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Apr 13, 2010 | 05:02 AM

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EPNCSU2006

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I don't know if this holds true for all platinum plugs, but the motorcraft platinums are the same plug as the motorcraft coppers, with the exception of platinum plating on the electrode wear surfaces. Conductivity can't be very much different through a few thousandths of platinum when there's a big gap of much higher resistance fuel and air mix in between the two electrodes.

I'm not saying that platinum plugs are really any better than the standard copper core plugs for our trucks, but if they are bad, it's not because of the conductivity of a thin platinum plating.

Apr 13, 2010 | 08:56 AM

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agreed.

the bosch plats are the ones i know are crap.

1 or 4 prong bosch = crap.

Apr 19, 2010 | 06:40 PM

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I use E3's in my truck and my son's 2000 V6 Mustang. My Colorado picked up 2mpg city and 3mpg highway. My son's Mustang runs considerably better. His mpg's are up and would probably be better if he would keep his foot out of it. I use E3's in my outdoor power equipment too. HorsePower TV did a dyno test and the E3's easily beat standard plugs.

From my real world experience they work just as adverticed.

Ed

Apr 20, 2010 | 04:37 AM

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EPNCSU2006

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Did you replace new standard plugs with the E3 or did you replace old worn out plugs with the E3? I gained 2-3 mpg on truck when I replaced the plugs and did a tune up the first time.

Apr 20, 2010 | 04:45 AM

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Skip1970

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Originally Posted by nolan62

i bet they were getting paid as they are a sponsor, them shows always trick people into buying what pays their bills

Apr 20, 2010 | 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by EPNCSU2006

Did you replace new standard plugs with the E3 or did you replace old worn out plugs with the E3? I gained 2-3 mpg on truck when I replaced the plugs and did a tune up the first time.

80K miles on my truck. Its a 5cyl so it vibrates. With the E3's I barely notice it. My son's Mustang had maybe 10K on the set of plugs in it before I swapped them.

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i bet they were getting paid as they are a sponsor, them shows always trick people into buying what pays their bills.

Show sponsor or not, as I said, real world experience shows they perform AS advertised. I never comment on a product that I haven't actually used myself. How can you put down a product you have never used yourself?

Apr 20, 2010 | 01:43 PM

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Skip1970

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i got fooled with splitfires

Apr 20, 2010 | 02:04 PM

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Jermafenser

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Originally Posted by b-uno

i got fooled with splitfires

Ditto. Fool me once, shame on you...

Anyone know what's the correct Motorcraft spark plug part number for the 351W/5.8? All I get is the platinum version. I want Motorcraft copper ones.

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Apr 20, 2010 | 04:37 PM

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Bayer-Z28

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Originally Posted by quicklook2

agreed.

the bosch plats are the ones i know are crap.

1 or 4 prong bosch = crap.

Agreed.. I tried those in my Cavalier back in the day and they were TERRIBLE! I will never touch them again. They were just the regular Boschtchchc craptnum and after a couple hundred miles it ran horrid! As I learned through schooling, though, you cannot split a spark. No way it will happen.

Apr 20, 2010 | 07:56 PM

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lew52

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Autolite , they even make chevys run good ....

Apr 23, 2010 | 09:52 AM

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ADAMS96

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e3 spark plugs really woke up my 5.8 acceleration, mpg's all of it they were worth the money everybodys got there own preference though,

Apr 23, 2010 | 10:05 AM

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pintoches

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I have sold alot of E3 got a few sets back. last set where in a Taurus, Tips burned off 2 of the 6 and the others looked bad, after only 3000 miles .
SBC ran them 2 days said the where sh**! Looked ok.

My thoughts are stay with Motorcraft or Autolight.