Help with Minor Wire Tuck

[JayB12]

Hi, in an effort to clean up my engine bay I want to do a very minor wire tuck. I want to relocate all the wires that run over the intake manifold runners. The first picture is what it looks like the second is the model of what I want it to look like.

I think I will run the throttle cable under the IM, and take everything down below the runners. but where can I relocate all the items that sit on the intake manifold? Like the distributor and the other two things there.

 

[92AWDHX40]

Well anywhere you can find space, gonna take some planning.

 

[JayB12]

Has anyone done this and know a place these things can go? Most everyone with a SMIM has had to do this.

 

[92AWDHX40]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/app...ng-wire-tuck-98-mitsubishi-eclipse-gsx-3.html

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...6396-trying-do-somewhat-simple-wire-tuck.html

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/434497-wire-tuck-help.html

 

[Blurred Talon]

You can move the power transistor so it sits on the fire wall, don't think you need to do anything with the wires.
The Fuel injector harness you can open up, move it under the IM, reloom it and plug back in. You might be able to spin the injectors around so you don't see the plugs at all.
Coil pack can be relocated to where the AC is or make a bracket to move it some where.

 

[Lofty]

The best way to do it is to completely unplug the harness and re run it down towards the k frame. Run the throttle cable under the IM. Delete AC and Powersteering. Move things down and hide them on the firewall towards the back of the engine. The easiest way is to just start unplugging things honestly....

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[jakelandry]

The best way to do it is to completely unplug the harness and re run it down towards the k frame. Run the throttle cable under the IM. Delete AC and Powersteering. Move things down and hide them on the firewall towards the back of the engine. The easiest way is to just start unplugging things honestly....

Best advice you could ask for. Theres always a "different" way to do everything and the best way is to get out there and try things till you learn.

When I did mine(just that area) I started by extending the injector wires and tps and ran them through the intake runners. Extend the coil pack wires and mount it and everything else on the firewall. If im not mistaken those should be the only wires youll have to extend, everything else should be fine just zip tied together mounted 6 inches under the IM on the firewall. Honestly the throttle cable doesnt look bad just unbolted and ran under the throttle body elbow and down by the fuel rail. Delete everything useless.

 

[JayB12]

I see. Thanks for all the help guys. If anyone has pictures or anything of where they mounted the coil pack That would be great! I really want to run my plug wires like the ones in the picture, it's the only thing that looks good short of buying an $80 spark plug cover or an even more expensive COP setup.

Do you just just the wires in the middle and add wire and solder? Or is it something more complex than that.

 

[jakelandry]

I see. Thanks for all the help guys. If anyone has pictures or anything of where they mounted the coil pack That would be great! I really want to run my plug wires like the ones in the picture, it's the only thing that looks good short of buying an $80 spark plug cover or an even more expensive COP setup.

Do you just just the wires in the middle and add wire and solder? Or is it something more complex than that.

Thats all I did. Just take your time and soldier them all well. Use heat shrink and good electric tape to clean up all the wiring. One thing I did that im sure was overkill was ran each set of injector wires through some thick vacuum line since they were running inbetween the intake runners and it gets kind of hot through there. As far as my coil pack I have it mounted on top of the driverside motor mount and I hate it there, it just makes the plug wires look messy and out of place. Search a few threads, when i did mine there was 2 or 3 threads with people saying how they mounted theirs to make them look like the picture you posted above.

 

[JayB12]

Figured I would post up a picture of how it turned out. Was a bit more work than I expected, had to remove and axle to drop the a/c compressor and I ended up ripping both boots and having to replace them. Other than that it turned out well. Now if I could only sandblast the intake manifold and get that fuel rail polished up.

 

[JayB12]

Before and After from a distance. A picture from before can be seen here. http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/appearance-interior-exterior/415978-help-cleaning-engine-bay.html (First Post)

 

[red_devil]

Well if you would of removed the intake to clean it you could of removed the a/c that way. Would of took a whole less time and made the wire took much easier. Looks good though.