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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 06:27 PM
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I have a stock ls1 Camaro. all I am going to running is shorty headers. cold air intake and flowmaster exhaust. maybe some time down the road larger throttle body and different gear ratio. I bought 8.5 mm msd ignition wires and autolite rapid fire plugs. should I get the ngk t55 or the rapidfire just fine??
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 09:30 PM
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Ngk tr55
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 10:27 PM
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Went TR55 gapped at 0.045 (per John at TSP) for my bolt-on LS1 and no complaints. Will only change them when I spray in about a year.
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I like the ngk also. Just curious has anybody ever run the autolites? I now my turbobuick loved autolites. I would like to try them in a ls1.
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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 03:30 PM
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NGK TR55 is what I'm running on my heads/cam WS6. No complaints here.
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Im a NGK fan my self.
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NGK ftw! Tr55.
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autolites are easier to read the plugs...
NGK you have to get it hot enough to burn off the coating before you can read the plugs.

both work well
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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by tin_ss
I have a stock ls1 Camaro. all I am going to running is shorty headers. cold air intake and flowmaster exhaust. maybe some time down the road larger throttle body and different gear ratio. I bought 8.5 mm msd ignition wires and autolite rapid fire plugs. should I get the ngk t55 or the rapidfire just fine??
NGK will work fine.
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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 09:28 AM
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I have heard people having issues with the NGK's. I personally have used both and although I have never had a problem with NGK's, I prefer Autolites.
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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 11:05 AM
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Plain old standard Autolite 103's here in my motor
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Originally Posted by sabersaw30
I like the ngk also. Just curious has anybody ever run the autolites? I now my turbobuick loved autolites. I would like to try them in a ls1.
Autolite's are all I run in my motor. I have seen enough NGK's in a bucket that were replaced with Autolite's to sway me from spending the extra money on them. I have never had a single issue with a Autolite plug.
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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 03:24 PM
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For those of you running the NGK plugs: How is the corrosion on the shell doing?

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Old Jun 29, 2013 | 11:40 AM
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well im running the autolites 606 plugs love them so far,,
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I've always ran NGK plugs and they have been good.
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Old Jun 29, 2013 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by sabersaw30
I like the ngk also. Just curious has anybody ever run the autolites? I now my turbobuick loved autolites. I would like to try them in a ls1.
I have a 2001 5.3 and I carbed it I am running autolite platinum got about 5000 miles on them and runs great just pulled one just to see looks perfect
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Originally Posted by Pumba
For those of you running the NGK plugs: How is the corrosion on the shell doing?

Ive never had that issue.
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Originally Posted by BIG_MIKE2005
Autolite's are all I run in my motor. I have seen enough NGK's in a bucket that were replaced with Autolite's to sway me from spending the extra money on them. I have never had a single issue with a Autolite plug.
What autolite plug would match a ngk tr6? My car does not like the tr55. I will try some autolites.
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Originally Posted by sabersaw30
What autolite plug would match a ngk tr6? My car does not like the tr55. I will try some autolites.
If your running N/A like I am I'd just run the Autolite 103's. They are cheap & have never failed me. I know alot of other people who also swear by them & will only run Autolite. they don't get the publicity like NGK, but they perform which is all that matters.
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