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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 05:30 PM
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I need a number for AC Delco plugs for the ZZ4 crate engine. GM Perforance catalog does not list them and the customer service guy could not come up with one, go figure.
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I bought my ZZ4 in 97 and it came with MR43LTS plugs. It's a marine plug. I have since upgraded to aluminum fast burn heads and still use the marine plugs. My 97 GM Performance Parts Catalog lists the marine and FR5LS as recommended plugs. The marine plugs are hard to find locally but Rock Auto probably has the best prices even with shipping.

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/cata...=FR341-MR43LTS
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I wonder if the ZZ4 uses the same Delco plugs as a 90ish C4 Corvette? Same heads and roughly the same compression.
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Originally Posted by Older Than Dirt
I bought my ZZ4 in 97 and it came with MR43LTS plugs. It's a marine plug. I have since upgraded to aluminum fast burn heads and still use the marine plugs. My 97 GM Performance Parts Catalog lists the marine and FR5LS as recommended plugs. The marine plugs are hard to find locally but Rock Auto probably has the best prices even with shipping.
Mine came with MR43LTS but GM guy could not find it. A friend says he has FR5LS but those are different, they have a square shoulder with a washer and the MR43LTS has a tapered shoulder.
I guess I'll try for the MR43LTS plugs again. The local parts stores don't carry AC Delco anymore because they have a min. order of like $7K. They want you to go to GM dealers for AC Delco stuff to help save the company!
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