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 power at the change of a plug
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Thu, 23 October 2003 00:48
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i just put a set of NKG Iridiums into my 20valve corolla and boy have they increased the power and up take compared to my old plugs i was using the standard NKGs but desided to give these guys a go and although they cost bout 20 bucks each they are so worth it and they dont have to be changed for at least 100,000k's has anyone else used them and got the same results
only the best for my ride
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Sutherland Shire
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April 2003
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Re: power at the change of a plug
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Thu, 23 October 2003 08:12
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Hey do these have a product code or model number or anything? where can i buy some for my 20v? also what oil filter do you use? Thanks
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cambo
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May 2002
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Re: power at the change of a plug
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Thu, 23 October 2003 11:26
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for the plugs to give you the power gain you speak of your old plugs must have been fouled and in need of replacing anyway.
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March 2003
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Re: power at the change of a plug
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Thu, 23 October 2003 11:28
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t'was the biggest waste of money me going to iridiums.
just get coppers and change them more often you lazy bastards 
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: power at the change of a plug
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Thu, 23 October 2003 12:58
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Yeah, there's no power to be gained from spark plugs, unless your old ones were shagged or the engine has been heavily modified beyond the abilities of the factory ignition system (eg turbocharging a NA engine). Iridiums are nice but they don't give you more power out of thin air.
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Location:
c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: power at the change of a plug
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Thu, 23 October 2003 22:43
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| Norbie wrote on Thu, 23 October 2003 22:58 |
but they don't give you more power out of thin air.
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norbs is that a thinking mans pun? 
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Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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May 2002
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Re: power at the change of a plug
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Fri, 24 October 2003 03:54
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| rollinelmo wrote on Thu, 23 October 2003 10:48 |
i just put a set of NKG Iridiums into my 20valve corolla and boy have they increased the power and up take compared to my old plugs i was using the standard NKGs but desided to give these guys a go and although they cost bout 20 bucks each they are so worth it and they dont have to be changed for at least 100,000k's has anyone else used them and got the same results
only the best for my ride
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I'm currently using them.
As for results. Buggers me. My car came standard with them fitted from factory.  Yes I've even pulled them to check them. When I last did back @ 60,000, (currently @ 72,000 now), they were still in top condition.
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I Supported Toymods
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Sydney
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December 2002
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Re: power at the change of a plug
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Fri, 24 October 2003 06:30
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Iridium IX are good but I don't know where you pulled the 100,000Km thing from... its platinums that are supposed to last 100,000.
Iridiums have a very fine centre electrode and therefore can give a good spark on almost any electrical system... even an almost dead one. Thats about the only bonus... negatives are that you can't adjust the gap and they cost a tiny bit more than coppers... $16ea for the 0.8mm gaps that I got for the 3SGTE.. for a couple of bucks who cares though
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne.victoria.austra...
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June 2002
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Re: power at the change of a plug
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Fri, 24 October 2003 11:30
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never heard of NKG....let alone the powah increase...
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Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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May 2002
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Re: power at the change of a plug
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Fri, 24 October 2003 13:41
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| Toobs wrote on Fri, 24 October 2003 16:30 |
Iridium IX are good but I don't know where you pulled the 100,000Km thing from... its platinums that are supposed to last 100,000.
Iridiums have a very fine centre electrode and therefore can give a good spark on almost any electrical system... even an almost dead one. Thats about the only bonus... negatives are that you can't adjust the gap and they cost a tiny bit more than coppers... $16ea for the 0.8mm gaps that I got for the 3SGTE.. for a couple of bucks who cares though
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Ah crap, that's it. I've got the platinums as standard. I got a little mixed on those names there for a while. 
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Location:
Brisbane
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October 2002
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Re: power at the change of a plug
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Sun, 26 October 2003 12:08
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the iridiums work the same as platinums but dont last as long, dunno why u got iridiums when platinums are like $5 more and the last upto 4 times longer.
there may have been no listing, but a quick call by your local parts fella to NGK would've been sufficient to acquire platinum P/N
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