Spark Plugs

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An hour ago my 4 cylinder Accord has popped up a spark plug 20 miles from my house. At first I was like... "hmm a flat tire?" but then I checked the engine I found one of them is dislocated. Because it is in the middle of the night I couldn't find a replacement. So I run the engine and drove back home... and IT SOUNDS SO FRIGGIN AMAZING! :eek: Overcrowded with all these rice cars' exhausts in my area, this type of 'loud' for a Japanese import sedan is pretty unique. This car is finally mixed with American spirits! :lol:

(Nah I'll have to replace it because this is a daily driving car)
 
It popped a spark plug, and you thought it was a flat tyre??

Do you know anything about cars?
 
Hah, yea really. You'll feel a flat. A bad/not connected spark plug will just make the engine loose power and run rougher. It shouldn't make it that much louder unless you have an already existing exaust leak.

Ohh, and for amasing sounds, try ripping the catalytic converter off your car right at the downpipe. You can make a 1.6 sound like a 4.0 diesel needing a muffler. It was my dad's fault though. :)
 
Wow, I really bastardized that. I'm starting to turn into a drifter. I need school to kick my ass into shape.

SCHOOL! MY ASS! SHAPE!

Oh yeah. You misspelled 'too.' How pitifully ironic.
 
I also see no connection. Maybe newbs and spelling but drifters and spelling is unfair... Anyways its klos's "joke" to cover his "infallible" spelling/grammar that failed him in the aove post... so no biggie :D
 
lol way to revive a thread!

They both sound good to me, didnt know bosh made spark lugs though must be a recent product of theyres, but they do make quality stuff!

May I ask what car they are for?
 
My Nissan Almera. The engine's a GA14DE. Im not expecting the plugs to make a huge difference but hopefully it will increase the engine response and acceleration a bit.
 
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lol way to revive a thread!

They both sound good to me, didnt know bosh made spark lugs though must be a recent product of theyres, but they do make quality stuff!

May I ask what car they are for?
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Aye, they've been making them for years, as far as I can remember anyways.
 
Well when i first got my Civic just over two years ago i put a set of bosch super fours in, seem to have lasted well and i recommend them as they seem to have done a good job compared to the single point NGK ones i pulled out, maybe the performance NGK ones will also be good as BS4's

I once heard that subaru's (maybe just impreza's) always use NGK plugs, infact i was told they have to, dont know if its true or not, anyone know?
 
No one can match the performance of Champion plugs, NO ONE! I mean seriously, they use them in freaking NASCARs man! NASCAR!
 
Yeah, Champion does a great job with their sparkplugs. They've been doing it since God knows when, and we've been running them in our family's vehicles for as long as I can remember. Only thing better than a Champion plug is maybe an AcDelco, but thats OEM there...
 
Ahh, great, someone revived the thread and had further audience viewing my Dong knowledge with automobiles.

Regarding that incident, the culpit was the insulator from one of the wires cracked. The thead was intact, so it wasn't excessive spark. This only lead to moderate hesistation while in first gear. Changing to NGK wires solved the problem, but I also changed the distributor cap, rotors, and some NGK plugs as it's time for a change. Never had a problem after 80,000 miles since the change - might need for another tune-up soon.

Also, the Bosch plugs - I have been informed by AUTOZONE that I should get NGK plugs in KRAGEN for Honda cars. Some honesty, you say. Something along the line with the +4s melting the theads - don't know, and in no position to clarify. If the car can go 300K, it's good for me.
 
I was running NGK's in my Prelude before, then after I added my Crane Cam ignition I found out that they burn plugs worse then a HEMI (or close enough to, or so i've read). Went with a set of Bosch Platnium +4's and I couldn't be happier. They've been in for almost 25,000km and still work strong. Although, melting threads is pretty serious, might have to give them a check tomorrow.
 
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Anyways, Denso Iridium are the way to go! They shouldn't be that hard to install or cost that much. Good luck on it.

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Denso Iridium are stupidly expensive here. I just went for a set of NGK Platinium plugs that are recomeded for my car.

My Polo had standard Bosch ones in it, well after I found out that the last owner had like 4 different make spark plugs for each cylinder.
 
A guy in a celica I believe was complaining that the denso spark plugs were scarring his engine and did serious damage.
 
Hey, nobody mentioned the fact that those Bosch sparkplugs with 4 grounds--the ones that are supposed to make the spark "bigger" by spreading to four grounds--fail at the task. The spark goes to the closest ground. It's impossible to get them all exactly the same distance front the center. The only benefit you get is longer life, because when the spark wears out the closest ground it moves to the next in line, and does this three times. One ground makes a consistent and consistently powerful spark. Notice how the racing plugs from Denso and Champion only have onw ground? Well, yeah...
 
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Hey, nobody mentioned the fact that those Bosch sparkplugs with 4 grounds--the ones that are supposed to make the spark "bigger" by spreading to four grounds--fail at the task. The spark goes to the closest ground. It's impossible to get them all exactly the same distance front the center. The only benefit you get is longer life, because when the spark wears out the closest ground it moves to the next in line, and does this three times. One ground makes a consistent and consistently powerful spark. Notice how the racing plugs from Denso and Champion only have onw ground? Well, yeah...
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Thats what i was looking for!
 
geeze, you guys must be rich if your blowing moolah on 6 buck apeice platinum plugs. I'm lucky of i can get my hands in there to pull the plug boots off, let alone actually finding the right combination of crow's foot adaptors, extentions AND the right kind of working ratchet to change worn to nubbin OEM types. this is the reason i don't fix my vehicles myself, and the reason why I can't get anyone over fifty to LOOK at my cars...if it doesn't have a carb on it, or an engine bay big enough to swallow a 1000 cube/20+ liter monster, they won't even look at it.
 
Yeah, those damn 4.3L V6s are kinda tough to get to, aren't they?

I had a rough time changing the plugs on my Dad's '68 Camaro once, his headers were aftermarket and didn't allow for much wiggle room for my big hands. No worries though, we got them all out after breaking only one. That isn't bad I say, after the car had been sitting without running for almost 14 years...
 
I think all Camaro's have their plugs in area's where no one can get their hands. My friend had to remove one of his headers to change his, and they were stock at the time.

Most 4 bangers are pretty easy to work with when it comes to plugs. I've only seen one where the plugs sit in the back of the engine, and even then it wasn't that hard to get them out.
 
On my VW they aren't too hard to get at, or atleast I don't think so. Newer models might be different though.
 

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