MSD 8.5mm SuperConductor Wires Install
MSD 8.5mm SuperConductor Wires Install
In Figure 1 at left are the SuperConductor wires
(part number 32189) and
in the clear plastic package are a set of MSD wire markers which come
with an installation tool. (I actually bought 2 of these, so I could
put 2 markers on each wire, one near the distributor and the other near
the plug boot.
Figure 2 at the right shows what my engine bay
looked like before the install, with the stock 7mm wires. (or is it 7.5mm?)
In Figure 3 at the left, I've lined up the MSD wires,
from longest to shortest. You can also see the white wire markers on the
2 orange installation tools more clearly than the one in the package
in Figure 1.
Next, I removed the stock wires. Obviously, it is very important to connect
each wire to the proper post on the distributor cap. If you have a
Factory Service Manual, there's a diagram in there to show you what
wires go where. Or, you can do what I did: as you take each wire off,
mark each the distributor cap with the appropriate wire marker as seen
in Figure 4 to the left and Figure 5
to the right.
As I removed the stock plug wires, I laid them out on the ground, and
placed the wire marker for the cylinder it came from on the ground next
to it. (Figure 6)
Next, I mixed and matched the MSD wires to the stock wires, until each
MSD wire was paired up with a stock wire which was about the same length.
(Figure 7)
Once the wires were paired up, I could install them. I put the markers
on the wires as I picked them up. After connecting the plug end to the spark
plug, I connected it to the appropriate place on the distributor cap.
(Moving the marker from the distributor cap post to the distributor end
of the wire in the process.) Figure 8 at
the left shows how the install tool works; you just put one end over
the wire, and push the marker off the end and onto the wire. No sweat.
Figure 9
to the right shows the wires all installed on the distributor cap. The
MSD boots are bigger than the stock boots, so its a tight squeeze,
but with a little experimenting, they all fit. If you're using the
wire markers to mark the distributor cap posts, you'll want to be
careful as you install the plug wires, or you'll knock them off. The
hardest part about this install was when I knocked one of the wire
markers off the distributor and spent half an hour trying to
fish the stupid thing off the top of the tranny. %*@#%#!! ;-)
Figure 10 to the left and Figure 11
to the right show what the installed wires look like. In these pictures,
I'm still using the stock wire loom, but I replaced that shortly afterwards
for a Mr. Gasket wire loom. I wasn't comfortable with the stock loom;
the wires were a tight squeeze, and I was afraid they'd pop out and
get burned on the exhaust manifolds. As soon as I get a chance, I'll
take some pics and include them on this page. The part number of
the loom is 9880, and I got it for $8.99 at my local Parts America.
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