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Old 04-18-2007, 11:34 AM
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I am curious if anyone has used the TR55's that are part number 3951. I grabbed 8 of these for my header install and they were all about $1.70 a piece. They ended up not being copper like the ones I used in the past but I installed them anyway because it was all that I had. Am I using the wrong plugs in my car?
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Originally Posted by PewterMetallic98
I am curious if anyone has used the TR55's that are part number 3951. I grabbed 8 of these for my header install and they were all about $1.70 a piece. They ended up not being copper like the ones I used in the past but I installed them anyway because it was all that I had. Am I using the wrong plugs in my car?
I recently did my third plug swap with the 3951. No worries. Did you gap them between .55 and .60 ?
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excellent plug for LSx N/A cars. Thats all id ever use They are copper core plugs
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Are these Copper Core? There seems to be 1 yes, 1 no !
Anybody know for sure???
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Well my Tr55's don't look like they are copper plugs. I have gapped them at 50 in the past in my other cars but this time I left the gap alone. I was told several people have run them without having to regap. Should I pull them all and regap?
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They seem to be gapped at about 55 out of the box. I'm running them just that way and they seem to be fine.
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The 3951s are copper core plugs and come pre-gapped at .055". The NGK website recommends a gap of .050"...

Double Platinum 7862 PZTR5A-15 0.050
IX iridium 7164 TR55IX 0.050
GP platinum 3403 TR55GP 0.050
V-power 3951 TR55 0.050

I left my gap @ .055" FWIW...
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Originally Posted by Barrier
Are these Copper Core? There seems to be 1 yes, 1 no !
Anybody know for sure???
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YES they are copper plugs--but the key word is "core"they are copper core plugs---meaning the copper is in the center or "core" of the plug

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40k miles on a set here, only reason i changed them is i changed headers.

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