mazgirl235
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My car is about the reach 30k and the manual says to replace the spark plugs amongst doing other things. I was wondering what spark plugs y'all suggest.
Spark Plug Question
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just get the stock spec NGK or Denso plugs, the model numbers should be in your manual, or most parts stores can look it up for you
extended reach don't really do much for you, and neither do the iridium or platinum varients
save your money for better performance tweaks
extended reach don't really do much for you, and neither do the iridium or platinum varients
save your money for better performance tweaks
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stock NGK's till i die
mazgirl235
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I used to live in Fort Walton Beach. Do you know any of the minitruckers done there? I lived behind the WalMart off of Beal Pkwy. Just wondering if possibly I knew you.SkinnyJoint said:
Boston5761
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mazgirl how long you been in kennesaw?
SilverProtege5
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Stock NGK's is what I use they work just as well I think (and their cheaper too).
mazgirl235
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I was born and raised in Kennesaw. I've only lived away from Kennesaw for maybe a year.
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mazgirl235 said:
saweet come back and hang out somtime lol. i dont really know what u mean by minitruckers so maybe elaborate a lil bit, i live right past hurlburt off 98 im stationed at eglin though
mazdatuner
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spark plugs and wires
obx spark plugs are the best i have them on my 03 mazda protege 5 2.0l
they work great as for the wires i just ordered the sparko setup will see if it works.
obx spark plugs are the best i have them on my 03 mazda protege 5 2.0l
they work great as for the wires i just ordered the sparko setup will see if it works.
mazgirl235
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I know exactly where 98 is. I had a lot of friends who were stationed at eglin. My son's father lives in Fort Walton Beach; I haven't been down there since we broke up. Minitruckers are guys who drive trucks who have airbag suspension and body work done like shaved doorhandles. Minitrucks are all of the smaller trucks like S10s, Rangers, Mazda B2000 series, and Nissan hardbodys.SkinnyJoint said:
mazdatuner
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whats wrong with obx plugs and what about the sparko spark plug wires do they work?
My suggestion would be to go buy and install platinum plugs, bosch is what is in my P5, any brand will do.
My reason: Platinum is NOT a performance enhancer in fact no spark plug will ever enhance performance, they can just be tailored to operating conditions. The BENEFIT of platinum is that they will last five times longer than other plugs, so you change them way less and the lifetime cost is lower than conventional plugs. This means regular single electrode platinum plugs, those +4 plugs are bulls***, the spark only arcs to one electrode at a time.
As far as long reach plugs and high octane gas, well you are wasting your money. Your octane won't increase power as you are doing nothing to change your compression ratio and I know the plug protrudes a little into the chamber but that won't increase compression enough to neccesitate mid octane gasoline.
My reason: Platinum is NOT a performance enhancer in fact no spark plug will ever enhance performance, they can just be tailored to operating conditions. The BENEFIT of platinum is that they will last five times longer than other plugs, so you change them way less and the lifetime cost is lower than conventional plugs. This means regular single electrode platinum plugs, those +4 plugs are bulls***, the spark only arcs to one electrode at a time.
As far as long reach plugs and high octane gas, well you are wasting your money. Your octane won't increase power as you are doing nothing to change your compression ratio and I know the plug protrudes a little into the chamber but that won't increase compression enough to neccesitate mid octane gasoline.
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richashley
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Plugs
I vote for the projected nose plugs. They are fine with 87 octane and make a small but notieable difference. I just used the standard copper plugs because they are inexpensive and the plugs are so easy to change...why spend the extra for platinum, etc.
I vote for the projected nose plugs. They are fine with 87 octane and make a small but notieable difference. I just used the standard copper plugs because they are inexpensive and the plugs are so easy to change...why spend the extra for platinum, etc.
mazdatuner
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obx plugs work fine go with the sparko plug wires it gave me about 4 hp and better reaction time all i have is cold air intake exaust and obx headers without the plugs and plug wires my 03 p5 dyno at 118.5hp to the wheels 122.7hp after.
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