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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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Looking at buying some NGK wires, but not sure if I want the 10mm or the 8 mm, is there really any difference at all.

And for the spark plugs should I go with the V Power or another type of NGK


And does anyone know where too get good deals on these items
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 06:18 PM
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well i just have standard ngk 8mm wires and they seem to work fine and i only run ngk irdiums in my da bro they seem to have made a huge difference for me...the car came with bosh platinum 2 or w/e and they were garbage it stuttered and **** so i bought the iridiums wow big difference but they are like 8 dollars a plug but well worth it i just bought my **** at advance auto
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 06:26 PM
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alright thanks man
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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I went from Bosch +2 Platinum to NGK V-Power and they seem to work better. When I get some money I'm going to get NGK 8mm plug wires.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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so v-power or iridium either ones sounds like they will be good
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 07:47 PM
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Don't waste your money on iridium. I have always run the cheapo NGK's in all my cars with great success.

I'd stick with oem wires unless you really wanna get some aftermarket. If that's the case, NGK seem to be the best bet.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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I bought some no name german spark plugs that were 10 mm and i felt a difference. But then i bought some denso 8mm plugs and they felt the same as the 10mm ones. I believe they both had a fiber glass core.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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ngk plug wires. the $50ish ones that are a direct fit and some sort of ngk plug works great for most all of us who have tried different brands. i'm using a heat range 7 iridium in my car with the blue oem fit wires. most of you guys will want heat 6 for stock gsr's and what not. the only reason i have a 7 is the higher compression. 6s work but are a little too white for my tastes
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 04:46 AM
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NGK Stock heat range plugs will work just fine and won't cost you as much as the other Iridium plugs. Also, there's really no point to get larger diameter plug wires. The stock ignition on our cars is really good...there's no need to alter it for your goals. I would get a set of stock size or OEM replacement wires if they are necessary at all.
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 07:43 AM
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oem ngk blue plug wires and a set of ngk plugs on ebay for 60 all day long, or plugs at autoparts store but most don't carry the plug wires by ngk.
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by OrangeTeggy
so v-power or iridium either ones sounds like they will be good
if your just running stock go with the v-power work fine but if your trying to mod your car then pay the lil more for the iridium and u feel your rpm go up a lil faster
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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OEM wires are only $40-$45...they work perfectly fine.
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by sixfourkiller
if your just running stock go with the v-power work fine but if your trying to mod your car then pay the lil more for the iridium and u feel your rpm go up a lil faster
That's just your clutch slipping
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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^ lol.
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 11:41 AM
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i had ngk, the 1.99 ones or whatever, they worked great, i also went through two sets of the $10 a piece ngk iridium lazer platnums, didn't notice any improvement, but now i got these v-powers and they are in between those two and i don't like them, my car has lost alot of midrange sincei changed plugs, i gapped them to spec to for my gs-r, .052
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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You say you feel a difference, how can you tell its making a a difference
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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i can notice the car feels like its bogging or sluggish, but then again i tried castrol syntec at the same time, who knows, maybe its my oil... blah...
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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The difference in spark plugs is going to be so small that you really aren't going to notice any real changes...you may think it is better, but it's probably wishful thinking. Go with OEM wires and NGK plugs...put the money you saved toward a tank of gas
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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im with schister on this one. you're not going to notice anything
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Old May 5, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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So does NGK iridiums would be fine to run in my car?
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Old May 5, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeTeggy
So does NGK iridiums would be fine to run in my car?
just go with the v-power ngk. they work the same as the irridium. why pay more for something that gets the job done. bosch platniums are shitty though. i have'nt felt a difference switching from v-power to irridium. next time i change spark plugs, i'll just go with the v-power.
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Old May 5, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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I went with the iridium.. Thats what autozone had so I just picked those up
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Old May 15, 2009 | 09:28 AM
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I have Accord LX with 2.2 16 valve basic engine. Just put in Denso double Platinum that I got on sale at Autozone. Car runs terrible when warming up then sorta terrible after its warm! Don't think it has a large enough spark due to tiny electrode to ignite the gas. Going back to standard NGK ZFR5F-11 Any comments welcome!
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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by barryboy1111
I have Accord LX with 2.2 16 valve basic engine. Just put in Denso double Platinum that I got on sale at Autozone. Car runs terrible when warming up then sorta terrible after its warm! Don't think it has a large enough spark due to tiny electrode to ignite the gas. Going back to standard NGK ZFR5F-11 Any comments welcome!
you either have the wrong plug, dropped it, or it's fouled. switch back and see what happens. if it still runs weird the guess would be you breaking the strands in a wire when pulling it off.
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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:52 AM
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ngk plugs and wires ftw!
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