Show me your plug wires and routing!

[bravenrace]

DM289 says I need to post more, so I'll bite. I'm building a new engine, and one of the things I've never cared for with SBF's is the distributor in the front. Oh, I love the accessibility of it, I just don't like the cluttered look. So on my new engine I want to do whatever I can to clean things up.
So show me what you got! I'm looking for ideas and specifics about what wires, holders, routing, etc.. you all used. What about the distributor caps that re-arrange the wire locations so they can be routed cleaner - good? bad? why? What distributors do they fit? Pics, descriptions and comments are what I'm looking for.

 

[65-408]

Here is the best that I could do without any kind of cap reordering:

Wire clips are from Made 4 You from summit MFY-5075611, they mount on the valve cover bolts.

 

[tarafied1]

I don't know that mine is all that tidy and it's not a SBF but I didn't like routing the wires over the valve covers. I have the looms that run along the side of the valve covers.

 

[stangg]

Here's mine... MSD wires and Taylor seperators. I don't have anything special along the side of the motor yet.
My preference is black wires as they tend to blend in a little better than the brighter colors. The gray colored cap and wire ends help to blend in against the aluminum color as well. Routing the wires through the cap is also a way to cheat as opposed to having the special "corrected" cap.

 

[kcode]

The easiest routing will be done with a distributor cap that has the male type plugs or the HEI units.

 

[swpruett]

Here is the best that I could do without any kind of cap reordering:

Wire clips are from Made 4 You from summit MFY-5075611, they mount on the valve cover bolts.

65-408,

Just curious who makes the air cleaner and valve covers you have there?

Thanks!

 

[65-408]

The top, base and element came from Branda PNs ATFAC025, SNBAF7, JMWAC019. The element is 2.5" high, I called K&N and they said that the std 1.75" tall oval element would not support a 750 cfm carb. The base was blank, I built in a .600" drop, anymore would start intefering with the carb linkage.

The little cylinders are for the adjust-a-jet needles and the float adjusters (on the top of the carb). The pan gets bolted to the carb (in the center) and the cover gets bolted to the stand-offs on the pan. I wanted to keep it under a std shelby hood scoop and it just fits...

I think I got the valve covers on ebay, probably made in china, but they are put together pretty well...

 

[cmayna]

 

[bravenrace]

Description??

 

[BobV]

From an 8 year-old post on some 3-letter forum... Who knows if the part #'s are still good.
In response to the PM's wanting part #'s & prices....

To duplicate my setup on a 289/302, you'll need the following: (got mine thru Summit)
FRPP M12106B302 Wide Cap & Rotor Set ($30)
Taylor 76058 Wire Set (Exact Fit 87-93 5.0) ($40)
Made For You Looms 5075611 ($30)
And the Cap/Wire cover is a 94/95 Mustang Item from 5.0 resto. ($15)
You can also get the looms and wires in colors other than black.

Low budget guys can pick up the stock looms and valvecover studs from any salvage yard 5.0 (doesn't have to be a Mustang). They used a pretty clean "around the front" routing, very similar to mine. The wide cap is an easy swapover as well. Can be done pretty cheap this way.

 

[bravenrace]

Thanks for posting that. That is certainly one of the cleanest installations I've seen. I'll check out the parts.

 

[DEL65]

My sig pic. 9mm Ford Racing wires cut to length and wire separators.

 

[Midlife]

I'd show you mine, but I'm currently using a wireless setup (WiFi). :sm_NTA

 

[68stang289]

From an 8 year-old post on some 3-letter forum... Who knows if the part #'s are still good.
In response to the PM's wanting part #'s & prices....

To duplicate my setup on a 289/302, you'll need the following: (got mine thru Summit)
FRPP M12106B302 Wide Cap & Rotor Set ($30)
Taylor 76058 Wire Set (Exact Fit 87-93 5.0) ($40)
Made For You Looms 5075611 ($30)
And the Cap/Wire cover is a 94/95 Mustang Item from 5.0 resto. ($15)
You can also get the looms and wires in colors other than black.

Low budget guys can pick up the stock looms and valvecover studs from any salvage yard 5.0 (doesn't have to be a Mustang). They used a pretty clean "around the front" routing, very similar to mine. The wide cap is an easy swapover as well. Can be done pretty cheap this way.

This is just awesome. I love how they hid all of the wiring as well. Looks amazingly clean mg

 

[Anonymous]

Bob, I hope you kick yourself in the ass every time you post a pic of the Clone, I know I want to ;^)

 

[dm289]

I am shocked by these posts... Yellow Plug wires are out of fashion??? What's next to go Gabriel Hi-Jackers and Cyclone Purple Hornies???? :thu

 

[BobV]

Bob, I hope you kick yourself in the ass every time you post a pic of the Clone, I know I want to ;^)

Nah, doesn't bother me so much. I just figure that everyone has seen so many pics of that car by now that there's nothing new left to show... :shrug

 

[Anonymous]

Nah, doesn't bother me so much. I just figure that everyone has seen so many pics of that car by now that there's nothing new left to show... :shrug

I didn't type my reply like it was meant in my pea brain. The "kick" comment is about you not having that car. Hell, I wish you still had it just so I could ogle it once in awhile!

 

[BobV]

I didn't type my reply like it was meant in my pea brain. The "kick" comment is about you not having that car. Hell, I wish you still had it just so I could ogle it once in awhile!

:thu
I knew what you meant - I have the same issue - the words on the screen sometimes don't read as well as they were imagined! :hs

 

[bravenrace]

:thu
I knew what you meant - I have the same issue - the words on the screen sometimes don't read as well as they were imagined! :hs

Really? That's weird, because my words always come out correctly. :wtf It's just that people don't read them right. :char :thu :hide :bowdown :bomb