96blkex

Hi everyone, im driving a 96 civic ex coupe with a d16y8, and i changed the spark plugs and the person who assisted me ask if i want cold sparkplugs or hot. So im like new with this so is any difference between those?
tnx.

Prboy

If ur car is stock there no need to go colder. Use oem specs. Just give the car info to anyone in autozone or some store like that and they should be able to help u. Are u looking for better gas mileage? Go with iridium plugs

ndowens

My Haynes Manual for my 98 civic says to use NGK brand plugs. I currently have the NGK R spark plugs.

Some posts I have seen say to use NGK and not Autolite plugs. Said the Autolite plugs doesn't do good.

Prboy

Ive always use autolites and work great but they dont last that long tho. I bought a 97 civic ex two weeks ago and the dude put ngks in it not even a month ago and i dont like how it runs compared to autolite copper ones. U could also buy ngk v power, i had them on my turbo teggy and was pretty good

Bix VT

NGK is what they come with from the factory, and the only plugs I run. Even when I had a Saturn, NGK were the only plugs that didn't melt on me when using nitrous or the subsequent turbo setup. Make sure you get the correct heat range for your application, and gap them appropriately.

HondaPartsHero

Get the NGK plug listed on your hood label or the number that has superseded it.

grumblemarc

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Period.

cafine

just run oem spark plug, NGK. As your engine is not heavy modified. (Y)

Prboy

Make sure gap is .44

grumblemarc

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Gap it for your application.

ndowens

I read if the plug ends with-11 then it its already gapped at,.44


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speedjunkie_g35

NGK all day everyday!!! Autolite is junk! IMO. Irridium won't improve your fuel economy, maybe recover lost fuel economy from worn out plugs. Platinum are also good plugs but don't last as long as irridiums. I use irridiums and replace about every 80k miles but prob could go to 100k easily. I use NGK-R irridiums on all of my cars.

Most plugs are already gapped to the correct gap but you always want to confirm yourself.

redm3turbo

my old man told me never buy car parts at walmart....or in other words, if they sell that brand of plug at walmart..DONT BUY IT.

NGK's are 2 bucks and honda uses em....I never get anything but ngk.

For a Y8....your just wasting your money getting anything more then the G or V plug

96blkex

Tnx everyone i bought bosch iridium ones, i went to autozone and ask for plugs for my civic, and the guy who assited me recommend those, what do you think??

DelSol805

i use ngk platinum on my 95 del sol.

DM7

I just changed the plugs on my EJ6. It has 120k on the engine and the plugs look like they were never changed as the electrodes were worn a bit. Based on the NGK spark plug guide they had normal wear on them. Plug appearance is a pretty good indicator of engine condition. Here's the NGK guide.

http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/tech_su...qs/faqread.asp

I didn't bother with expensive plugs. I just grabbed the V NGK plugs and after installing them noticed some improvement in the way the engine runs because like I said earlier the electrodes were worn.

Anyways I hope you had a good look at your old plugs as their appearance could clue you into how your engine is running.

ndowens

If it was me I'd went with ngk.


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HondaPartsHero

Everyone told you NGK and you bought bosch, good luck! Btw whatever they cost you over paid. Oh course he recommended them they were probably one of the most expensive.

NotAJDMFanBoy

NGK. Most of us with turbos run plain old bkr7e-11 plugs. Copper core NGKs are still the best. At 2.50 a piece, less with coupons at Advance, they're cheap too.

Iridiums sound great and can be found fairly cheap, but there's been cases where the tips come off and destroy engines. If you want longevity, just get Platinum. It's still generally good for 100k miles. Stick with NGK or at least Denso, generally these two brands can be found easily and for an alright price.

96blkex

Well i live in rocky point and in the only autozone didnt have ngk at that time, or maybe the autozone assistant didnt know ngk brand.

EJ8_Man

My Honda manual says



Bosch plugs are garbage. In the future use plugs mentioned in the manual above

grumblemarc

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I find that incredibly hard to believe.

EJ8_Man

Get the plugs off eBay or Amazon, or where ever you can find them the cheapest.

purgat0ry

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Seconded, Amazon has surprisingly competitive pricing if your willing to wait for shipping.