has anyone tried the 5224 ??

From: Looper (davidalooper@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Jul 10 2000 - 13:35:30 EDT


Has anyone tried the 5224. Good? Bad?

--- "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net> wrote:
> There are several factors on why to run colder
> plugs:
>
> Supercharger, Turbo Charger, Nitrous, extended
> highway driving (or racing),
> but the main factor for us seems to be "Pinging".
> Having an upgraded
> ignition system helps out in most cases but doesn't
> constitute a colder plug
> (although it doesn't hurt). For emissions, the
> colder plug may (but highly
> doubt) cause higher levels of pollution but I
> haven't ever seen that in the
> past actually happening.
>
> The best suggestion I can give you is try them.
> They're about a buck each
> and if you don't like them, you're not out a whole
> lot of money.
>
> (I normally run SplitFires but the colder range
> plugs are harder to find so
> I tried the 3923's...I've been running with them now
> for almost 6 months and
> I like them...Granted, I change them more often, but
> that's just due to the
> Nitrous usage.)
>
> - Bernd
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Wyman" <cewyma@Roushind.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 11:23 AM
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: Autolite #'s?????
>
>
> > What are the pros and cons of running colder
> plugs? Does having an
> upgraded ignition system, such as a MSD, cause the
> plugs to run hotter or
> colder?
> >
> > -----------------------------
> >
> > Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 09:44:59 -0500
> > From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
> > Subject: DML: Re: Autolite #'s?????
> >
> > The difference between the 5224 and 3923 plug is
> #1, Heat Range (3923 is
> one
> > step colder) and #2, the tip on the 5224 is a
> "Special Power Tip". (Just
> an
> > extended tip...i've watched for any types of
> problems when running the
> > 3923's and haven't found anything yet. The
> difference between the 3924
> and
> > 3923 is the heat range...nothing else. The 3924
> is the stock heat range
> and
> > the 3923 is one step colder.
> >
> > - - Bernd
> >
> > - ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Greig, Doug" <douggr@hazelett.com>
> > To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 9:20 AM
> > Subject: DML: Autolite #'s?????
> >
> >
> > > I think I thoroughly confused myself this
> weekend. I went to the parts
> > > store to pick up some autolite 3923's for my V6.
> I didn't see any 3923's
> > at
> > > all, and when I asked, I was told they didn't
> have that #, but they had
> > > 3924's. Being cautious, I checked the Autolite
> manual for the correct #
> > for
> > > my truck. It said #5224 was the # I needed! WTF?
> I even held the 3924
> next
> > > to the 5224. The 5224's were longer, but
> appeareed to be the same width.
> > "So
> > > what do I do now?" I asked myself. If I buy the
> 5224, and they are too
> > long,
> > > do I take a chance on cracking them on top of a
> piston? Are the 3924's
> the
> > > same as the 3923's? I just didn't know what the
> difference was between
> > them.
> > > So I gambled and bought the 3924's and installed
> them Saturday. I
> compared
> > > them too the Bosch +4's I had in there(what a
> piece of dung!) and they
> > > appeared to be the same size(phew!). The truck
> feels much better. I
> > couldn't
> > > believe the size difference of the electrodes
> between the two spark
> plugs.
> > > The +4's were so small, I can't believe I
> trusted them like I did. My
> > > question is , why are we using 3924/3's when the
> book say to use 5224's?
> > > What is the difference between the 3923 and the
> 3924 plug?
> >
> >
>

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