The Guy in MY 99TA

A freind and I tackled my plug change today. The stock plugs had about 60K miles on them and they needed changing so I swapped them for some TR6's.

I tackled the driver's side easily in about 30 minutes. But I knew I couldn't get CLOSE to tackling the passenger side after trying 20 minutes just to get my hand down in ther to get the plug wire off(which was UNBELEIVABLY hard on ALL the plug wires) so I called up a buddy that is a pretty small fella so he had small hands. I think it took us about and hour and a half or so to do the passenger side. We did them all from the top and did not even have to jack the car up. But the catch is we DID get uder the car BUT no wrenches were turned or turnable from the bottom. He got under the car to position the ratchet for me. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> It wasn't too bad though.

Josh S.

Slowhawk

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The more you change them the faster you get <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> Takes me 30 minutes to change all the plugs from the top <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

BillWS6Formula

I've always changed mine from the top, no biggie! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

ratio411

Yeah, it's hype.
I did my first change in 45 min.
I was expecting to have to get under the car, remove coil packs, ect... all this crap folks say "has" to be done.
I removed spark plug wires, an EGR tube, and plugs. That's it. Done from the top with my big ham hands. My 78 Monza with a 350 was way harder. My Maverick with a 351C, well I don't even want to talk about that one!
Dave
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99zvert

i changed mine today too, the wires too. i take the AIR system apart though and push it aside, and i find it's easier to do if you unbolt and unplug the coil packs on the passenger side and move them out of the way, just how i do it.

mike

Mike 00'SS

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Always have done mine from the top as well...drivers side is about 20 minutes..pass. about 40 minutes.

unit213

I must be an idiot then. I just did mine last weekend. The driver's side was a piece of cake. The passenger side was a different story. I got plug #'s 2 and 4 done easily. I had to take the coil pack rail off to get the rest since I have big hands and big arms. The biggest PITA was the coil rail bolt by the #8 plug. It took me an hour to get off. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> I threw that bad boy in the garbage. It was extremely difficult getting the plug wires off #6 and #8. They were on tight. I had to break the #8 plug loose from the bottom. I pulled it out from the top though. All in all, it took about 4 hours. Yeesh, talk about a rookie. Next time I'll do much better.

Louis

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Hehe, Dynatechs with no EGR or AIR fittings make the swap ~ 12-15 minutes <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

Gary Z

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The stock plugs had about 60K miles on them and they needed changing so I swapped them for some TR6's.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I don't blame you - the POS stockers are supposed to go 100K miles. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

The Guy in MY 99TA

I took her down the road tonight for the first time since the new plugs and it SEEMED to pull a good bit better. I am gunna take it to the race track sunday and see what she does. I'de like to spray it but I don't guess my damn nitrous line is ever gunna come in.

Josh S.

unit213

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by The Guy in MY 99TA:
<strong> I took her down the road tonight for the first time since the new plugs and it SEEMED to pull a good bit better. I am gunna take it to the race track sunday and see what she does. I'de like to spray it but I don't guess my damn nitrous line is ever gunna come in.

Josh S. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm in the same boat you are. I just swapped to NGK TR6's and I'm waiting on a few parts from NX for my wet kit. My car idles smoother with the new plugs. There's no SOTP difference though.

11 Bravo

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by G2 LS1:
<strong> Hehe, Dynatechs with no EGR or AIR fittings make the swap ~ 12-15 minutes <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lol, yeah, headers do take away the plug change nightmare. Though, I didn't think it was hard w/ stock manifolds either. All from the top on under an hour the first time. About 30 minutes the next. Didn't waste time removing the coil packs.