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Offline aSTAR

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Spark Plugs ?
« on: June 10, 2004, 06:39:14 PM »
I have been using factory specks for the plugs, I do long cruse
driving in my 1997 Ford Tauras 3.0L gf.
iS there a better plug or leave well enough alone?
Appreciate any comments for improvement, BUT not a NEW CAR;)
I have the K&N air filter and it works GREAT.
Also I use Castrol Synthetic Oil :)
Thanks for the help.
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Offline -MZ-

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Re: Spark Plugs ?
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2004, 07:04:10 PM »
Stick with Motorcraft.
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« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2004, 11:30:23 PM »
I'd stick with Motorcraft. An engine run that long does not need a hot set of plugs.
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« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2004, 02:01:12 AM »
You could try some with multiple electrodes like Bosch Platinum +4 or Beru Ultra-X.

Friend uses spark plugs without visible electrodes in his boat, they cost a bit more but are very reliable and care-free but so are pretty much every other product these days...
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Re: Spark Plugs ?
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2004, 04:18:57 AM »
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Originally posted by aSTAR
I have been using factory specks for the plugs, I do long cruse
driving in my 1997 Ford Tauras 3.0L gf.
iS there a better plug or leave well enough alone?
Appreciate any comments for improvement, BUT not a NEW CAR;)
I have the K&N air filter and it works GREAT.
Also I use Castrol Synthetic Oil :)
Thanks for the help.


If your back bank of plugs are hard to get to, I'd suggest you get Autolite's Double Platinum (any brand actually) spark plugs. Very long lasting.
How many miles on it? Does it burn oil? How did the last set of plugs look like after you changed them out?
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« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2004, 07:22:33 AM »
Save your money.  You could get fancy and expensive platinum or iridium plugs, but unless you think you will really feel that 0.1 sec quicker that you get to the quarter mile, then why bother.  A premium set of plugs might be good for 1-2hp on the right day.
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Offline SaburoS

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« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2004, 09:29:15 PM »
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Save your money.  You could get fancy and expensive platinum or iridium plugs, but unless you think you will really feel that 0.1 sec quicker that you get to the quarter mile, then why bother.  A premium set of plugs might be good for 1-2hp on the right day.

Double platinum will just plain last longer than your conventional plug. Try to change the back bank of plugs in a FWD V-6 especially in a minivan. Some take 2-3 hours. Time is money :D
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« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2004, 01:17:28 AM »
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Double platinum will just plain last longer than your conventional plug. Try to change the back bank of plugs in a FWD V-6 especially in a minivan. Some take 2-3 hours. Time is money :D



Done that before, yech! Had a front-wheel drive '90 Chevy Lumina with a slant-6 in it that needed a plug change once. GAWD! You had to tear out half the motor just to get at the motor mounts, roll the whole thing foward, and THEN you could get at the plugs. Took about four hours because the plugs normally get tucked up under the firewall lip when the engine is bolted in. What a PITA. By contrast, my neighbor's '65 Cuda fastback with a 328-cube small block could go through a plug swap in under an hour.




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« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2004, 02:25:39 AM »
Slant-6 in a FWD Lumina?
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« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2004, 02:27:03 AM »
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Slant-6 in a Lumina?

He meant V-6, I'm sure.
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« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2004, 02:36:26 AM »
Yeah I thought so; Getting a Mopar inline-6 under the hood of a GM FWD could be a little tough job :D
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« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2004, 04:52:02 AM »
My car doesn't have spark plugs. :D
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« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2004, 06:41:02 AM »
Do you wash your hands after refueling or do you use rubber gloves or somekind of full body condom ? :D
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« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2004, 06:47:23 AM »
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My car doesn't have spark plugs. :D

Damn deisel drivers...:cool:
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« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2004, 07:45:22 AM »
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Do you wash your hands after refueling or do you use rubber gloves or somekind of full body condom ? :D
None of the above. I smell like furniture polish for hours afterwards! Refuelling is so infrequent that I forget to wear gloves.
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