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With higher comp motors, can you use colder plugs to prevent detonation

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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 09:54 PM
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Default With higher comp motors, can you use colder plugs to prevent detonation

With higher comp motors, can you use colder plugs to prevent detonation ?
If you run a colder plug can you use lower octanes?
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 10:03 PM
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Default Re: With higher comp motors, can you use colder plugs to prevent detonation (eightvalver)

Colder plugs will help but ultimately, you need to be running higher octane fuel or retuning if your engine is detonating on pump gas.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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Default Re: With higher comp motors, can you use colder plugs to prevent detonation (Das Schmoo)

how much compression you talkin about?
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 06:18 PM
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how about 12:5 to 12:7
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