Welcome to the 2GNT Forum!
Home Site Background Info & Specs Mods & Tech Info CAPS Part Reviews Donate 2GNT Stickers
Search Printer-friendly copy 5 Users in Chat
Top 2GNT Technical Turbo/Nitrous Tech topic #53987
View in linear mode

Subject: "How often do you foul your plugs?" Previous topic | Next topic
AxewhlderAug-13-03 12:45 PM
Member since Feb 20th 2002
145 posts, 		Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#53987, "How often do you foul your plugs?"




          

I swear if I drive the car for more than 300 miles and boost pretty well my plugs are fucked. Whenever I pull them they have a really nice layer of black soot on them. When I'm at WOT @ 5psi I'm usually in the .96-1.01 stage. I always lean to the side of safety and run it rich. I have NGK's with a .34 gap on them and the vortech sfmu. Anyone know what I can do to get some more life out of my plugs?

HRC Stage II Turbo

  
Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

Replies to this topic
RE: How often do you foul your plugs?, Eclipse2NR, Aug-13-03 01:24 PM, #1
RE: How often do you foul your plugs?, Axewhlder, Aug-13-03 01:53 PM, #2
      RE: How often do you foul your plugs?, Eclipse2NR, Aug-13-03 05:23 PM, #3
           RE: How often do you foul your plugs?, Axewhlder, Aug-13-03 05:33 PM, #4
                RE: How often do you foul your plugs?, 95greenhrcgs, Aug-13-03 05:57 PM, #5
                     RE: How often do you foul your plugs?, Axewhlder, Aug-13-03 07:16 PM, #6
                          RE: How often do you foul your plugs?, hkillr, Aug-13-03 07:21 PM, #7
                               RE: How often do you foul your plugs?, 95greenhrcgs, Aug-14-03 06:49 AM, #8
                                    RE: How often do you foul your plugs?, Axewhlder, Aug-15-03 01:56 PM, #9

Eclipse2NRAug-13-03 01:24 PM
Member since Nov 25th 2002
581 posts, 		Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#53990, "RE: How often do you foul your plugs?"
In response to Reply # 0

          

300 miles on a set of plugs? Damm, that would get expensive! Perhaps you could be richer than you think. What kind of EGT's are you seeing during long boost pulls?

1996 Eclipse RS / 5-Speed / Body Components by Aerogear / Coated in Magnetic Red Metallic v2 - More at http://home.insightbb.com/~mgalyan/
Mark Galyan - Greenwood, Indiana

  
Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

    
AxewhlderAug-13-03 01:53 PM
Member since Feb 20th 2002
145 posts, 		Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#53992, "RE: How often do you foul your plugs?"
In response to Reply # 1



          

If I do a nice pull up a hill in 3rd I may see 1425-1450. Although when I'm on the highway I'm kicking at about 1500-1550. Around town it rarely goes over 1350.

HRC Stage II Turbo

  
Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

        
Eclipse2NRAug-13-03 05:23 PM
Member since Nov 25th 2002
581 posts, 		Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#54013, "RE: How often do you foul your plugs?"
In response to Reply # 2

          

Those numbers sound pretty good. Not sure on this one... I'm not much of a spark plug expert, but I know some of these guys around here can help...


1996 Eclipse RS / 5-Speed / Body Components by Aerogear / Coated in Magnetic Red Metallic v2 - More at http://home.insightbb.com/~mgalyan/
Mark Galyan - Greenwood, Indiana

  
Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

            
AxewhlderAug-13-03 05:33 PM
Member since Feb 20th 2002
145 posts, 		Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#54015, "RE: How often do you foul your plugs?"
In response to Reply # 3



          

I also upgraded the wires and the coilpack to the screamin demon too. I'll change them one more time and see if it helps. Sure did take care of my misfire that's for sure.

HRC Stage II Turbo

  
Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

                
95greenhrcgsAug-13-03 05:57 PM
Member since Jun 04th 2003
1420 posts, 		Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#54020, "RE: How often do you foul your plugs?"
In response to Reply # 4

          

While we are on the subject of spark plugs.....( I searched till I was tired )............what is the part number for plugs that are one range colder?

Thanks.

Jonathan
95 Eclipse GS
8 injector
Hahn Stage 3.5
Howell 2.2L Stroker

T O T A L L E D, T H A N K S T O S O M E A S S H A T!!!!!!!!!!!!

  
Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

                    
AxewhlderAug-13-03 07:16 PM
Member since Feb 20th 2002
145 posts, 		Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#54033, "RE: How often do you foul your plugs?"
In response to Reply # 5



          

I dont know the part number for the NGK's I use unfortunatly. They're definetly good plugs. I've been using them for about a year or so.

HRC Stage II Turbo

  
Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

                        
hkillrAug-13-03 07:21 PM
Member since Apr 04th 2002
105 posts, 		Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#54034, "RE: How often do you foul your plugs?"
In response to Reply # 6

          

1 range colder ngk's are bkre7-11. the number is what you look at. 6 is stock, 7 is 1 colder.

  
Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

                            
95greenhrcgsAug-14-03 06:49 AM
Member since Jun 04th 2003
1420 posts, 		Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#54055, "RE: How often do you foul your plugs?"
In response to Reply # 7

          

Thanks for the info. In general if you foul your plugs, do you have to scrap them or can you clean em off and re-gap if necessary. Whenever I thought that I had fouled my plugs, I just tossed them in the trash

Jonathan
95 Eclipse GS
8 injector
Hahn Stage 3.5
Howell 2.2L Stroker

T O T A L L E D, T H A N K S T O S O M E A S S H A T!!!!!!!!!!!!

  
Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

                                
AxewhlderAug-15-03 01:56 PM
Member since Feb 20th 2002
145 posts, 		Click to send email to this author Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list
#54094, "RE: How often do you foul your plugs?"
In response to Reply # 8



          

I usually just clean mine off gently with a wire brush and throw 'em back in.

I was wondering if there was some sort of solution I could dip them in to clean them off without killing the plugs also.

HRC Stage II Turbo

  
Report This Post to Admin Printer-friendly copy | Reply | Reply with quote | Top

Top 2GNT Technical Turbo/Nitrous Tech topic #53987 Previous topic | Next topic
   

Powered by DCForum+ Version 2.2
Copyright 1997-2005 DCScripts.com, Copyright 2005-2026 2gnt.com
Generated in 0.055 seconds, executing 32 queries.