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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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Unhappy Piston hit spark plug?

I have a 2001 Camaro Z28 with the LS1, it has long tubes, stall, MSD Coils, NGK TR6's, and TNT 100 HP wet shot of NOS. I have been spraying it at the track for about 2-3 months now and recently the number 1 spark plug electrode was bent and touching the firing tip on my TR6's. It ground out and caused a no 1 misfire code. I replaced it with an AC Delco Irridium plug and it's been fine since then. Any ideas on how this could have happened? Thanks. -Tom.
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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i help my friend change all his out 2 of them was missing an electrode and one was completely closed. im not a nitrous person but wouldnt the extreme heat do that to it?
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 11:56 AM
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odd... NOS usually causes the floor boards to fall out

But yea... not enough fuel w/the N20 or too much timing... resulting in boom boom boom inside the cylinder likely caused it...
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odd... NOS usually causes the floor boards to fall out

But yea... not enough fuel w/the N20 or too much timing... resulting in boom boom boom inside the cylinder likely caused it...

LOL
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Old Aug 1, 2007 | 01:02 PM
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it wasn't knocked off, it was slowly burned off
fix that tune muy pronto!
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