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Author Topic: Denso Iridium Plugs.  (Read 4145 times)

Offline Semper Gumby

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Re: Denso Iridium Plugs.
« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2011, 06:13:26 AM »
So in review:

Resistor plugs or caps = noise reduction.

Fine wire plugs = ease of starting.

Iridium = long plug life.

(I guess this qualifies as a "rant"  ;)  )
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Re: Denso Iridium Plugs.
« Reply #16 on: January 18, 2011, 10:40:09 PM »
Iridium - long life on one plug,the other one will wear the earth electrode.Get double iridium.

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Re: Denso Iridium Plugs.
« Reply #17 on: January 22, 2011, 03:53:13 PM »
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Iridium - long life on one plug,the other one will wear the earth electrode.Get double iridium.

I didn't know NGK made such????  Do you have a part number so in 70,000 miles I know which plug to buy?   ;)
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Re: Denso Iridium Plugs.
« Reply #18 on: January 22, 2011, 04:37:57 PM »
I use Bosch Plus 4's - they last as long as any plat or iridium plug,for less cost.And I can swap sides at 35,000km to even the wear out.

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Re: Denso Iridium Plugs.
« Reply #19 on: July 18, 2011, 11:47:58 AM »
Most of us can't stay away from our plugs for more than a couple of oil changes. (gotta keep an eye on what the Bings are up to)  A wise old BMW factory guy urged me to use Permetex antisieze if I planned to keep plugs in  anything for long  while.  I use the famous BP6EV which is the single ground platinum version of the BP6ES, which crossed to the Bosch OEM.   They last well, fire at a lower voltage and fit everything from my Honda mower to any old SAAB  which happens by.  (Oem on the old SAAB 8 valve)  AS for the double ground plugs, I know they last but I believe they shroud the spark.  Toyota OEMs dual ground from NGK or Denso   in their lost spark systems, I use the NGK single platinum in my small fleet of Toys -- I think they run better and I get at least 50K out of them.  (and there IS a cost saving)
AS we know, electric sparks jump best from a sharp point, which the EV's have.  
Remember those BOSCH FOUR ground plugs??? "More ist besser nich whar?"  Tried 'em once in a Saab.  Went back to NKG.  
There are some suggestions that the new bleep gas and the leaner mixtures of the post 80 airheads might  require a  (colder) 7 rather than a 6 heatrange.  BP7s are available.  I may have to try them, but running 93 oct probably avoids that -at some additional cost.  My manual says 87.  

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Re: Denso Iridium Plugs.
« Reply #20 on: August 13, 2011, 10:08:37 AM »
I'm using a set of B8EGV in the BSA Thunderbolt with the NGK 5 ohm caps.  I was thinking about switching from the BPR7EIX to the colder BPR8EIX on the R65.  They look pretty lean.  The colortune plug says everything is spot on so hence the change in heat range without mucking with the carbs.
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