Hi. I was thinking to clean up my engine bay look, I was going to route the Spark plug wires down under my Edelbrock headers. Meaning they would come down from the distributor tuck alongside the heads and run down under the tubes. Has anyone done this before, if so where to you secure the wires?
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I used Accel header plugs which are short enough to keep the wires right next to the engine. I used the seperators that came with my MSD wires and just carefully routed them over and under each other and then brought them around the back side of the head and then to the distributor. I used the set you cut to length so there was no excess. I wish I had thought to take pictures as it was a nice job before I put the headers back on.

 

Theres nothing better IMO than a nice clean engine bay. everyone should route there wires under the headers!! it takes a few extra minutes but it makes a huge difference in the overall fit and finish.

 

This thread talks about it and has some good pictures: https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/exha...lug-wires.html

I agree. It just makes the install look that much better. I never even thought about running them under the headers until I saw that thread. That's how I'm running mine right now.

As far as how to do it, you can either use some of those plastic or metal spark plug wire holders that they sell at auto parts stores, or use something like zip ties. I'm using zip ties, but I'm honestly not sure if they will hold up or not to the heat. I secured them on each side to the factory wiring harnesses that run on the back of the motor.

You don't necessarily have to have cut-to-fit spark plug wires, but it definitely helps. I just used stock replacement plug wires from a late-model GM SBC truck (they have all 90* boots) and I was able to run them just fine, but about half of them still had a lot of slack left. Just had to zip tie them out of the way behind the heads. Cut-to-fit wires would have made it a lot easier though.

 

Thanks to all that replied. Ben that picture is exactly what I needed to see. That is my weekend project. It does look a whole lot cleaner that way. I was going to do the centerbolt wire looms method, but definitely going to route them under the headers. Thanks.