Funny you say that, because I was just putting the wires back on and this practically new set of MSD wires feel like they are turning to goo. They felt like garbage from day 1 and just now, while popping cyl 8 back in, I tore the boot completely open just by pushing on it. They feel like rubber if you soak it in ethanol for a week.

It would be pretty funny if all this time it was just a garbage set of MSD wires. They really went down hill in quality. I remember when the boots used to feel rigid and sturdy, now it feels like you can pull them and rip them in half; like they're made from soft/stretchy silicon.


Would that really cause it to be sooty though? I figured wet from unburned fuel but I figured sooty would mean a rich mixture was being burned by adequate spark.