Spark Plugs And Wires???

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Mar 18, 2005 | 07:36 AM

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Spark Plugs And Wires???

Im in the market for plugs and wires what is good? and some prices? and whats a good ignition box or coil for the LS1

Mar 18, 2005 | 07:43 AM

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Msd had new coils that have multi spark but $75 a pop

I like the ultra 40 I'm thinking about getting them but $110

Mar 18, 2005 | 07:46 AM

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Plugs-NGK TR55's N/a.......TR6 Nitrous
Wires-any aftermarket
Coils-Stockh

Mar 18, 2005 | 08:06 AM

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Are you having missfire problems? How many miles on your car? Wires and "hot" coil for "performance" is pretty much old school ... they only need replacing on an LS1 if they are bad. Plugs maybe at 40-50k if they've never been changed - but a lot of guys go a lot higher than that.

Mar 18, 2005 | 08:12 AM

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Im not having any probs just looking for performance i only have 30,000 miles one stock stuff.

Mar 18, 2005 | 08:14 AM

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you're stock stuff is fine then. May wanna change plugs just to get some clean nice ones in there.

Mar 18, 2005 | 08:30 AM

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If the engine is all stock, I would leave the stock plugs and spend the money else where.
Stock platnium plugs are good for about 100,000 miles.

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Mar 18, 2005 | 11:59 AM

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most of them aren't. Upon replacement way before 100k miles most of them have lost the platinum disks.

Can you look at these and know this? Platinum plus dont show wear like regular plugs do, so how do you know when they are worn out?

Mar 18, 2005 | 12:05 PM

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The stock plugs have little disks of Platinum on the electrod. I took mine out at 6k miles and 4 of them lost the the disk. The gage was 50 on the ones with the disk, 70 on the ones without. Change the plugs and use anit-seaze when u put it back together. It is bad because the head is AL and the plug is not.

Mar 18, 2005 | 12:19 PM

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I have seen this a few times, but not on half the plugs in one engine. I would say most of the plugs I've changed have been over 90k.

Mar 18, 2005 | 12:28 PM

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where can you get the NGK TR55's? Local parts stores or where?

Mar 18, 2005 | 01:04 PM

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Order them from Advance Auto Parts. Don't waste money on wires unless you have misfires or white chalky marks on them. I like my Taylor Thundervolts very well.