Need ideas on how to protect extended wires.

[jakelandry]

When i bought my 2g gsx it came with what i believe to be a 6 bolt jdm swap. Regardless, several things were just zip tied to other things and whatnot, so im relocating everything. Im putting the entire power transistor harness behind the intake manifold and im going to be extending the tps, fuel injectors, and coil pack wires so i can neatly tuck them all. Ill be soldering all of the connections and heat shrinking them all also. Now to the point, im planning on running the injector wires inbetween the intake runners so theyre going to see quite a bit of heat, how can i protect the wires from melting, or malfunctioning due to heat? Could i run vacuum line around the wires? What do people use when they do wire tucks?

 

[Indian]

heat tape or heat sleeves. There is actual tape that has heat shielding built on the outside of the adhesive,or heat reflective sleeves.

 

[jakelandry]

Can either one be had via a trip to autozone/random car parts store? Thanks for the fast reply btw.

 

[dsmcrzy]

car part stores or hardware stores should have it right in stock!

i have seen it at my autozone and advances auto parts napa should have it and home depot, lowes, even ACE has it.

Good luck with your project dude!!

 

[Indian]

Yes, I dont know wich one will work better for you,but if your buying sleeved shielding, make sure you know what size diameter before you go asking for it.

 

[dsmornothing]

Just buy some wire loom, Most auto parts stores carry it in various diameters and sell it by the foot.

 

[GsXdSmKingGsX]

Heat sleeves are going to be your best friend

 

[jakelandry]

Sweet, ill probably go with heat sleeves. Does anyone think vacuum line will work? Cause i already have a lot of it left over from fixing all the vacuum lines, i just diddnt know if it would melt.

 

[dsmcrzy]

only thing with vacuum lines is that they won't reflect the heat like the heat sleeves will. it will just absorb the heat.

 

[GsXdSmKingGsX]

Sweet, ill probably go with heat sleeves. Does anyone think vacuum line will work? Cause i already have a lot of it left over from fixing all the vacuum lines, i just diddnt know if it would melt.

It will only absorb the heat. Go with an actual sleeve

 

[jakelandry]

It will only absorb the heat. Go with an actual sleeve

Works for me. Thanks everyone.

 

[Calan]

Just buy some wire loom, Most auto parts stores carry it in various diameters and sell it by the foot.

Wire loom is best, but not if you buy it from auto parts stores. For some reason, they usually sell low-temperature, easily-crushed crap...at least around here. A good source for quality wire loom and related connectors is CableOrganizer.com. A lot of their pricing is in bulk, but they will also sell most of it by the foot if you give them a call. Another good source is CableTiesAndMore.com.

What you want is nylon loom, rated for at least 250*F and automotive applications. Any wire loom of this type worth it's salt will be marked with a gray or white stripe.

For high heat applications such as around exhausts, I recommend Bentley-Harris ConvoShield. It can handle temperatures approaching 1000*F.

Be sure to use good electrical tape also, as they aren't all created equal. Personally, I only use Scotch 33+.

 

[jakelandry]

Wire loom is best, but not if you buy it from auto parts stores. For some reason, they usually sell low-temperature, easily-crushed crap...at least around here. A good source for quality wire loom and related connectors is CableOrganizer.com. A lot of their pricing is in bulk, but they will also sell most of it by the foot if you give them a call. Another good source is CableTiesAndMore.com.

What you want is nylon loom, rated for at least 250*F and automotive applications. Any wire loom of this type worth it's salt will be marked with a gray or white stripe.

For high heat applications such as around exhausts, I recommend Bentley-Harris ConvoShield. It can handle temperatures approaching 1000*F.

Be sure to use good electrical tape also, as they aren't all created equal. Personally, I only use Scotch 33+.

I went to every place in town today accept ace hardware being as they were closed, every auto parts store consisted of the default clueless workers and noone had anything of use. Im sure i will find something worthy at ace hardware in the morning. If i werent in such a hurry i would buy online, however as of now my dd is torn apart an di have school monday morning. And i too only use super 33.

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