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Feb 13, 2007 | 02:58 PM

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i need best sparkplug brand!

i have delkco but my friend told me they where way too short to fit in my heads so i wasent getting optimal spark,so im going to pick up some new ones,whats best?

Feb 13, 2007 | 03:00 PM

Pete K

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i have delkco but my friend told me they where way too short to fit in my heads so i wasent getting optimal spark,so im going to pick up some new ones,whats best?

No single plug has been proven or accepted as best. Buy the ones on sale and call it a good day. Extra money will buy beer

Feb 13, 2007 | 03:14 PM

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if only i was older,i prob. would buy beer

Feb 13, 2007 | 03:17 PM

Pete K

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if only i was older,i prob. would buy beer

Be wise. Save your money for college. When you hit 21.....then you can buy beer

Feb 13, 2007 | 04:57 PM

Red Tornado

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i have delkco but my friend told me they where way too short to fit in my heads so i wasent getting optimal spark,so im going to pick up some new ones,whats best?

i never heard of delkco brand. did you mean ac delco? also, your friend is hammered up on glue hits.

copper ac delco's are excellent for your application, as are ngk and autolite. they're cheap and effective.

i agree with pete k.....just find any plug on sale. you'll NEVER know the difference

Feb 13, 2007 | 05:28 PM

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The very best one's are new with a .035 gap!

Glue hits?

Feb 13, 2007 | 06:36 PM

Red Tornado

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Glue hits?

yup, glue hits. goes well with turpentine, mineral spirits or any other heaving sniff-snorts of strong industrial solvents

Feb 13, 2007 | 07:32 PM

teufelhund

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NGK is the brand I've trusted in all my cars and bikes but that's just me.

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Feb 13, 2007 | 07:42 PM

BADDUCK

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NGK is the brand I've trusted in all my cars and bikes but that's just me.

Ain't them fer Hondas!

Feb 13, 2007 | 07:44 PM

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Ain't them fer Hondas!

I've got 'em in my '79 Ferrari, so no.

Feb 13, 2007 | 07:44 PM

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C4Techie

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All plug companies make all different lengths of plugs for all sorts of different applications. If the plugs you have are too short, it isn't because they are the wrong brand.

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so im going to pick up some new ones,whats best?

The right part number of the least expensive brand.

Stay in skool.

Feb 13, 2007 | 07:47 PM

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danziger

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I like the NGKs...regular copper ones.

Feb 13, 2007 | 07:53 PM

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BADDUCK

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I've got 'em in my '79 Ferrari, so no.

Just kidding, but I do use them in my Ricer bike!

Feb 13, 2007 | 08:36 PM

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Bob CTS

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Stock engine, stock plugs Delco for me.

Feb 13, 2007 | 08:37 PM

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BILLY D

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I just use the stock AC Delco. Runs fine.

Feb 13, 2007 | 08:39 PM

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Lichen

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NGK is the brand I've trusted in all my cars and bikes but that's just me.

Everything from my '65 VW bus to my Corvette. I recommend the Iridiums, but the regulars are fine.

Feb 13, 2007 | 09:42 PM

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AKS Racing

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Stock-mildly modded car --> AC Delco
Heavily modded --> I like Champions

I hev run the much more expensive plugs, but I see the same performance with the Champions.
Aaron

Feb 13, 2007 | 09:56 PM

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Be wise. Save your money for college. When you hit 21.....then you can buy beer

Canadians are more responsible so they let us buy beer at 19 (18 in Alberta)

Save your money and buy the correct AC delco plug, then send me the savings and I will buy beer.

Feb 14, 2007 | 10:59 AM

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skybolt31

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i have delkco but my friend told me they where way too short to fit in my heads so i wasent getting optimal spark,so im going to pick up some new ones,whats best?

It looks like you have an 86 and if you go by the plug spec in the owners manual, it will tell you to get the one for the iron head engine. The iron head plugs are way too short for the aluminum head engines. Don't ask me how I know this..................

So if you have the right plug for your heads, any decent name brand will do. In the old days of carbs and points, plugs didn't last so long, but with injection and electronic fuel injection, I always used AC standard plugs, have never had one foul and they always look great when I change them.