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Subject:Re: spark plugs
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:05:10 -0700

+1 on the Plus 4 Platinum Plugs - the best idle I've had on the grey van.

The NGKs sound interesting too...

On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 7:24 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:

> The best plugs I ever used in my WBX over the last 8 years are Bosch
> Platinum +4.  Search for model 4477.  Hershey der Wunderboxer  likes
> them better than plain plugs..
>
> On 4/7/09, Michael Tevis <michaeltevis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm doing a tuneup on an 85 1.9L engine that had about as much power as
> any
> > 2.1L i've driven. it's a 1.9L case but might have bigger pistons or
> > something. anyway, i took the plugs out and they are Bosch W8DC. most
> > vendors sell the W7CC or WR7CC. bus-boys.com shows a W7DTC for the 85
> only.
> > No other 85 I've worked on has had any bosch plug other than a W7CC. does
> > anyone know why bus-boys and the previous owner of this 85 feel that the
> > 85's need the W_D_ _ plugs that have a less shielded spark thats also a
> > little further into the cylinder? the threads arent longer, just how far
> the
> > electrodes are from the threads.
> >
> >
> www.boschautoparts.com/NR/rdonlyres/C77B3446-232B-4AEC-AFA9-AD05F2A0A2AD/0/DesignationCodes.pdf
> >
>
> --
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>
> Chris S.
> Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
>

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Jake

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