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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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which is the best kind to get that actually makes somewhat of a difference.
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 02:35 PM
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Denso make an iridium plug thats $12 apeice!
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Brisk makes some for about 80 dlls for a set of 8. Try a search, I posted some pics some time ago. Most people here like the NGK TR55s so you are probably better off sticking to those.
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 05:14 PM
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I got NGK Iridium. Whats up now beotch.
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i switched from OEM plats to ngk tr55's and my gas mileage went to crap. Prob cause its a colder plug (heh, or b/c of the headers) but just wanted to give a caveat.
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I got NGK Iridium. Whats up now beotch.

how much were the NGK iridiums?
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 02:44 AM
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i switched from OEM plats to ngk tr55's and my gas mileage went to crap. Prob cause its a colder plug (heh, or b/c of the headers) but just wanted to give a caveat.

NGK Tr55's are the stock heat range. It's the Tr6's that are one step colder.
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Nothing wrong with stock plugs on mild motors.
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The Back Cover Of Gm High-tech Performance Magazine Recommend Brisk's P/n Gor17lgs Plugs.
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Go with the Denzo Iridium's
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