Best Spark Plug?
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Drifting
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Best Spark Plug?
Question for the day.....
What's the best bang for the buck when it comes to spark plugs for the
C5?
And oh yeah.. safe for the engine... What do you all think?
What's the best bang for the buck when it comes to spark plugs for the
C5?
And oh yeah.. safe for the engine... What do you all think?
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Originally Posted by Ta-taaa
Question for the day.....
What's the best bang for the buck when it comes to spark plugs for the
C5?
And oh yeah.. safe for the engine... What do you all think?
What's the best bang for the buck when it comes to spark plugs for the
C5?
And oh yeah.. safe for the engine... What do you all think?
btw...hello from 23606
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I'll be putting the NGK TR55s in mine when they need to be replaced. Had these plugs recommended by two different shops now.
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
I'll be putting the NGK TR55s in mine when they need to be replaced. Had these plugs recommended by two different shops now.
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
I'll be putting the NGK TR55s in mine when they need to be replaced. Had these plugs recommended by two different shops now.
and a whole slew of guys that race Vettes and have 10 second cars.
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So the NGK TR55 plug will be a better plug lasting about 1/3 of the miles of the stock plugs, but how much better are they really??? Is there a measurable difference in performance or is this just another "every last tenth of a second" thing?
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Originally Posted by clayton1
The ngk tr55's come platinum or Iridium dont they?
Which would be preferable?
Which would be preferable?
I've been using TR55 copper plugs in mine, at .050 gap, but am curious about the iridiums and might try them out on my next plug change. So far I've been changing the TR55 coppers out about every 6 months, which works out to about 8-10k typically. (that's probably a bit too soon, but I hate leaving plugs in too long for fear they'll get stuck)
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Originally Posted by ROJ#79
AC Delco Iridum Plugs like the factory puts in now!
I have ran a few different plugs and fnd myself returning to the AC Delco setup. Good for the 100K and the tips don't back out (NGKs have screw on tips and I hate that).
NGK 55s are fine, but not my #1 choice.