DIY: Spark Plug Install
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LOL
I don't give a damn what anybody says, my Civic ran smoother after I put in the Iridium plugs. There is no doubt in my mind that they work better than the platinum plugs that come in the oem in the car.
I don't give a damn what anybody says, my Civic ran smoother after I put in the Iridium plugs. There is no doubt in my mind that they work better than the platinum plugs that come in the oem in the car.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by wonderz
since we are on the subject of spark plugs, will silver have more electrical and thermal conductivity than platinum and iridium?
since we are on the subject of spark plugs, will silver have more electrical and thermal conductivity than platinum and iridium?
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Rep Power: 0 By the way. I traded for a Lexus IS 300 and it comes standard with Iridium plugs. So I would have to say that if they are good enough for Lexus, they certainly ought to be good enough for a Civic.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by dj pyrotechnics
lol Kairi... a few of the things he said kinda sounded like it, but you pointed out a whole lot more than i noticed!
lol Kairi... a few of the things he said kinda sounded like it, but you pointed out a whole lot more than i noticed! 
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by Bellz
First of all, I don't have a VTEC motor. I have the DX.
Secondly, who cares? The same argument can be said for 90% of the things we do to our cars. Did you REALLY need a body kit? Probably not. Did you REALLY need to swap a Type-S motor? naahh.
The point here is we like working on the car and personalizing it. Go take a chill pill.
First of all, I don't have a VTEC motor. I have the DX.
Secondly, who cares? The same argument can be said for 90% of the things we do to our cars. Did you REALLY need a body kit? Probably not. Did you REALLY need to swap a Type-S motor? naahh.
The point here is we like working on the car and personalizing it. Go take a chill pill.
I was just giving out my observation and trying to save you a couple bucks, thats it. Last edited by solar; May 23, 2003 at 08:27 AM.
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Rep Power: 0 No, but the temperature of my car is higher than it used to be....i mean b4 it was like at the bottom line and it performed well....but now it's right on the middle line now..I want it to be cooled down like before..how would I be able to make the engine go cooler?
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what bothers me here, is the two prices i have seen, 52 and 48, holy crap, i paid 15 bux for my NGK and they aint stock in any form, and thats 15 bux and in the motor
DUDES
PLEASE HELP ME..
every time i read a thread about spark plugs...i got confused..
NGK IRIDIUM IX
OR
DENSO IRIDIUM
????
damnnnnnn...so hard to decideeeeee...which one is better?
platinum is definitely out of my way..
GREAT GREAT DIY. IM GOING TO CHANGE MY OWN PLUGS. HAHHAHAHA
anyway, why didn't you use a torque wrench????
PLEASE HELP ME..
every time i read a thread about spark plugs...i got confused..
NGK IRIDIUM IX
OR
DENSO IRIDIUM
????
damnnnnnn...so hard to decideeeeee...which one is better?
platinum is definitely out of my way..
GREAT GREAT DIY. IM GOING TO CHANGE MY OWN PLUGS. HAHHAHAHA
anyway, why didn't you use a torque wrench????
Originally posted by Bartkat
I like the Densos.
You don't need a torque wrench because you tighten the plug till it stops and then just give it 3/4 turn to seat it.
I like the Densos.
You don't need a torque wrench because you tighten the plug till it stops and then just give it 3/4 turn to seat it.
no experience that is....i'll stick with torque wrench...hahaha...gonna borrow it from my uncle...
damn....now u said denso....but some people say NGK's better..
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Rep Power: 811 Everyone has told me hondas like NGK. That's what two dealership tech guys have also told me. And the stock plugs are duoble platinum, which technically are better than iridium because both electrodes are platinum. With iridium, one is nickel. Iridiums are still good plugs, though. Buy a torque wrench so you don't mess up your engine like I probably did.
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Rep Power: 0 Denso was the first one to come out with irridium and my car had Denso platinum for stock. Get a set of one or the other and if you don't like them, get the others. It's not that big of a deal.
huwa..
damn, now there's a debate...... NGK or DENSO in my heart.....
hmmmmmm..
anyway, gearbox...u said we got double platinum?? man...since when? is this true?
NGK....DENSO....NGK....DENSO....NGK....DENSO....NG K....DENSO....NGK....DENSO....
arhhhhhh...
damn, now there's a debate...... NGK or DENSO in my heart.....
hmmmmmm..
anyway, gearbox...u said we got double platinum?? man...since when? is this true?
NGK....DENSO....NGK....DENSO....NGK....DENSO....NG K....DENSO....NGK....DENSO....
arhhhhhh...
Originally posted by draganjr
i am going back to stock platinum because the iridium seems to make the car not run all that good (hard to explain)! Stick with stock!
i am going back to stock platinum because the iridium seems to make the car not run all that good (hard to explain)! Stick with stock!
stock's plugs are not that bad at all.....they're platinum too...
but i think i'll go with iridium.....
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Rep Power: 0 I've heard of the Plus 4's little tips breaking off and going into the motor. I don't know if it's a myth but it could happen. Other than that I like those plugs, they make some cars rip.
P.S. I have Denso's!
P.S. I have Denso's!
