Melting plug wire boots

[roswald21]

So I'm on my third set of plug wire, this last set is 10mm and I have the fiber wrap on them still I can smell them burning. Any ideas I have read remove the cat and check if I'm running lean. Any other ideas. I plan to have the wide ban in this weekend.

 

[Ty 1885]

Re: Melting plug wire boots

What brand of wires are you running ? I had the same problem with MSD wires years ago.

 

[T-Bone]

Re: Melting plug wire boots

I bet you are running headers. If so, buy you a set of ceramic boot 8MM plug wires. They run about $150 -170 but are worth it in the long run. I put a set on my built Sy with the additional protection of kevlar heat shields and it runs awesome!

 

[roswald21]

Re: Melting plug wire boots

There owl 10mm burned IL two sets of msd and one kennel bell set. I have the boot protection on there. Just the two front ones melt.

 

[roswald21]

Re: Melting plug wire boots

What's up with that turbo blanket Tbone

 

[cloneman315]

Re: Melting plug wire boots

4 years with headers no issues. Dei boots work great

 

[roswald21]

Re: Melting plug wire boots

Well cat got removed today and no melting boot wire smell I will take it for a longer ride tomorrow and see how it goes. That cat was definitely restricting the TY

 

[dgoodhue]

Re: Melting plug wire boots

If you plugged up the cat, most likely you have an issue with your engines tune that caused that condition.

 

[SY2767]

Re: Melting plug wire boots

Do syty's use a regular 4.3 cat?

 

[roswald21]

Re: Melting plug wire boots

Im sure it was clogged cause it ran great. I still get more surging than usual

 

[qbnkiller]

Re: Melting plug wire boots

I had similar issues until I bought a set of custom-made FIRECORE50 wires with the PROMOD boots. No more socks and no more burning.