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Old 01-26-2005, 01:37 PM
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Which spark plusg should I use on my 1986 with Aluminum heads?
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Old 01-26-2005, 01:48 PM
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ACdelco rapid fire #5's
Old 01-26-2005, 02:33 PM
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Personal preference plays a major role.
I use Bosch Platinum +4's.... but others in the forum don't like them
Old 01-26-2005, 03:28 PM
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If you are handy with a Dremel, try the cut-back electrode mod (details on my site) on some stock AC Delco plugs and set the stock gap.
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Go with the ACs, I'd forget about the platinum plugs, guys have complained about pucks comming off and ending up in the combustion chamber. My understanding about cut backs are that some plug manufacturers are selling them now. And one article I read said they only provide help in the upper RPM range-think it was 4500-5500, range could be wrong-but it's close.
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Pro............I heard copper plugs disipate heat the quickest.
Con...........They don't last as long

I use NGK's
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Not all Platinum plugs have pucks.... The Bosch +4's don't and if you look at the electrodes it's like having 4 cut back electrodes on one plug.
Copper plugs seem to foul quicker and need replacement sooner than platinum but also deem to give smoother idle for some...
Its about how much do you want to pay and how often do you want to change them....
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AC Delco!
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Originally Posted by skateparkdave
ACdelco rapid fire #5's
Old 01-27-2005, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by skateparkdave
ACdelco rapid fire #5's
I swapped out my bosch +4's for the rapid fires and the car ran much better. any bosch plats suck
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Originally Posted by rws.1
Personal preference plays a major role.
I use Bosch Platinum +4's.... but others in the forum don't like them

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