18-2002, 01:22 PM
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and remove the altinator for #2 plug
get plenty of zip ties
take a set of pliars and remove the wire guides under the altinator and behind the power steering pully by force, you can't re-use them with 8.5mm wires
use anti-sieze on the plugs - its like 50 cents.
the #7 wire is in some retarded metal heat shield, there is no way in hell your getting that one out without cutting the wire. oh well, your not re-using it anyways. route the new 8.5mm wire under the manifold, between the y-pipe and the block and zip tie it to the low oil sensor wire so that it won't jiggle over onto anything hot. you'll see when you get under there.
actually someone mentioned at the track that you can re-route the passenger side wires through the engine mount... its like an 80 degree turn torwards the back of the car directly after the wires come off the side of the opti. i didn't do this and it took forever to route the wires so that the pullies wouldn't slice them in half.
before you turn the car on, tripple check everything to make sure its all tightly tied up away from hot and moving things... and remember its two clicks when your putting the boots on the opti, one click on the spark plugs. once you've checked, double check again. those wires arn't cheap, and its a pain in the *** to route them.
hmm i hope you have an LT1 engine, otherwise i'm going to look stupid
where do you live? if your close i might possibly be able to pop by while i'm x-mas shopping (nothing like leaving it to the last possible second)
and remove the altinator for #2 plug
get plenty of zip ties
take a set of pliars and remove the wire guides under the altinator and behind the power steering pully by force, you can't re-use them with 8.5mm wires
use anti-sieze on the plugs - its like 50 cents.
the #7 wire is in some retarded metal heat shield, there is no way in hell your getting that one out without cutting the wire. oh well, your not re-using it anyways. route the new 8.5mm wire under the manifold, between the y-pipe and the block and zip tie it to the low oil sensor wire so that it won't jiggle over onto anything hot. you'll see when you get under there.
actually someone mentioned at the track that you can re-route the passenger side wires through the engine mount... its like an 80 degree turn torwards the back of the car directly after the wires come off the side of the opti. i didn't do this and it took forever to route the wires so that the pullies wouldn't slice them in half.
before you turn the car on, tripple check everything to make sure its all tightly tied up away from hot and moving things... and remember its two clicks when your putting the boots on the opti, one click on the spark plugs. once you've checked, double check again. those wires arn't cheap, and its a pain in the *** to route them.
hmm i hope you have an LT1 engine, otherwise i'm going to look stupid
where do you live? if your close i might possibly be able to pop by while i'm x-mas shopping (nothing like leaving it to the last possible second)
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