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**MikeB** · 11-05-2022, 11:45 AM

I need to replace some very old stock replacement plug wires on my 350 since I just installed headers. I know color is a personal choice, but I'd like to see your wires, looms, and separators.

I'm leaning towards using these Made4You separators (but not yellow!) to route the wires. I've used them in the past and really like them. They also sell individual parts.

AcampoDave · 11-06-2022, 03:50 PM

I can't show mine because the idea on a 283 was to route them out of sight and I did the new ones in similar fashion. As for color though, I like black. I've had the orange Autolites in the past but keeping them looking new often required wiping them down with a cleaner or solvent.

**MikeB** · 11-07-2022, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by AcampoDave

I can't show mine because the idea on a 283 was to route them out of sight and I did the new ones in similar fashion.

I was just looking at running them straight down, clamped at the oil pan then back up behind the heads. Not sure it will work though.

Good point about keeping colored wires clean. I have some old wires and terminals in a box. The blue wires look pretty nasty, but the black ones look almost new!

Your screen name made me think of Dave Campo, a Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator and then head coach.

**mattfranklin** · 11-08-2022, 04:47 PM

I've always felt better with the stock AC Delco stuff. They use good quality silicone rubber that is hard to melt or burn. I had some bad experiences with the colorful Moroso or Mallory stuff on a dyno engine. I think it was Moroso guides and Mallory wires. They looked super cool, but then melted like chocolate when the engine was under load. Dripped onto the exhaust manifolds, and turned into little puffs of flame.

AcampoDave · 11-08-2022, 07:48 PM

Wow, that could of went viral.

**MikeB** · 11-08-2022, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mattfranklin

I had some bad experiences with the colorful Moroso or Mallory stuff on a dyno engine.

Thanks for the response.

However, unless AC Delco makes cut-to-fit wire kits, they wouldn't work for me.

I can't speak to Moroso or Mallory, but I've used Taylor Spiro Pro once and MSD Heil-core a few times. Only problem I ever had was a wire touching a header pipe (my bad). And even then MSD sent me a new length of wire. My experience is those brands hold up fine, even with a spark plug boot only 1/2" from a header pipe.

**The Rocknrod** · 11-10-2022, 07:30 AM

I kind of ran mine stock.

**MikeB** · 11-10-2022, 12:36 PM

Very nice! Does it run, or do you just eat off of it?

**biketopia** · 11-10-2022, 01:27 PM

Check out Scott performance wires, very very nice product and a rainbow of color options. I've had luck with them and MSD. Used several Taylor cut to fit kits and they didn't last as long as the MSD kits I've used.

11-05-2022, 11:45 AM	#1
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,423	Show me your spark plug wire colors I need to replace some very old stock replacement plug wires on my 350 since I just installed headers. I know color is a personal choice, but I'd like to see your wires, looms, and separators. I'm leaning towards using these Made4You separators (but not yellow!) to route the wires. I've used them in the past and really like them. They also sell individual parts. __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!

11-06-2022, 03:50 PM	#2
AcampoDave Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: central California Posts: 2,726	Re: Show me your spark plug wire colors I can't show mine because the idea on a 283 was to route them out of sight and I did the new ones in similar fashion. As for color though, I like black. I've had the orange Autolites in the past but keeping them looking new often required wiping them down with a cleaner or solvent.

11-08-2022, 04:47 PM	#4
mattfranklin Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Moraga, CA Posts: 801	Re: Show me your spark plug wire colors I've always felt better with the stock AC Delco stuff. They use good quality silicone rubber that is hard to melt or burn. I had some bad experiences with the colorful Moroso or Mallory stuff on a dyno engine. I think it was Moroso guides and Mallory wires. They looked super cool, but then melted like chocolate when the engine was under load. Dripped onto the exhaust manifolds, and turned into little puffs of flame. __________________ (Very) Slow-Going Build Thread: Stock 1970 Short Step with Stock 1970 LT-1 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=567340

11-08-2022, 07:48 PM	#5
AcampoDave Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: central California Posts: 2,726	Re: Show me your spark plug wire colors Wow, that could of went viral.

11-10-2022, 07:30 AM	#7
The Rocknrod Moderator Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: China Spring, TX Posts: 7,280	Re: Show me your spark plug wire colors I kind of ran mine stock. Attached Images __________________ Master Chief, US Navy, Retired 1964 C10 Step-side Short Bed - In Progress 2009 2500HD Duramax LTZ 1948 GMC Panel 1956 Big Window Stepside 1953 5 Window Chevy Stepside 1932 Coupe New Seat Foam for Bench Seats?

11-10-2022, 12:36 PM	#8
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,423	Re: Show me your spark plug wire colors Very nice! Does it run, or do you just eat off of it? __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!

11-10-2022, 01:27 PM	#9
biketopia Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Warrenton VA Posts: 1,008	Re: Show me your spark plug wire colors Check out Scott performance wires, very very nice product and a rainbow of color options. I've had luck with them and MSD. Used several Taylor cut to fit kits and they didn't last as long as the MSD kits I've used. __________________ 71 c-10 Long Bed, under the knife for a No Limit Engineering Wide Ride Chassis Pack and coil over static drop. 07 Silverado Classic 2wd 95 Camaro 427SBC/TH350



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