buddy just pulled the plugs and they are bosch that the prev owner put in. he installed ngk's that i had already purchased, but he cant try to start it because i have the keys. i guess ill check all the connections again and maybe it will start with the ngk plugs. i really hope its not injector related. i dont think i'm up for a plenum pull after just doing the timing belt. anyway, thanks for the input everyone. i'll keep ya posted.