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Old Feb 23, 2018 | 05:48 PM
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I just got a set of stock wire replacements. Does anybody know the proper orientation of the wires? I have different lengths and ends?
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Old Feb 23, 2018 | 07:18 PM
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Old Feb 23, 2018 | 07:23 PM
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Take one off, match, install.
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Old Feb 23, 2018 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by dano72
I just got a set of stock wire replacements. Does anybody know the proper orientation of the wires? I have different lengths and ends?
Whatdamean "different ends"?
Is this an OEM set or one size fits most?
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Old Feb 23, 2018 | 07:43 PM
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I meant boots, some straight & some 90°. The ones in the car could be replaced, but just kind of seem like a mess. I am used to doing V8 wires that were custom, where I could route them nicely.
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Old Feb 24, 2018 | 12:48 AM
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Stock wire replacements will usually have 2 plug wires with boots that are 90 (or similar) degree elbows. These typically will go on the 1st and 6th plugs. I have had some stock replacement sets where there were 2 90 degree elbows for the 1,6 cylinders, and then the 2,5 cylinders had about a 30 degree bend in them as well (it helps them reduce the amount of wire needed to make it to the plug).

The picture posted above is a decent example. When mine were in perfect stock arrangement, I would do one wire at a time and keep them in the same arrangement. But then I got some custom 8mm wires, which were a pain to route, had bigger less flexible boots, and did not fit properly into the wire channels so I had to just route them as best I could. So later when I ditched those and went back to standard wires I couldn't get them back into the original arrangement (at least not from memory). So I just arranged them as cleanly as I could, and tried to match the wire lengths as closely as possible to the set the that was already on the vehicle.

Next time I replace them I'll make a fresh attempt to get them back into the stock arrangement (as shown in the pic posted in this thread).
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Old Feb 24, 2018 | 05:46 AM
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15 is too young 36 too old 24 just right just saying
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Old Feb 26, 2018 | 07:32 AM
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ok I will put it this way, firing order 153624
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Old Feb 26, 2018 | 08:34 AM
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The firing order is on the intake manifold... but that only helps if you have properly marked #1
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