Flathead Plug wire looms, HotRod

[1932 V8]

Hello, I am ready to buy some wire looms for my Flathead . I want the stainless kind that run in the stock location with individual tubes . I am looking for pics of them installed from certain manufacturers like Drake , or Speedway , Flathead Jacks etc . They seem to vary in price from $70 to $120 , whats the difference ? Quality maybe ?? Just looking for info before I buy .
Thanks for any help , Mike

[uncle max]

Drake = China
Speedway = China
Flathead Jack = USA

Originally Posted by 1932 V8

Hello, I am ready to buy some wire looms for my Flathead . I want the stainless kind that run in the stock location with individual tubes . I am looking for pics of them installed from certain manufacturers like Drake , or Speedway , Flathead Jacks etc . They seem to vary in price from $70 to $120 , whats the difference ? Quality maybe ?? Just looking for info before I buy .
Thanks for any help , Mike

[42guy]

Got mine from Flathead Jack.

[Scott H in Wheaton]

I had the stock tubes chromed
I forget if it was $40 for the pair or $40 each
Old age is fun..

[ken ct]

Originally Posted by Scott H in Wheaton

I had the stock tubes chromed
I forget if it was $40 for the pair or $40 each
Old age is fun..

Pretty nice looking engine,never seen chromed original tubes before.Looks good on there. ken ct.

[1932 V8]

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Thanks for the replies so far . I prefer to buy from Flathead Jack . He is a great guy to deal with and has quality parts . I just wanted to see what the options were . Any pics out there ? I like the chrome stock ones but for this build I prefer the stainless ones .

[DICK SPADARO]

Before you purchase any wire loom tubes you need to measure the diameter of your plug wires and then ask the vendor the inside diameter of the wire loom tube.

[ken ct]

Good point Dick,OS cables wont always fit in the tubes. ken ct.

[Vic Piano]

In my experience (I’ve got them on two Flatheads), most of the after market "hot rod" looms are set up for 7mm wires. It's a good idea to use a little silicone spray to feed the wires through the looms.

[Pete]

Something that most people are not aware of is, individual plug wire looms will
cut the current at the plug by about 4 milliamps due to capacitive leakage. This won't usually be noticed if the ignition is in good condition.
If you use looms with a hot aftermarket ignition, you will usually see glow (corona) around the ends of the looms in the dark and that's not good.

[Jason M.]

Originally Posted by Scott H in Wheaton

I had the stock tubes chromed
I forget if it was $40 for the pair or $40 each
Old age is fun..

Those looms look GREAT...

[Bassman/NZ]

I've got chromed stock looms too.
An old pic now, but the looms remain.

[hombres ruin]

Be careful of the looms cutting into the plug wires . It happened to me and caused problems

[justpassinthru]

I got the ones from Flathead Jack for an 8BA style manifold and they no how, no way will fit. As usual, it seems most stuff I try to store buy wont fit. So I fabricated mine from 3/8" steel tubing and had them chrome plated.
Bill

[ken ct]

Originally Posted by justpassinthru

I got the ones from Flathead Jack for an 8BA style manifold and they no how, no way will fit. As usual, it seems most stuff I try to store buy wont fit. So I fabricated mine from 3/8" steel tubing and had them chrome plated.
Bill

Bill beutiful looking engine,what are those 2 tubes comming out of the center of the intake sides joining in a "Y" at the front of motor?? vacume tubes ?? why 2 of them???? ken ct.

[31chevy]

Originally Posted by justpassinthru

I got the ones from Flathead Jack for an 8BA style manifold and they no how, no way will fit. As usual, it seems most stuff I try to store buy wont fit. So I fabricated mine from 3/8" steel tubing and had them chrome plated.
Bill

I like, very nice.
Gary.

[Walt Dupont--Me.]

Bill, that's a nice looking job. I like those 2 line going to the PCV valve. Walt