ayS

sounds like a good explanation for me. as long as the iridiums dont ultimate hurt my car. i'm good. i've also heard horror stories of iridium plugs breaking and going into the motor and all that bad stuff. but hopefully our motors are okay for it.

hotweelz4me

A plug should never break unless it was over-tightened. Spark plugs do not need to be touqed down, they just need to be tightened up snug.

ayS

is "BKR5EIX" the correct part number for NGK Iridiums for our xB's? i want to make sure i purchase the correct ones.

Neo_Bahamut_19

When I go to do that I am also getting the following carbon fiber hood... take a look at it, would i be able to move the filter to right at the scoop to possibly force more air into it ?

http://www.krazykustomzonline.com/04...od-p-1830.html

and im talking like right there at the scoop (yes i know ill have to be more careful, but it would probably force a lot more air)

tangsta35

to get back to the original question, i dont really like the bosh platinum 4's, reason is they run too hot, on the advice of my rice rocket friend and his integ, he told me to swap in 4 of the platinum 4's, and add 2 bottles of octane booster with shell 93. at first it was amazing my car usually peaks out at about 6000 rpms, but afterwards i was able to revv all the way up to 7300rpms, and one day i stalled after revving too hard and the car never started after that. upon inspectin i found out i burned a hole in my engine... costed me 1000 to drop a new engine in, so i said screw it, and i got a tC. anyways my old car use to struggle getting past 4000 rpm, and then witht he bosh platinum 4's the pulled right past it. i guess that was too much for my 88hp 2dr 94' escort!

Neo_Bahamut_19

well thats why i asked about them in the first place, my buddy whos a mechanic said that because of the higher amount of spark from them (because of the 4 prongs) that not only will it be more efficient in sparking ALL of the gasoline that it will also give you better throttle response, he said it might even help in getting rid of the "lag" in the acceleration when you stomp on it (especially in automatics)

hotweelz4me

The only thing those 4 prongs provide is the benefit of not having to gap the plug...
period

vintage42

Some have said the car's computer prevents over-revving. Others have even said that they have felt their engine "bounce" off a rev-limiter at redline (6000 rpm?). Yet your engine allowed you to go 7300 rpm and damage it.

Neo_Bahamut_19

did he possibly do something with the chip, such as raising the rev limiter?

hotbox05

my car revs past 6k. not by much but looks to be about 6500 or 6200 at the least. 6k is where teh red starts I believe

sizzlinscion

yea the 4 may run hot especally if you will be bottle feeding it or charging it....

2. NEVER run a dry shot always wet. unless you want to sell the bottle for an engine

frogbox

OK lets go with this one....

The 4 prong spark plug advantage is the you have 4 different paths for the spark to travel, it travels the path of least resistance. If you have one or more paths it ( the spark) just has a few more paths to "choose" from.

if you are "Bottle Feeding "your engine, you should know not to run platinum or iridium plugs, the juice does not like them. You should also be running at least 1 step colder plug ( helps prevent pre-ignition)

And sizzlinscion, why do you say NEVER run a dry shot? experience? or rumor?
I have been running a dry shot for 55k miles, no problems, no damage to motor, just a lot of egos. If you are smart in setting up your dry system and use it following the "rules", there will be no problems. ( This is from experience and personal knowledge of using it for 55k miles)

sizzlinscion

i have had several friends have nothing but BOOM BOOM with dry shot.....and i also have friends that have run wet shots and they seem to do great

frogbox

Then they didn't set it up right, or didn't use it correctly.
But as usual the info seems to be about a friend of a friend not first hand.

My info is from personal experience, and yes I have made a BOOM BOOM, I posted pics awhile back of one of my motors that had a small problem. Ate a $2000 + motor,in a 510. Search and ye shall find it.

but the 4 prong only gives the spark 3 more chances to fire before the foul out.

sizzlinscion

oh im not saying ust the plat 4 if any thing use the 2's but yea that is great that the dry is working for you....as from me and what i have seen ill stick to my wet.....my bro runs the 4s in his car and he is thinkin about going back to the 2's for since them he seem to have lost top end power

Neo_Bahamut_19

ima try out the Plat 4s in my camaro and see if they truely make a difference in HP, if so im switching to them in my Xb too (besides, i want the top end in my camaro since ive had it at 145+ MPH, and thats only a 2.8 L V6!!! i wish i could do the same with my XB, but the gov. wont let it go above 100...)

sizzlinscion

do you have an auto tranny? i have had my Xb above 100 several times....what mods are dont to the camero and what year

Neo_Bahamut_19

my Xb is an AT and as for the camaro... no mods so far and its a automatic... for now and 1989 RS

Neo_Bahamut_19

I just got the spark plugs (the Platinum +4) and they seem to work great, I actually noticed an improvement in power overall, seems to be some more torque too!