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Old May 4, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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I have had my plugs for about 3 years and about 20K last summer i hada cam put in and all that jazz, The engine shakes, but it seems to be shaking more than normal. I also feel a slight loss of power, Think it's time for new plugs?
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Old May 4, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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I replace mine yearly just to prevent them from getting stuck in the head. I'd replace them if I were you. It can't hurt anything, maybe some new wires while you're at it.
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Old May 5, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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I replace mine yearly just to prevent them from getting stuck in the head. I'd replace them if I were you. It can't hurt anything, maybe some new wires while you're at it.
I couldn;t see why wires would go bad, especially MSD's they arn;t as old as the plugs lol i had magnecors but they melted haha. I'll go with the new plugs, anyone know what the part number for NGK TR%% IX plugs are for a 98 SS?
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Old May 7, 2008 | 02:17 PM
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TR55 ir plugs I believe is what you mean........ NGK Part # 7164
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Old May 7, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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TR-55 for copper, TR-5IX (note: not Tr-55ix) for iridium
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Old May 7, 2008 | 02:33 PM
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Could be a bad motor mount that's causing your motor to shake more than normal
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Old May 7, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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go with some prothane motor mounts . about $60 and i think you can get from local auto store . they reduce the amount of vibration and can creat more power by rducing the amount of knowck . as far as plugs the tr 55s are the best for lightly moded engines . rule of thump is about every 100 horsepower go down a colder plug .
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Old May 7, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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whats the difference between tr-5IX and tr55IX?
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Old May 12, 2008 | 01:01 PM
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hmmmm i cant seem to find any info supporting the .40 gap nor can i find TR-5 IX plugs.
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