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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 06:34 AM
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i leave my tr55's at the gap they come at, which is around .050-.055
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul57
Here is a platinum TR55...
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/NGK-3403/
They are less than 1/2 the price of Iridiums.
thanks
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 09:12 AM
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im suprised you guys discussing spray havent mention the br7ef plug.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 11:19 AM
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I used to run TR6's till my tuner told me, he had seen more problems with NGK's then all other plugs he had tried combined. Now I run Delco's. It's all a matter of preference. But I will say that I always seemed to have a more noticeable low idle misfire with the NGK's then I do now running Delco's.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by MPFD
I used to run TR6's till my tuner told me, he had seen more problems with NGK's then all other plugs he had tried combined. Now I run Delco's. It's all a matter of preference. But I will say that I always seemed to have a more noticeable low idle misfire with the NGK's then I do now running Delco's.
i think its pretty cool to see something different like your truck done on here. If you dont mind me asking what kind of numbers are you making with it?
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 11:35 AM
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I am actualy changing the plugs (stock Delco's) because of a low idle misfire and I think swaping the plugs is a good place to start. The car has 36k on it. I have read posts on here where people complain of the delco plugs burning off their "pucks" or irridum tips.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by alamantia
I am actualy changing the plugs (stock Delco's) because of a low idle misfire and I think swaping the plugs is a good place to start. The car has 36k on it. I have read posts on here where people complain of the delco plugs burning off their "pucks" or irridum tips.
I ran delcos for over 10k miles before i put on spray and never had a single problem with them.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by b_evans06
what is the recommended gap setting for these plugs? Motor will be a carbed ls engine with cam and bolt ons.
I've got TR6s in my H/C carb'd motor and they are gapped at .038
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Originally Posted by blk99sleekbeak
no problem


i hope i didnt come off as a smart ***.Alot of people run tr6's and have no problems.its just a good measure of caution to run a non projected tip plug with spray.That link that was posted is a goldmine of info.read it.you will be glad you did.I know i sure was



And OP, like it was already stated if your not spraying then dont worry about any of this and go get yourself some TR55's.
Did a lot of reading last night and I am going to try none projected I think some 7's since it gets hot as hell where am from in the summer and see how much more timing I can gain.

Thanks

OP didn't mean to hijack the thread.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 02*C5

OP didn't mean to hijack the thread.
dont care... thats what forums are for
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 04:50 PM
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I havent ever had any issues with NGK.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by miller456
im suprised you guys discussing spray havent mention the br7ef plug.
I put those in my car last week before I sprayed it for the first time. Did some reading before I even thought about spraying the car and those plugs seemed to be one of the best choices. Haven't noticed much of a difference running the br7ef plug from the TR55's I was running before. Might idle a little rougher and surge a little more than it did before, but my tune needs to be tweaked some more.
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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i have the round sparky kind, they work pretty well.
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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How long TR5 or TR6 will last?
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by alamantia
cars stock, I read about E3 plugs, is that a gimmik?

http://www.e3sparkplugs.com/
waste of money.
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 02*C5
I don't know because right now out of the 300+ members 10% of the cars that are part of our car club run juice to include myself. We are all using tr6's and to date no issues. But then again I could be wrong.
does that make it right?
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by kmracer
waste of money.
What makes you so sure? Has anyone tried these? On horsepower TV not long ago I saw them install e3s in an ls1 and gain like 8 HP on an engine dyno, anyone else see that episode? I swear I'm not bs'ing
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by xricer
What makes you so sure? Has anyone tried these? On horsepower TV not long ago I saw them install e3s in an ls1 and gain like 8 HP on an engine dyno, anyone else see that episode? I swear I'm not bs'ing
They gained 8 hp probably because the motor needed a tuneup anyway.


As far as plug choice, motor only use thr tr55's or a tr6.
If you are spraying you are going to want to use a non-projected tip regardless of what you hear. You can use a tr6 and it will run but is it right?

It will run ok even with the non-projected tip just a lil rougher on cold mornings but it will be ok once it warms up.

For anybody that plans on running spray you should go into the nitrous section and ask questions. Don't be like I did and blow your motor up first then ask questions later.
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 09:26 PM
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+1,999,999,999,999,999,999 on the TR55 plugs. My car does just fine with them. Change them out every 15k and never had a problem.
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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I use the TR55's gapped .050" seem do just fine.
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