Do these plugs look okay?
Look up a few posts in this thread, you said "I will be switching a colder plug and trying it again", that is where you would be covering up a problem. By covering up meaning you weren't gonna check the motor out,tune out, your oil issues, you just wanted to put plugs in it and go and hope for the best.
Hope that makes better sense. You have an oil problem coming from somewhere, I would check that out before spraying it again, oil will kill it on the bottle very quickly.
Hope that makes better sense. You have an oil problem coming from somewhere, I would check that out before spraying it again, oil will kill it on the bottle very quickly.
nofxrxmxpx,
You need to listen to ATVracer and a few other's on here about nitrous setups. These guys are the fastest with nitrous and know what they are talking about! If I was posting the pics you have, I would definatly be looking for advice from the top guy's and these are the guy's!
You need to listen to ATVracer and a few other's on here about nitrous setups. These guys are the fastest with nitrous and know what they are talking about! If I was posting the pics you have, I would definatly be looking for advice from the top guy's and these are the guy's!
ok cool, so what i gathered so far
TR6 is the wrong plug
I may or may not need pistons and/or piston rings
what plug do you guy's recommend for my setup, and why?
TR6 is the wrong plug
I may or may not need pistons and/or piston rings
what plug do you guy's recommend for my setup, and why?
Last edited by nofxrxmxpx; Jan 13, 2010 at 03:38 PM.
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I would do a leak down test first to see if there is a major problem. Other than that would definitely get a colder plug in there...I'd use the NGK BR7EF Stock #3346. Second like stated above you will need to check the tune and definitely check to see what the timing is at along with the AFR. I would also see if you can find some race gas to use for the next time 104, 106, or 110 octane would do real nice if you can find any of those.
If it was mine I would do this ...
-Comp check, leak down (good chance it is not hurt, we have nipped plugs many times and not hurt the motor)
-clean intake and what ever oil you can from the intake runner on the heads.
-LS6 valley cover to a vented catch can
-breathers on the valve covers
-Have tuner pull 4* of timing out of the tune
-Use a Br7ef plug
-Post up what jets you have in the nitrous kit
No reason you HAVE to run race gas. Shiz been 9.0's on pump gas @ 3500lbs.
But you do HAVE to have a good bit of timing out, the correct plugs and Jetting.
-Comp check, leak down (good chance it is not hurt, we have nipped plugs many times and not hurt the motor)
-clean intake and what ever oil you can from the intake runner on the heads.
-LS6 valley cover to a vented catch can
-breathers on the valve covers
-Have tuner pull 4* of timing out of the tune
-Use a Br7ef plug
-Post up what jets you have in the nitrous kit
No reason you HAVE to run race gas. Shiz been 9.0's on pump gas @ 3500lbs.
But you do HAVE to have a good bit of timing out, the correct plugs and Jetting.
Thanks ATVRacr,
does the ls6 valley cover vent from the front or rear?
also, i am planning on running the GM bow tie valve covers or some similar aftermarket VC, should i drill them and put breathers on?
does the ls6 valley cover vent from the front or rear?
also, i am planning on running the GM bow tie valve covers or some similar aftermarket VC, should i drill them and put breathers on?
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Best thing for nitrous is a vaccume pump.
If you cant get that then you need as much ventalation as you can get.
LS6 vents in front.
Autolites are not the best choice ... if you had burned the straps off of a set of autolites you would be buying a new motor ... NO DOUBT !
Stick with NGK's
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u know whats funny i ran a tr6 and went 10.30's w/ pump gas... how come it worked for me...? at that time cartek h/c with their tune in it...
now im gonna run a br6ef up to a 150 shot then swap to a br7ef on the 2nd stage...
now im gonna run a br6ef up to a 150 shot then swap to a br7ef on the 2nd stage...
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knowing what i know now im running a 3177 up to 125 anything after 125 ill run a br7ef.. even if a br7ef is too cold for that shot i dont care, i have efilive and can tune the car to run on the br7ef as a daily plug if needed
yes on nitrous, that was back in 2002 or 2003 i think... power was 575 at the wheels w/ a TNT 100 shot... trap speed was 132 mph...it ran 106.79 in the 1/8th on that pass...
knowing what i know now im running a 3177 up to 125 anything after 125 ill run a br7ef.. even if a br7ef is too cold for that shot i dont care, i have efilive and can tune the car to run on the br7ef as a daily plug if needed
knowing what i know now im running a 3177 up to 125 anything after 125 ill run a br7ef.. even if a br7ef is too cold for that shot i dont care, i have efilive and can tune the car to run on the br7ef as a daily plug if needed
I ran a TR6 in my car years ago with 150 shot and more without hurting it.
Thing is I didnt know **** back then like most of you now. (Thats not an insult though most of you will take it that way) Now that I have been spraying my car and pushing it to the limit for a few years now I have learned what NOT to do by hurting parts. With that said and what I know now I would not spray my car with a TR6 in it.
Don't use the autolites... They are a "tougher" plug than the NGK's and are harder to burn the strap off of if your tune is off. That will allow them to be torches for longer, possibly causing more damage than the NGK's (they get nipped early if there are problems - ask me how I know 
). The NGK's are also easier for me to read.
). The NGK's are also easier for me to read. yes on nitrous, that was back in 2002 or 2003 i think... power was 575 at the wheels w/ a TNT 100 shot... trap speed was 132 mph...it ran 106.79 in the 1/8th on that pass...
knowing what i know now im running a 3177 up to 125 anything after 125 ill run a br7ef.. even if a br7ef is too cold for that shot i dont care, i have efilive and can tune the car to run on the br7ef as a daily plug if needed
knowing what i know now im running a 3177 up to 125 anything after 125 ill run a br7ef.. even if a br7ef is too cold for that shot i dont care, i have efilive and can tune the car to run on the br7ef as a daily plug if needed
Autolite plugs are good once you have your tuneup figured out.. but to start on them is a bad BAD isdea.
I have in my trailer right now, 15 sets of NGK #10's and 10 sets of autolite ar 3934 (#10 heat range)
I'll start with the NGK's until I have things looking right, then I'll swap to the autolites. I find the autolite plug stays cleaner and you can make a bunch of runs on them before they need changing, but you can't read them for **** as far as the heat on the ground strap goes.... so tuning with them, is a really bad idea.
I have in my trailer right now, 15 sets of NGK #10's and 10 sets of autolite ar 3934 (#10 heat range)
I'll start with the NGK's until I have things looking right, then I'll swap to the autolites. I find the autolite plug stays cleaner and you can make a bunch of runs on them before they need changing, but you can't read them for **** as far as the heat on the ground strap goes.... so tuning with them, is a really bad idea.