Thread: Sudden problem, truck dies at idle and some black smoke from the exhaust

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Originally Posted by ojh

The accell 'shorty' plugs are really autolight racing plugs that you can get at half the price of what accell sells them for.
Is that a cast iron head? then ngk are 5673-8 are what you'd want, they're short race plugs too but cost maybe $18 a set. Accell gets above $40!
Nice truck! Get yourself a set of taylor 90deg spirowound for that smallblock, you won't regret paying the money and they have the smallest boot for the most clearance and the unmade (do-it-yourself set) are long enough that you can run them under the header as others have advised.

Yea I saw those, they are also steel braided. $165 made my tail end pucker a bit.

Originally Posted by 1923tbucket

Yea I saw those, they are also steel braided. $165 made my tail end pucker a bit.

Stay away from the steel braided, they'll short and light you up if you get near them with the engine running. Bad ju-ju.
What i use is the 'spiro pro' 8mm 90deg boot for sbc, they go about about $75ish maybe less and if you can't run them down under the header there is a billet rail - 2piece - that i use with great success. The rail is sold by many different people, i use 'RPC', but the wires are clamped into place and very small amount is exposed, so they don't shift with heat. I used them on an elcamino with headers just like yours and when giving it a tune up a year later i didn't have to replace the plug wires. I am the worlds worst skeptic, but i use that 2 piece rail system whenever i do an enginebay and tuneup now.
Shoot me a pm if you need part numbers.