I just did a spirited run on the street b4 i pulled my plugs.. I did notice that when I initially took off, there was a small cloud of black smoke in the rear view mirror..

My setup:

Plugs : bcpr73s 11's gapped to about .028
84mm built gsr and sleeved
sc61 @ 14 psi dailly, but rarely
hondata tuned to 14 psi..

here's the pics:
















I know i took a lot of pics, but the more the better for analysis.

Let me know what ya think.. I may be considering switching to series 8 plugs ..

 

lol.. tune that ****

 

The pics make them appear "bubbling- up" on the ceramic side/tip side, are they ?

 

Do you have a wideband?

They look a hair on the white side - maybe a little to hot. You're looking for a rich-tanish brown color ideally. You may have a lean spot in your map.

 

what do u mean bubbling up?

 

Whats with the 'metal flakes' I see at the base of the plugs? How many miles have these plugs been on?

 

how did u pull the plugs?
did you shut down the engine right after the pull? if u didn't, then the plugs wont be telling the correct story. it has to be shut down imediately after the pull.

i believe i see white specs in a couple of the plugs am i seeing stuff?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b_ron007 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how did u pull the plugs?
did you shut down the engine right after the pull? if u didn't, then the plugs wont be telling the correct story. it has to be shut down imediately after the pull.

i believe i see white specs in a couple of the plugs am i seeing stuff?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I pulled them say, about 4 mins after the pull when i got to my driveway..

Are you talkin about on the carbon deposits?? or on the threads?? I used some antiseize on the treads so that stuff on the end of the treads is just antiseize gunk..

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by swlabhot &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Whats with the 'metal flakes' I see at the base of the plugs? How many miles have these plugs been on?</TD></TR></TABLE>

u mean on the electrode? or the threads?? as for the milage, they ahve about 5-6K i would say.. they're the 1st plugs since the block was built..

I"m considering replacing them w/ some 8's now...

 

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I pulled them say, about 4 mins after the pull when i got to my driveway..

Are you talkin about on the carbon deposits?? or on the threads?? I used some antiseize on the treads so that stuff on the end of the treads is just antiseize gunk..
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4 minutes is way too long to determine what you're actually running in there. The best way to check your plugs is to do a WOT run and shut it off ASAP. That'll leave the plugs in the exact condition when you're @ WOT. (I wouldn't suggest doing it in the streets though )

If they were a little tanner, I'd be happy.

 

they look like they've been detonating to me.

 

looks a little hot

 

put in a set of 8's

 

was this on pump gas?

 

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yup.. 93 octane..

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Just put in a set of 8's today.. seems to drive a "bit" better.. they came out of the box gapped at .028 and that' what i left them at..

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