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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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Hey guys... been doing searches on sparkplugs... are the NGK TR55's still the choice for everyone? I'm a little turned off by the sound of them being cheap and not lasting that long... I'm getting an LT and ORY install done on Monday and might as well switch out the plugs, but after that I really don't want to touch em again for a while as everyone knows what a PITA it is....

what are some other options? I'm not nitrous or FI... just a 118k engine with a few bolt-ons... nothing fancy...

also... what's the gap supposed to be at... i saw numbers ranging from .30 to .70 when I did the search

currentley i've got the silverstone plugs with the nology hotwires
http://www.nology.com/hotwork.html

so far they have been great... but figured i'd try a little something different...
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:28 PM
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wes i have the NGK's and yeah they are good . . . course i don't know why it's a PITA to change the plugs out. i'm sure though more people will chime in but the NGK's have my vote
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 09:42 PM
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thanks KING.... yea I just remember it was an all day job last time me and a buddy did it... wasn't fun
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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I did mine for the first time and it only took about 2.5 hours. I chose the NGK TR55's...and I am happy with them.
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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If you are bolt-on only then yes the TR-55s will be fine
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 11:55 AM
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I run TR55s in mine too
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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I have the Bosch Platinum +4s and they are great! I could tell an improvement from the Denso's I had in there before.
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by camaro_five0
I have the Bosch Platinum +4s and they are great! I could tell an improvement from the Denso's I had in there before.
and see... everyone says those are crap, but I'm not so sure they are... I think a lot of people just kinda jump on the bandwagon and say that without any actual experience... they look good quality...

what i'm worried about with the NGK's is it seems like people change them often... I live in an apartment complex with very little tools and no garage so doing "anything" to my car is a hassle... no matter how big or small the job is...
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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The Bosch +4's are nice, but the only benefit is that if one electroid gets dirty the spark will jump to another. Electricity take the path of least resistance its not jumping around all 4 as many think...
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tr55s.
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 04:36 PM
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Wasrunning the TR55's.. Now i am running TR6's..
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by camaro_five0
I have the Bosch Platinum +4s and they are great! I could tell an improvement from the Denso's I had in there before.
I ran these plugs for about 10 minutes and replaced them with NGK plugs. You can have to Bosch Platinum if you want them. They are brand new and cost me $66.00. All I did with them is test the car out after my header install and replaced them to the NGK's. Not even 2miles on them. Just let me know. My car idled rougher with these plugs thats why I changed them again..
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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My truck had Bosch +4's in it when I bought it and they sucked pond water. Check out AC Delco iridiums.
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Old Oct 21, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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ok well then I guess the Bosches are out of the picture then...
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Old Oct 21, 2007 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Soul TKR
ok well then I guess the Bosches are out of the picture then...
You sure?? I will give you mine!!
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Old Oct 21, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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Unless you live in Germany, stay away from Bosch. TR5 or TR55's for N/A, TR6's for most nitrous setups (if you're doing a really big shot you'll need even colder)
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Old Oct 21, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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i'm using ngk tr6's
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Old Oct 21, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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the tr55 are great plugs if staying n/a,as is the tr6 plugs if you are spraying.the ngk plugs are by far the most popular on here. i run autolites myself with good results but as with everything some people have better results and differences of opinion than others. when you get your lts on changing plugs is fairly easy,i just unplug the coil packs and remove them on my bomb and it is very easy to get to all of them.
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 12:48 AM
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I'm using NGK tr6ix Iridium Plugs
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 12:53 AM
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I wouldnt base them on how long they last. ther 20 a set and there a 20 min change
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