Sparkplugs
11-19-2010, 03:42 AM
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let us know how it goes.
By checking the plugs aren't you scoring the tip surface as well , just as bad as gapping ?.
Ive used NGK Iridiums for years , I always had to adjust them by hand as they have never come pre-gapped, and I've never lost any part of a plug in any cylinder. I've even run them in some turbo engines and my daily driver SUV. Unlike many people I'd like to think that I know how to properly gap a plug without damaging it.
FWIW, I run a .043" gap on my plugs which is at the top of the recommended spec. range. It was always my intention to remove, inspect, and replace the plugs on a regular basis rather than leave them in there for 100k.
My OEM factory plat. plugs had opened up to over .051" gaps at 55k miles, due to erosion of the center electrode.
By checking the plugs aren't you scoring the tip surface as well , just as bad as gapping ?.
Ive used NGK Iridiums for years , I always had to adjust them by hand as they have never come pre-gapped, and I've never lost any part of a plug in any cylinder. I've even run them in some turbo engines and my daily driver SUV. Unlike many people I'd like to think that I know how to properly gap a plug without damaging it.
FWIW, I run a .043" gap on my plugs which is at the top of the recommended spec. range. It was always my intention to remove, inspect, and replace the plugs on a regular basis rather than leave them in there for 100k.
My OEM factory plat. plugs had opened up to over .051" gaps at 55k miles, due to erosion of the center electrode.
11-19-2010, 04:45 AM
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Originally Posted by s2000maniac,Nov 19 2010, 09:33 AM
i got my ngk laser platinums for 41 bucks and some change from advance auto parts. the honda dealer sells the same plugs for $24 a piece 
11-19-2010, 12:21 PM
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Advance Auto Parts sells the plugs pretty cheap, I forgot how cheap though.
Edit: 10 bux a pop http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wc...S_1493749600___
Edit: 10 bux a pop http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wc...S_1493749600___
11-19-2010, 12:36 PM
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If we go turbo and maybe E85 on top of that, what would you recommend?
Normally they use colder plugs for FI and warmer for E85, maybe perfect to use OEM spec?
Normally they use colder plugs for FI and warmer for E85, maybe perfect to use OEM spec?
11-19-2010, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Billman250,Nov 18 2010, 06:21 PM
If you buy them from Honda in the red box, the gap will be .039. where it should be.
Adjusting the gap of a platinum plug will fracture the coating, it will fall into the engine, and score the cylinder.
Adjusting the gap of a platinum plug will fracture the coating, it will fall into the engine, and score the cylinder.
