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Old October-21st-2002 | 10:06 PM
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sparkplugs

exactly what does it improve to get like platinum spark plugs? ive heard it helps acceleration, but i wasnt sure. what do they do to improve? and what is the best kind?
Old October-21st-2002 | 10:22 PM
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stick with the oem's (i like the oems ) unless like john said, you're going FI or n2o. stock vehicles do not require a better plug unless you're misfiring for some reason.
Old October-22nd-2002 | 05:37 PM
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ok, thanks for the responses, very helpful, and i have just decided to go with no signiture, just for the hell of it
Old October-23rd-2002 | 01:18 PM
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ok the only difference with platinum plugs is supposedly you get a bigger hotter spark, which will give a better burn of the Air/Fuel mixture... It really won't help in the horsepower area, but you will get a little better gas mileage..
Old October-25th-2002 | 10:07 PM
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Response to plugs

I have a 95 Protege ES and I bought NGK V-power plugs for them at Pep Boys figuring that it will be better than Bosch platinums which were already when I bought the car at a used-car dealer... I installed the NGKs and I lost my pep. It made my car quiet but lost torque. It did not kick in until after 3500 RPM. It was still slow in pick up. So I immediately replaced it back with the Bosch platinums and got my torque back... Just so you know.

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