TwinTurbo.NET: Nissan 300ZX forum - What about the "fragments"?
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What about the "fragments"?
Posted by
NoItsaNA
on December 31, 2002 at 3:21 PM
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My results were that with my low fuel pressure
posted by Chip(GinnMotorsports)
on December 31, 2002 at 09:33 AM
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It can't be good to have little pieces of demolished plug bouncing around the cyliner?
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NGK ZFR6F-11 Copper Plugs. I put a set in two days ago and
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AshsZ (FABio)
07:26:22 12/31/02
I thought they stay cooler than the plat's for engines
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dragonballz
07:50:56 12/31/02
ash fails to read that part of posts.
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Halo Z
08:02:59 12/31/02
I was told that the plug absorbs the heat of detonation>
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AshsZ (FABio)
08:19:01 12/31/02
try regaping to .35, Thats what one of thoose post suggested
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dragonballz
08:26:27 12/31/02
Uhh. It would be 0.035", and it wouldn't help idle. It would
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AshsZ (FABio)
08:48:49 12/31/02
why don't you just fab up an ignition amplifier, like w/6
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dragonballz
09:22:46 12/31/02
I have already increased the ignition dwell duty in the ECU>
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AshsZ (FABio)
09:44:25 12/31/02
intresting, why the need for coppers then? (n/m)
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dragonballz
09:48:35 12/31/02
No need, just wanted to check them out. The set was $18. (n/m)
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AshsZ (FABio)
10:02:16 12/31/02
i think it would be good to have a set sense you do tuneing
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Halo Z
10:04:20 12/31/02
Perhaps. Interesting thing is though, tuning on the streets
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AshsZ (FABio)
10:27:09 12/31/02
Tuning on the street is much better
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Chip(GinnMotorsports)
10:32:43 12/31/02
that's my whole point, not every one can do it right. (n/m)
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Halo Z
11:28:11 12/31/02
well the question you posted was...
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Halo Z
08:47:07 12/31/02
I was only stating that I knew what you were saying. The
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AshsZ (FABio)
08:53:05 12/31/02
what where the results? i haven't seen any of ppl with
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Halo Z
08:59:31 12/31/02
My results were that with my low fuel pressure
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Chip(GinnMotorsports)
09:33:26 12/31/02
What about the "fragments"? -
NoItsaNA
15:21:52 12/31/02
Much better than fragments of piston. (n/m)
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Chip(GinnMotorsports)
15:33:58 12/31/02
Someone told me they put the coppers in and 'felt' a
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AshsZ (FABio)
09:35:22 12/31/02
forum person, or gatorland? (n/m)
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Halo Z
09:47:10 12/31/02
LOL. It was a forum member, he AIM'd me when he put
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AshsZ (FABio)
10:01:13 12/31/02
he prob had NA plugs in his TT. (n/m)
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Halo Z
10:02:59 12/31/02
Mike(La Canada) used NA plugs in his 11s 1/4mi run on stock
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AshsZ (FABio)
10:04:44 12/31/02
blah blah 96 little different blah blah.
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Halo Z
10:07:10 12/31/02
I ran my first 12.70 pass with the NA plugs. I burned an
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AshsZ (FABio)
10:31:37 12/31/02
you where also having misfires at high boost. (n/m)
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Halo Z
11:29:05 12/31/02
That was in the beginning, because the gap was too large>>
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AshsZ (FABio)
12:44:43 12/31/02
but will the typical TT get as good as burn with NA plugs
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Halo Z
13:03:58 12/31/02
Shaved your mounds? ;-) Please explain..
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AshsZ (FABio)
13:06:24 12/31/02
sigh, nah, you can search for my old posts. (n/m)
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Halo Z
19:47:20 12/31/02
Your News Resolution should be to stop attacking Ash
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TARGETZ
09:48:51 12/31/02
im not, go back to sleep.
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Halo Z
09:50:51 12/31/02
Wish I could pull my engine on a lunch brake :) (n/m)
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MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z)
11:25:32 12/31/02
We "swear" by them because
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Chip(GinnMotorsports)
09:27:51 12/31/02
I am running the #7's. They are gaped at .034
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TwinTurboPete
09:51:00 12/31/02
Mine idle perfect with them . Copper is a better
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MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z)
10:12:46 12/31/02
I'll check into that. (n/m)
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AshsZ (FABio)
10:33:07 12/31/02
Got mine from Napa for $1.60. Got to shop around. (n/m)
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MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z)
10:15:36 12/31/02
I got mine from Napa too. :) (n/m)
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AshsZ (FABio)
10:31:57 12/31/02
They saw your cheap ass coming :) (n/m)
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MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z)
11:24:18 12/31/02
General comment;I Don't know much about using copper plugs>
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cainmt (Toledo,OH)
10:42:57 12/31/02
You are correct. They have to be changed with the oil.>>
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AshsZ (FABio)
10:47:23 12/31/02
Yep, like in a catalytic converter>
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cainmt (Toledo,OH)
10:55:49 12/31/02
Haha, chm2045 right there. It does get consumed though (n/m)
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U ZCREAM (TTZ in '03)
20:00:33 12/31/02
Look up the definition of "catalyst">
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cainmt (Toledo,OH)
10:03:21 01/01/03
That is why we replace copper more often.
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Chip(GinnMotorsports)
10:47:26 12/31/02
So what's the real advantage of copper plugs over platinum?
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U ZCREAM (TTZ in '03)
12:15:51 12/31/02
Preventing a blown piston #6. (n/m)
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Chip(GinnMotorsports)
12:46:16 12/31/02
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