which spark plug is best??
My truck seems to be missing a little when it is idling, so I am just gonna replace the spark plugs to try solve this as it has been around 3 yrs since I had them done last.
I have been looking at the various plugs available but there is so many out there, ranging in price from about $2.99 to $29.99. Does anyone have any suggestions about what is the best set to get for the price, and why is there such a difference in price of some plugs. Thanks. |
Cheap Motorcraft or Autolite is all you need. Anything else and your wasting $$ in my opinion.
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motorcraft copper.
or autolite copper. or ngk copper. |
I've always used regular old Autolites in both my 79 and 95. No complaints or problems. I always put a fresh set in when I do my yearly tuneup.
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autolite copper. its what i run, along with many other members. dont have anything bad to say about them.
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I've got Motorcraft coppers in mine. Yanked Autolites out of it. I'd put in either. Stick with coppers.
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Spark plug wires?
What about spark plug wires?
Any recommendations? |
Autolite 25's in my 302, two bucks a piece, give or take. Cheap copper plugs are as good as it gets for these V8's.
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Originally Posted by Shanemh
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What about spark plug wires?
Any recommendations? |
Motorcraft or Autolites are the best for Fords.
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I like autolites , even ran them in my chevys back in the 70s....Lew
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I've used NGK's in every vehicle for the last 20 years without trouble. Check with rockauto.com they have plugs as cheap as .70c sometimes.
I have a set of SMP Premium plug leads on my f150 and I use bosch on all my cars. |
ive got the taylor streetfire wires on my 300. i think they are like 8.2mm wires? either way they do the job. taylor makes and excellent product.
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Originally Posted by Shanemh
(Post 8799629)
What about spark plug wires?
Any recommendations? Double Plat plugs require more resistance to be overcome to initiate spark & make/leave too much heat in the combustion chambers. They don't like their gap stretched & surely don't accommodate side gapping. And I like to look in on my plugs more than once every 50-100K anyway. Also Coppers allow more base timing advance. I run a sidegap Motorcraft Copper at .056 gap (.044 is stock), 16 BTDC base timing w/ 87 octane gas. I can't do that w/ double plats w/o ping! Supercoductor wires, brass C & R, 60K (.45 ohm) HV coil. 87' 302 w/87k. 23mpg@65mph. Otherwise stock except K&N drop in filter & all fluids are Synthetic. |
Another vote for Autolites. NGK coppers are nice too, but you can get Autolites anywhere.
For wires, I like the Bosch wires that Autozone sells. Make sure your cap and rotor are the brass-insert kind. The regular zinc-contact cap and rotor are much cheaper but will corrode like no other! |
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