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Motor Set-up, Exhaust Manifolds, LT-1 parts & Gas Tank
Part 3
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Taylor Spark Plug Wires
To carry the spark to the plugs, Mark chose some of Taylor Cable Products new ThunderVolt 50 plug wires. The construction, design and materials utilized in producing these wires provide a wire with a resistance of only 50 ohms per foot. They are 10.4 mm in diameter and provide heat protection to 600 degrees. Each pure silicone Pro BootÒ is bonded to each wire. The Camaro LT 1 set was chosen, but 2 of the wires needed to longer than stock to accommodate wire routing and choice of exhaust manifolds. This set also includes 2 coil wires to choose from, depending on your application. It’s a good idea to mock up what you need with an old plug wire or piece of vacuum tubing depending on your choice of headers.
Taylor's 10.4 mm clamp style wire separators were also utilized for a clean wire routing job. Mark machined some standoffs that picked up stock threaded locations in the heads and attached the separators to them.
Mark also noted that he swapped out the stock wires on his ’97 Dodge Dakota for a set of the ThunderVolt 50 wires and noticed a crisper throttle response, smoother idle and increased mileage.
Chrome Plating
Final paint and other finishes on components and assemblies is something to consider during your build. In Mark’s case, ease of maintenance, (he definitely plans to drive the coupe) and showing well were major priorities. Along these lines Mark wanted to have the aluminum valve covers chromed. After having a chroming shop in his area tell him they couldn’t plate aluminum or re-chrome a modified hood ornament because of pitting, Mark contacted CustomChrome Plating in Grafton, Ohio. Upon receiving some pictures of the hood ornament from Mark, their response to re-chroming it was "No problem". We will be showing pictures of the hood ornament later in the build, but suffice it to say, Mark was totally wowed by the quality of the repair and re-plating.
As you can see from the pictures of the valve covers the brilliance, depth and quality of plating from CustomChrome is second to none.
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