Also get hold of some heat protective sleeving from Pirtek(& probably other fitting stores) Its orange rubbery coating on the outside & a fiberous coating on the inside.
Heat wrapping works also just dont wrap it too thick near where it bolts too the head,High performance coating(jet hot,HPC etc Give Yourself The Competetive Edge!) would be better though.
The sleeving worked wonders on my ex turbo setup,cant remember how much it was around $50-$70 a metre i think,but it ends up being cheaper than new custom length leads every 2 months.
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