with your spark plug wires

all I have to do is pull the decklid (which is marked so i can put back in place by myself in about 5 minutes)

(with lid in the way)

(after removing lid)

its even easier to do these plugs than on the stock 2.8, thanks to my mounting method which rocked the engine back towards the trunk about an inch

[This message has been edited by Kohburn (edited 09-22-2005).]

Meh, new plugs are good for 100k anyways

I guess I should add, its probibly a good thing for you and your turbo motor

[This message has been edited by crzyone (edited 09-22-2005).]

Bastard!

must be nice..........mine took me about an hour for the 3 on the front bank, had to remove the decklid and manuver some stuff around

lets see some x-over/turbo pics

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86 Fiero SE 3.4 DOHC 4 speed
Spec stage 2
its the luminero?
2.8 parts for cheap

quote Originally posted by boostedbird: must be nice..........mine took me about an hour for the 3 on the front bank, had to remove the decklid and manuver some stuff around lets see some x-over/turbo pics

you mean like some build pics?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/kohburn/Cam_0654.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/kohburn/Cam_0648.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/kohburn/Cam_0605.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/kohburn/Cam_0608.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/kohburn/Cam_0653.jpg

[This message has been edited by Kohburn (edited 09-22-2005).]

So why is Bosch a bad plug i have a '88 4tech 5spd and i have no problems with mine what would you recommend as a good plug for them i dont have anything fancy yet for it but thats in the makings though

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I am running Ac delco Iridiums that are supposed to last 100k. I dont think my engine will last half that before I tear it apart.

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Chris

3.4 TDC SWAP COMPLETED...this is going to be a fun car

quote Originally posted by niteviper: So why is Bosch a bad plug i have a '88 4tech 5spd and i have no problems with mine what would you recommend as a good plug for them i dont have anything fancy yet for it but thats in the makings though

the platinum plugs seem to be hit or miss - a lot of people have had problems with the core electrode just burning away

quote Originally posted by Kohburn: with your spark plug wires all I have to do is pull the decklid (which is marked so i can put back in place by myself in about 5 minutes)

I can pull all my plug wires and don't have to take anything off.

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still plays with cars..

quote Originally posted by Kameo Kid: I can pull all my plug wires and don't have to take anything off.

same here
..well except the rain guard I made for the front head but its held on by the two nuts that hold the valley cover on

I had Bosch platinums in my 94 S10 SS and they fouled up BADLY with a tan crusty/powdery byproduct that completely clogged the gaps on at least half of the cylinders(If I remember correctly). That was within 20,000 miles. The truck idled extremelt bad and didn't run worth a snot. I switched to the cheapy AC plugs and it's run great for 30,000+ miles(Yep, time to change those out!). On the other hand, I've hadgood luck with the Bosch in my van.

I still have the original AC Delco Platinum plugs in my '99 Grand Am with 95,000 miles.
I think I'll sell the car rather than try to change them.

well i had a 82 buick lesabre with a 307 5.0 that had the original plugs in it at 181k on it, lol. They was AC's if you know what the coral reef looks like thats what the electrodes looked like loland that was about a year and a half ago lol

This might sound a little wierd but a spark "pulse" carries all kinds of high frequency "noise".
Could an ignition circuit form a type of "tuned" circuit that certain plugs don't play well with?
The two factors are inductance and capactance, not unlike a tuned circuit in a radio or CB.
The components like a plug with certain electrical characteristics. Naturally I assume
that the heat range is correct for the engine.
It just doesn't make any sense for plugs to work so well for some and not others, so I
am assuming that the pulse width, current flow or other factors could make a plug fail
quicker for some.
Just musing, but this question has dogged me ever since I put AC plugs in a Ford eons ago.
It didn't take long for them to fail.
Looking for some common ground here.

TG

quote Originally posted by Kameo Kid: I can pull all my plug wires and don't have to take anything off.

I may as well add that I can too - pulled the wires when i swapped valve covers.. takes all of 5 seconds per plug wire, then a few short extensions snapped together and i can remove the spark plug..

since the plug wire housing is a two peice snap together, once you slide it half way out you can pop it apart partially and then bend it in half as you slide the rest out.. works great

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Thats what i end up having to do kohburn, the short extensions and the "flexible" plug boots. Although yours is tilted further back tahn mine because with mine the rear window area is whats in teh way to pull them straight up and not the decklid. Not a huge deal though. i can still get the short extensions and stuff in if i had to, but i have the 100K mile irridiums anyhow and i seem to be on the pull my engine every year program.