Mostly stop & go? They'll be more likely to foul. But aside from that,
I wouldn't worry about it. Jon Smith has dyno sheets showing improved
performance with colder plugs.
"Davidson, Kevin" wrote:
>
> What would be the downfalls to driving mostly stop & go conditions
> with these plugs?
>
> And what about low-end torque? I've seen these plugs referred to as
> a performance mod - but it appears that a lot of performance mods tend
> to kill the low-end torque, which is a bad thing for towing, or stop & go
> conditions as well I suppose. A couple years back, the big news was to
> install the open element air filters, and people were hyping up on how
> their performance had increased, even on the V6s. I installed the 10" one,
> with a standard non-K&N filter, and lost a substantial amount of low-end.
> People told me it was because I wasn't using a K&N, but I can't believe it
> since I tested the low-end with NO air filter, and it performed about the
> same as with the 10" paper filter - like a slug. I put the stock air hat
> back on, and had my low-end back immediately. I think the guy that posted
> the technical info about the stock air hat hit the nail on the head. The
> stock stuff may look inadequate, but the engineers do use scientific
> calculations when they design this stuff.
>
> I've got a stock V6 in need of a tuneup, and it pings on 87 octane. I
> don't tow on a regular basis, but I don't want to lose any low-end just
> to alleviate the ping - I would rather use 89 in that case. Any advice
> is appreciated.
>
> Kevin D.
> 97 cc 3.9 5sp
>
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 19:50:50 -0400
> > From: Andy Levy <andylevy@bigfoot.com>
> > Subject: Re: DML: No Slamming people, just advice for me please
> >
> > The heat shields may cause more harm than good. They tend to
> > trap crud
> > (and even rocks, for our more adventurous/crazy members). You can
> > safely remove them, just be sure to do it with the plugs IN,
> > then clear
> > out all around the plugs with a blast of compressed air to ensure
> > nothing's in there that could fall into the cylinder (that would be,
> > um...bad).
> >
> > I've had my 3923s for 2 months or so now, and have a totally stock
> > engine. Other have been running them a very long time. I never heard
> > of a "competing" plug that folks were really digging in the year I've
> > been here. If you've got any pinging (most 97-99 V8s have at least a
> > little), the 3923 can help. Unless you drive almost
> > exclusively in stop
> > & go city conditions, you won't have any problems with them.
> >
> >
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