I'm looking to change the plugs on my '99 GS-R, and I just realized that the OEM's are laser tiped plugs, costing me a whopping $12.00/ea!!! Does this plug really justify the $$ or is there a better NGK alternative?? Let me know what you guys think cause $50 on a set of plugs hurts!

 

Why are you chaning your plugs? NGK's are good(not sure with model, dont really keep up with plugs)I heard.

 

Yea I know NGK's are good, that's all I use.. what I was asking was, is there another NGK I could use to substitute the laser tiped one which is OEM for the C1.

 

How many miles are on your GSR? I also have a '99 GSR. The spark plugs in your car are a special-tipped design for longer life. They only need to be replaced every 60,000 miles or every 6 years. Which ever comes first.

I would suggest two brands:
NGK - Part Number: PFR6G-13
Denso - Part Number: PK20PR-L13

 

The plugs in my GS-R are not original, which is why I want to replace them.. I bougt this car used so the previous owner swapped out the OEM plugs.

 

wat about the bosch platinum plugs? im looking into those...anybody have any experience/comments on those?

 

There is no better alternative than ngk for the gsr. They are expensive but that is the cost that comes with owning a gsr. The bright side is that they do not need replacing up to 60k miles. Just live with the cost, if you wanted something cheaper, then you should just have gotten the non-vtec. Those spark plugs cost $1.59.

 

copper plugs for a B18C1: NGK BKR6E-11

they run for about $7 for all four. Even if you replace these every 15,000 miles, it'll still be cheaper than replacing the platinums every 60,000. I even used the LS plugs (ZFR5F-11) for a while w/o problems.

 

I switch all the time..LOL SUpercharged and I hate it! LOL