Ngk Tr55 Vs Otherd
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Ngk Tr55 Vs Otherd The Vast Majority Of People On This Forum Swear By Ngk Tr55 Plugs.
My 2001 Ss Came With Denso Ptj16r15. I Think They Are The Double
Platnum.at Approx. 30000 Miles I Switched To The Tr55's.although I
Never Dynoed The Car With The Tr's, I Never Felt They Were As Good As The Denso's. At This Point Approx.65000 Miles The Original Plugs Look Better Then The Tr's. A Long Way To Get To My Question.
Does Any One Have Any True Data Or Empirical Proof That The Tr's Are Better? Or Is It They Are Cheap Which Seems To Be The Biggest Response. I'm Changing Them This Weekend. At This Point I'm Leaning To Denso Again.
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My 2001 Ss Came With Denso Ptj16r15. I Think They Are The Double
Platnum.at Approx. 30000 Miles I Switched To The Tr55's.although I
Never Dynoed The Car With The Tr's, I Never Felt They Were As Good As The Denso's. At This Point Approx.65000 Miles The Original Plugs Look Better Then The Tr's. A Long Way To Get To My Question.
Does Any One Have Any True Data Or Empirical Proof That The Tr's Are Better? Or Is It They Are Cheap Which Seems To Be The Biggest Response. I'm Changing Them This Weekend. At This Point I'm Leaning To Denso Again.
Sorry About The Long Post And The Capitols
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I use the Tr55s in everything. I also change plugs every 15K in the trucks and every 1-2 track visits in the Camaro.
The issue with the platinum plugs is that the ring blows off quickly at high RPM. This makes them no better than a standard plug and there is now a little platinum ring that need to float through the engine.
The issue with the platinum plugs is that the ring blows off quickly at high RPM. This makes them no better than a standard plug and there is now a little platinum ring that need to float through the engine.
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As I Expected. No One Really Has Any True Proof About The Tr55's. One Person Says It And The Rest Swear By It.
And if you're interested in "proving" anything I just said, go price some plugs.
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I Never Said Iridiums I Dont Know Where That Ame From. I Said The Stock Denso That Came In My Car. Ptj16r15
They Werent Iridiums.
What I Wanted And Sill Want But Doesn't Seem To Be Available Is The
Following.
Empirical Proof That The Tr55's Are Better.
You Seemed To Prove My Point By Mentioning Money As The Main Reason To Purchase Ngk's.
They Werent Iridiums.
What I Wanted And Sill Want But Doesn't Seem To Be Available Is The
Following.
Empirical Proof That The Tr55's Are Better.
You Seemed To Prove My Point By Mentioning Money As The Main Reason To Purchase Ngk's.
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Buy what floats your boat. I run the NGK plugs cause they are cheap, they work, and I change plugs in street driven vehicles ever 15K. In the Camaro I change them ever 10 miles or less.
Show ne ANY plug with emperical proof that ir is better than any other. They are maintenance items like washer fluid if ya ask me.
Show ne ANY plug with emperical proof that ir is better than any other. They are maintenance items like washer fluid if ya ask me.
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I Only Asked A Question. I Know What Every Body Writes On This
And Other Forums.
I Only Wanted To Know If Any One Had Done Testing Of One Against
The Other. As It Happens I Did'nt Think So. That Doesnt Mean I Wanted
To Be Correct. I Was Hoping To Learn And Be Informed. Not Here Not Now I Guess.
By The Way The Spelling Is Empirical
And Other Forums.
I Only Wanted To Know If Any One Had Done Testing Of One Against
The Other. As It Happens I Did'nt Think So. That Doesnt Mean I Wanted
To Be Correct. I Was Hoping To Learn And Be Informed. Not Here Not Now I Guess.
By The Way The Spelling Is Empirical
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Not trying to be an *** or perfect at the keyboard. But, It's a spark plug.
Again, throwing about a 1.50 each in the trash, after I look at them, is a lot easier than 5.00+.
And, yeah there is a lot of heard mentality on the internet. Ultimately it's up to you as to what you use for plugs, NGKs are cheap and easy to get.
Nuff said? Good luck with whatever you use.
Again, throwing about a 1.50 each in the trash, after I look at them, is a lot easier than 5.00+.
And, yeah there is a lot of heard mentality on the internet. Ultimately it's up to you as to what you use for plugs, NGKs are cheap and easy to get.
Nuff said? Good luck with whatever you use.
Originally Posted by STEELMAN
I Never Said Iridiums I Dont Know Where That Ame From. I Said The Stock Denso That Came In My Car. Ptj16r15
They Werent Iridiums.
What I Wanted And Sill Want But Doesn't Seem To Be Available Is The
Following.
Empirical Proof That The Tr55's Are Better.
You Seemed To Prove My Point By Mentioning Money As The Main Reason To Purchase Ngk's.
They Werent Iridiums.
What I Wanted And Sill Want But Doesn't Seem To Be Available Is The
Following.
Empirical Proof That The Tr55's Are Better.
You Seemed To Prove My Point By Mentioning Money As The Main Reason To Purchase Ngk's.
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Originally Posted by STEELMAN
I Only Asked A Question. I Know What Every Body Writes On This
And Other Forums.
I Only Wanted To Know If Any One Had Done Testing Of One Against
The Other. As It Happens I Did'nt Think So. That Doesnt Mean I Wanted
To Be Correct. I Was Hoping To Learn And Be Informed. Not Here Not Now I Guess.
By The Way The Spelling Is Empirical
And Other Forums.
I Only Wanted To Know If Any One Had Done Testing Of One Against
The Other. As It Happens I Did'nt Think So. That Doesnt Mean I Wanted
To Be Correct. I Was Hoping To Learn And Be Informed. Not Here Not Now I Guess.
By The Way The Spelling Is Empirical
As for your question, I've logged fewer misfires on a-tap (my scanner) using NGK TR55s gapped at .055" than the stock platinum plugs. That's the only proof I have.
Originally Posted by STEELMAN
As I Expected. No One Really Has Any True Proof About The Tr55's. One Person Says It And The Rest Swear By It.
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staringback 05 i took your suggestion and went with the ac delco iridiums.
i also decided to put the original wires back on.i took off the msd 8.5's.
rpmws6 did the capitols really bother you that much? i apoligized about them in
my first post. again i was looking for test results not opinions! you act like wanting
proof or test results is a bad thing.
i also decided to put the original wires back on.i took off the msd 8.5's.
rpmws6 did the capitols really bother you that much? i apoligized about them in
my first post. again i was looking for test results not opinions! you act like wanting
proof or test results is a bad thing.
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Originally Posted by STEELMAN
rpmws6 did the capitols really bother you that much? i apoligized about them in
my first post. again i was looking for test results not opinions! you act like wanting
proof or test results is a bad thing.
my first post. again i was looking for test results not opinions! you act like wanting
proof or test results is a bad thing.
Running misfire logs (with a-tap), the stock platinums produced more random misfires than the NGK TR55s, all else being equal (even as the NGKs aged, they still ran better). However, I have not tested the ac delco iridiums.
Not sure what else to tell you. I can't speak about a direct dyno comparison, but that doesn't make the results any less valid......
