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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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My 00 vert hasnt had the plugs changed in its life yet, Im changing them here soon. Are these Iridium plugs the way to go? Car has 63k on her.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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I've been running NGK TR-55s gapped at .055 since my first plug swap at around 30,000 miles. I have 80k now swapping them 15-20k. Zero issues lots and lots of hard use (HPDE use).
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 12:52 PM
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I have only 13,500 mi on my 02 coupe. I know they are the original plugs and wires and have lots of miles left on them. My concern is they have been in there for 7 years. Should I change them?
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by stilfast
I have only 13,500 mi on my 02 coupe. I know they are the original plugs and wires and have lots of miles left on them. My concern is they have been in there for 7 years. Should I change them?
Going by the service manual, plugs are changed at 100K miles, and wires inspected. At the very least, I would pull the plugs and inspect the condition. Also check the wires for the same. If you do decide to change them out, and stay stock, you are looking at ~$100 for plug/wires....not really a big deal if they last you another 7 years...
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I purchased a set yesterday for my '01, and they gave me 41-110. A search on the AC Delco website, shows that this is the correct plug. A search for 41-985 turns up nothing???
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