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#42748 - 05/16/07 02:27 PM plugs?
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my 03 gtp has 60 k on the clock, and i was wondering if i should change my plugs? and if so, what should i use? i think autolite 104's are popular around here, but im just looking for exact-double platinum, etc...
hopefully shes not totalled, but ill find out today and let everyone know
-dan
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#42749 - 05/16/07 02:30 PM Re: plugs?
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Im running at 84k right now. And i hav yet to change my plugs.
Stills runs fine.
But ive been thinkng about doing so myself.
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#42750 - 05/17/07 12:55 PM Re: plugs?
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yea, it runs good...my friend just changed his at 80 k and put in 104's and noticed a HUGE difference...he did wires too though..
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#42751 - 05/17/07 02:49 PM Re: plugs?
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Always change wires with plugs, unless you're running coppers and have to gap them every 15k. The wires degrade over time and increase in resistance, losing spark strength.
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#42752 - 05/17/07 05:37 PM Re: plugs?
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so i should get wires too? i wasnt trying to spend all that much, considering i have to pay for all the stuff i broke when i crashed, but we'll see what happens
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#42753 - 05/17/07 05:38 PM Re: plugs?
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whats the difference between the 104's and 103's? which should i use with my mods?
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#42754 - 05/17/07 05:43 PM Re: plugs?
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For your case I would go with 605's. You're pretty lightly modded and there's no reason to go with a really cold plug with just your mods. IIRC, 605's are 1 heat range colder than stock. 104s are two, 103's are three ranges colder.
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#42755 - 05/17/07 05:44 PM Re: plugs?
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103s are one heat range cooler than the 104s. For you I would say 104s or even one less heat range then that.
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#42756 - 05/18/07 01:00 PM Re: plugs?
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wats the advantage/disadvantage to colder plugs? will i have problems running 104's?
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#42757 - 05/18/07 02:50 PM Re: plugs?
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Cooler plugs help to prevent knock. Iirc Autolite's numbering system is the lower the number the cooler the plug. A lightly modded GTP would benefit from running 104s (copper core need regapped about every 15k) 605s(platinums and gaps last longer)
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#42758 - 05/18/07 05:41 PM Re: plugs?
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o ok...thanks guys!
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#42759 - 05/18/07 07:29 PM Re: plugs?
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605s are copper, as well as stock 606s. Heat range has nothing to do with the material of the center electrode, although a platinum/iridium tip does hold more heat. It has to do with heat retained based on insulator length. Platinum Autolites have an AP prefix, double platinum are APP.
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#42760 - 05/19/07 12:03 PM Re: plugs?
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i just got ap104's...are they ok?
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