WHEN TO MAKE FIRST SPARKPLUG CHANGE
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WHEN TO MAKE FIRST SPARKPLUG CHANGE AT WHAT MILAGE DO MOST PEOPLE CHANGE OUT THE STOCK PLUGS TO NGK'S? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
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Re: WHEN TO MAKE FIRST SPARKPLUG CHANGE As soon as I got my car. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> I pretty much would change mine whenever the car would start to miss at idle.I dont know the mileage though.I am sorry.
Re: WHEN TO MAKE FIRST SPARKPLUG CHANGE The stock plugs SUCK. I pulled mine at 14K and they looked horrible. Anything over 10K and go ahead and throw some fresh NGK's in there. I recommend NGK TR6's gapped at .045 for a bolt on car.
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Re: WHEN TO MAKE FIRST SPARKPLUG CHANGE I need to do my plugs & wires SO bad. I am at 37K miles on stock plugs. I'm a little nervous about doing them myself since I've never done it before. I'm getting much more comfortable under the hood with LS1's though.
Anyone know of any sites with instructions for us dummies? I'm sure it's easy, but it's always nice having directions to fall back on.
Dan
Anyone know of any sites with instructions for us dummies? I'm sure it's easy, but it's always nice having directions to fall back on.
Dan
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Re: WHEN TO MAKE FIRST SPARKPLUG CHANGE Hold on a sec. Just today I pulled one of my NGK TR55 plugs today and it looked OK to me (what should I be looking for?). I have 20K on these plugs. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
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Re: WHEN TO MAKE FIRST SPARKPLUG CHANGE The sooner the better. Changed mine at 11k no two were gapped the same from the factory. Car ran better with TR55's gapped at 55 than with factory platinum NGK's gapped at ~56 to 64
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Re: WHEN TO MAKE FIRST SPARKPLUG CHANGE 35th SS showed me how to change my stock plugs at around 32,000 mi
I don't know diddly about plugs but they didn't look too bad to me. But I sure felt better putting in TR55 NGKs and MSD plug wires <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Try and find a fellow f-body member and see if they can help you. I videotaped it so I wouldn't forget
Thanks Rex!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
<small>[ August 12, 2002, 02:18 AM: Message edited by: MTWallet ]</small>
I don't know diddly about plugs but they didn't look too bad to me. But I sure felt better putting in TR55 NGKs and MSD plug wires <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Try and find a fellow f-body member and see if they can help you. I videotaped it so I wouldn't forget
Thanks Rex!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
<small>[ August 12, 2002, 02:18 AM: Message edited by: MTWallet ]</small>