iridium ngk plugs
01-04-2009, 07:07 PM
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iridium ngk plugs anyone else try these? i put a set in yesterday, pain in the *** if you ask me they are super fragile, i had to take 3 back because half of the electrodes were broke off
01-04-2009, 07:39 PM
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i hate all those lame *** fancy plugs, just get you some plain ngk tr55 for motor or tr6 in the bottle there 1.99 each at oreillys.
No need for all that fancy iridium or plutonium or einsteinium tips....
No need for all that fancy iridium or plutonium or einsteinium tips....
01-04-2009, 09:41 PM
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waste of money. stick with regular AC Delco or NGK copper plugs.
my friend's 2005 grand am came from the factory iridium plugs. came time to do a tune up and we put regular NGK TR55's in it... didnt loose a single mpg. coinsidentially, the 3.4L V6 grand am takes the same plugs as the LS1.
my friend's 2005 grand am came from the factory iridium plugs. came time to do a tune up and we put regular NGK TR55's in it... didnt loose a single mpg. coinsidentially, the 3.4L V6 grand am takes the same plugs as the LS1.
01-05-2009, 09:15 AM
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LOL, they are fragile. i have them in my car and tried checking the gap on one to make sure it was right and it just broke right off. i think i'll go with the regular NGK's next time around myself
01-05-2009, 01:04 PM
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You need kryptonium plugs to get super power.
Other than longer plug life, there is no benefit to designer plugs. Actually, some of them will hurt performance.
Other than longer plug life, there is no benefit to designer plugs. Actually, some of them will hurt performance.
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01-06-2009, 08:00 AM
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TR55 isn't the plug for all. I run TR6's NA.
Even NGK is a little gimicky with their "V" groove.
I've had the designer plug arguement many times. Some TBSS guys were buying into the E3 crap and wouldn't listen. Seriously? A plug with a steel electrode that shrouds the kernal?
There is no reason not to run copper which is a better conductor unless you are after plug longevity.
Even NGK is a little gimicky with their "V" groove.
I've had the designer plug arguement many times. Some TBSS guys were buying into the E3 crap and wouldn't listen. Seriously? A plug with a steel electrode that shrouds the kernal?
There is no reason not to run copper which is a better conductor unless you are after plug longevity.
01-06-2009, 09:38 AM
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i run those and have no problem with it , when we check the gap on all of them none broke what so ever that god ... I guess they are working good for my car.. and the reason I run them cause the shop who I get tuned by told me thats all they run in there cars and the rest they tune .. NGK TR8 IX .....
