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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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My car is about to turn 40k and im am having my LTs installed soon. I was thinking of replacing the plugs since they will be freed up temporarily. Should I or just wait a while? Lid/TB/LS6/LTs/ORY/Catback, will definately be doing a cam this fall and its possible N20 sometime after the new year. If I change them and keep a N/A setup for a while what should I get?
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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Since your gonna have easy access i would go ahead and change them, alot of people are using the ngk's. Heard good comments about them, And there a cooler plug so if you go with spray you wont have too worry about it.
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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I say go ahead and change them. Im a AC Delco man myself, awesome plugs !!
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 01:54 AM
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I just picked up ngk tr6ix
n2o safe and last a long time
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 02:25 AM
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Since your gonna have easy access i would go ahead and change them, alot of people are using the ngk's. Heard good comments about them, And there a cooler plug so if you go with spray you wont have too worry about it.
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They are a pain in the *** to do with the any manifold or header in there since youve got the access go ahead.
NGK's and a good set of MSD 8.5's
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 03:13 AM
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do it, but after long tubes plug changes got much easier. so dont be afraid to do it afterwards either if you need to.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 05:31 AM
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I guess if you dont have the money now to do it, it will be fine to do later with the lt's just still a **** load easier with nothing there just dont go breaking them off in the engine then you fcked
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 12:09 AM
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Im having the headers installed professionally so Im pretty sure they wont break the plugs but im sure it happens. I guess NGK is getting the best vote. What model number is best? ive seen a few.. I dont really want to put money into the MSD 8.5s being as im spending like 2k on everything else. I will come back and do them later i guess.
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Originally Posted by 11secondhorse
My car is about to turn 40k and im am having my LTs installed soon. I was thinking of replacing the plugs since they will be freed up temporarily. Should I or just wait a while? Lid/TB/LS6/LTs/ORY/Catback, will definately be doing a cam this fall and its possible N20 sometime after the new year. If I change them and keep a N/A setup for a while what should I get?

i jsut bought LTs. getting them on in abour 2 weeks. also bought MSD wires with NGK TR55's gapped at .055.
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 10:38 PM
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I have NGK TR55's and Taylor Thundervolt 10.5mm wires. Couldn't be happier with them.
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I opted for NGK 55s and they are sitting at the shop waiting yaaay..
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 06:15 AM
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taylor wires and Delco Iridium plugs...........
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 10:45 PM
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my car has 76k on it and im pretty sure never had plugs or wires changed on it. when i had the header put on. the part of the plugs sticking out didt not look prestine

what can i can from getting new performance plugs/wires?
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do it while all that **** isnt in your way
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