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Best spark plugs?
What do ya'll think I should get?

I used to have "Bosch Platinum +4" in my Trans Am. I loved them.

Is there a better plug than this to get?



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Denso plugs : IK20 iridium
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Got any stats on them? where can i get em? how much do they cost?
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Denso plugs : IK20 iridium [hr]
ditto what platinum says, only heard compliments about those!!!!


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I was just reading about them in a post also in other products forum and people say that on a dyno with denso that they lost 2-3 hp.
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I was just reading about them in a post also in other products forum and people say that on a dyno with denso that they lost 2-3 hp.[hr]
humm can you post a link to this???

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I was just reading about them in a post also in other products forum and people say that on a dyno with denso that they lost 2-3 hp.[hr]
That's hogwash. Do a search on them on this site and see how many have them and how they like them. They run much smoother than the OE with nary a miss all through the rev range.

You can find them on ebay or at tornactive.com or most anywhere it you go look.
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get those and the plasmabooster coil gizmos and you'll have one hell of an ignition
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get those and the plasmabooster coil gizmos and you'll have one hell of an ignition[hr]
That's fer shure!
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Tornactive has them for $49.96 with free shipping ($12.49 x 4). Also they've got $5 off online orders right now, so you can get these for less than $45 shipped to your door...cheaper than ebay. I'm considering getting these.
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Is it fairly easy to instal new plugs?

What equipment do I need?



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SPARK PLUG INSTALL DIY
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y are the densos better than the bosch???
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They are IRIDIUM.

And besides, why put German plugs in a Japanese design car?
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I was looking at Tornactive.com to get the plugs. There are 3 choices. IK20, IK22, and IK24(coldest)...........what should i get?



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If you have mods like intake and/or exhaust, get the IK20. That's what most are getting. The numbers are different heat ranges. IK20 seems to be the one for our cars.

One reason we think Iridium is better is because it is a premium plug. Civic's already come with platinum plugs, so I can't see changing to just another brand of platinums like Bosch or NGK. Some Civics came stock with NGK platinum or Denso platinum. It apearrs that the Denso Iridium is one step better than those.

When I took out my stock plugs they were Denso platinum. Others have said theirs were NGK.
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Anybody have any info on the NGK iridiums? I can get them at my local Canadian Tire store for $20/pair......
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what if im using nitrous???
what´s the best spark plug for nitrous....

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Zex or NGK
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get the ngk iridiums

ngk has always been the way to go
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why? My Civic had Denso platinums from the factory. My Lexus has Denso from the factory. Why change?
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