best spark plugs & your gas mileage
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I was wondering what is the best kind of spark plugs for my 01 z28 for peformance and how much do they cost? Also I was wondering what your gas mileage do you get on your camaro and please specify what motor and what you have done to your camaro? I just got it less than 2 months ago and I have put a SLP Loudmouth Dual Exhaust on it so far. And I got one heck of a deal on my z28 I got it for $10,500 with 49,000 mi. on it and it is in perfect shape! Thanks for all your inputs!
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Your best bet is a plug with the hotter (think stock) heat range and a wider .060" gap (think stock). As long as the plug is clean, there's not going to be much difference between the $1 NGK TR55s or the $8 iridium plugs.
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2013 Corvette Grand Sport A6 LME forged 416, Greg Good ported TFS 255 LS3 heads, 222/242 .629"/.604" 121LSA Pat G blower cam, ARH 1 7/8" headers, ESC Novi 1500 Supercharger w/8 rib direct drive conversion, 747rwhp/709rwtq on 93 octane, 801rwhp/735rwtq on race fuel, 10.1 @ 147.25mph 1/4 mile, 174.7mph Half Mile.
2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
2022 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L A10 S&B CAI, Corsa catback.
2023 Corvette 3LT Z51 soon to be modified.
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I also have the TR6s because I was going to put nitrous on the car...they are gapped at .035". I consistently get 18.5 around town and the best I ever saw on the highway was about 26. My car has headers, cam, intake, exhaust, and no emissions equipment on it. It gets 18-19 every time I fill it.
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Originally Posted by jay_99z
NGK TR55
$1.86 (if I remember right)
27mpg stock
with the 383......I have no clue....but I don't pass too many gas stations.
$1.86 (if I remember right)
27mpg stock
with the 383......I have no clue....but I don't pass too many gas stations.
How in the WORLD do you get 27mpg, lol???
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Up here in the mountains I get 20 - 24 commuting with about 3/4 of that being highway. On road trips I've seen 30 in the winter with no ac and 28-29 with the ac on in the summer. That 6th gear really helps. I have just been putting in tr55s with a .05 - .055 gap and they work fine.
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Originally Posted by Camaro_Guy
Does anyone here use Bosch Platinum +4's in their LS1's? I have them in my '97 RS and they do very well. I'm wondering if they would work well in LS1's as well.
I ran them for a long time (50,000 miles) and they were fine. After switching to TR55's I saw no difference.....except that the 55's were a lot cheaper.Performance was the same.