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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 06:51 PM
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After the header install on my brothers z i installed tr55 gaped at .050 installed new msd wires. When your drive the car normal its fine. when u floor it from a roll or a dead stop the car hesitates.... im lost gona thro a set of AC delcos in and see what happens?
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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After the header install on my brothers z i installed tr55 gaped at .050 installed new msd wires. When your drive the car normal its fine. when u floor it from a roll or a dead stop the car breaks up.... im lost gona thro a set of AC delcos in and see what happens?

Don't be so quick to ditch the TR55's. They are an excellent plug! I'm sure your issues are somewhere else. Maybe you cracked a plug, plug wire not on all the way, etc. etc.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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My guess is the headers have caused a slightly lean condition and the incorrect AF ratio is the problem,if you cracked the porcelin of one of the plugs you would see a misfire code, a tune would definetly help but in the meantime just give it a couple hundred miles of normal driving to get the LT trims in line and see how she does.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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I tried the TR55's and wasn't impressed. Car came with Denso plugs. Went with Denso Irridium. Car runs great.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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I tried the TR55's and wasn't impressed. Car came with Denso plugs. Went with Denso Irridium. Car runs great.
Looking at your sig I see no headers,or NOS which is why most peeps use the TR's. A lot of us that have both swear by the TR's.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ss rally red
Looking at your sig I see no headers,or NOS which is why most peeps use the TR's. A lot of us that have both swear by the TR's.
Tr55's N/A and TR6's N20.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:14 PM
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when i switched to the TR55's at first i almost thought i lost power. but still had original wires. so i went with the msd wires and now its great. i noticed bigger dif going to the msd wires over the tr55's

i was skeptical at first, but ill use TR55's or the TR6 later on..over anything else hands down
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Redneck Z
Don't be so quick to ditch the TR55's. They are an excellent plug! I'm sure your issues are somewhere else. Maybe you cracked a plug, plug wire not on all the way, etc. etc.

did the plugs after the header where on they are not cracked the plug wires are all on i cover all the bascis. i just threw the scanner on it when u got to WOT the car is missen at the #1 and #8 cyl
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ss rally red
My guess is the headers have caused a slightly lean condition and the incorrect AF ratio is the problem,if you cracked the porcelin of one of the plugs you would see a misfire code, a tune would definetly help but in the meantime just give it a couple hundred miles of normal driving to get the LT trims in line and see how she does.
after doing headers on my buddys 98 ta same setup never had a problem
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:24 PM
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I think your having problems elsewhere if your having problems with NGK-TR55's. I have them, along with stock plug wires and the car runs great.
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it wont hurt to give it another look over, i agree with redneck. your problem more than likely lies in a connection. may try pulling each wire off and reinstalling all together.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by black00TA
it wont hurt to give it another look over, i agree with redneck. your problem more than likely lies in a connection. may try pulling each wire off and reinstalling all together.
why whould it only be doing it under load
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 1984camaroz28
did the plugs after the header where on they are not cracked the plug wires are all on i cover all the bascis. i just threw the scanner on it when u got to WOT the car is missen at the #1 and #8 cyl

Rather than scrap the TR55's all together, I'd replace the #1 and #8 plugs and test and replace, if necessary, the accompanying wires.
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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Redneck Z
Rather than scrap the TR55's all together, I'd replace the #1 and #8 plugs and test and replace, if necessary, the accompanying wires.
that what i thing i will do.......... replace thoes 2 plugs and see what happens.... who no's what meat head droped the box at napa
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some questions are asked and answered and this is what "we" get !!!!!!!!!!!



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I agree.
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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 03:09 PM
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replaced them and still feals down but hes runing 89 whould that have any effect
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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by black00TA
when i switched to the TR55's at first i almost thought i lost power. but still had original wires. so i went with the msd wires and now its great. i noticed bigger dif going to the msd wires over the tr55's

i was skeptical at first, but ill use TR55's or the TR6 later on..over anything else hands down
Yeah, when I put the TR55 IX's in I used Taylor Spiro Pros to replace the stock wires. Threw on some 100% Silicone heat shields too, but with coated LT's, it's actually cooler under the hood than it was with the stock exhaust.
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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 1984camaroz28
replaced them and still feals down but hes runing 89 whould that have any effect
Dang, he's cheating himself out of a lot of power, and risking detonation. I run 93, often with octane boost.
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