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Mar 12, 2003

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Spark plug question

What kind of spark plugs do you guys reccomend?

Mar 12, 2003

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go with the double platnium from napa the ones that meet the OEM specs, although these are like stock, if you want you can go with aftermarket plugs which " spark harder, quicker" whatever

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So what it the advantage (if any) of after market spark plugs. I have heard they give betere HP. Is that true.

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What about gapping size. I have heard people on here claim that .030 is the best, but honda says nothing below .040

So what is it?

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I've got NGK and they are great, only bad thing is that the idle shakes alittle sometimes, great plug tho!!!

Mar 12, 2003

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get denso iradiums. they give the most hp gain. and they are fairly cheap, i think for a set they are only $50

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If you are going to change the plugs yourself, I highly reccommend buying some spark plug anti sieze kit.

If running N20...ZEX plugs are great!...only $22 bucks shipped.

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Whats an anti sieze kit? I thought I you needed was a spark plug socket?

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when i did mine all i had was a gapper and the socket, what s this anti-sieze thing?[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]

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Whats an anti sieze kit? I thought I you needed was a spark plug socket?[hr]

The anti-sieze kit he is refering to is nothing more than anti -sieze compound. It is a type of grease that doesn't let your plug's threads get stuck after time. It is not required but I do it on mine. You can buy one time use packets at Pep Boys for like $0.99.

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I've got NGK and they are great, only bad thing is that the idle shakes alittle sometimes, great plug tho!!!

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My stock plugs do that. Are there any that eliminate it? Densos maybe?

The grease is called dielectric grease I believe. It conducts electricity.

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you only want to apply the dielectric grease to where the plug meets the wires, not where the plug meets the block.

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whooa....I am confused. All I thought you need was a socket wrench and here you guys are talking about all this anti sieze kit and dialectric grease and all. I was going to install some plugs soon. annnd like always, I want to do everything RIGHT. So, is this stuff necessary and how much do I apply (if this is a universal product), or is their "directions" ???

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Yeah when you guys say HorsePower gains with aftermarket sparkplugs? Realistically, what difference have you felt? Better response on the gas pedal? I am curious? Thanks[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]