Yeah thats what I was thinking too, Will, they *found* 40 hp by fine tuning
with the plugs. I have NGK Iridiums in my 4.7 and It runs good, but there
wasnt any bountiful jump in HP. The company I work for just started selling
Denso plugs. I was looking in the catalog yesterday and they list a
different plug for the Dak 4.7 from the Durango 4.7. Im not quite sure what
the difference is yet, I will have to call their tech line (if they have
one) next week.
I also have some copper core NGK. If I get around to it I'm gonna put them
in this weekend and run them through the winter.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Coughlin" <willcoughlin@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:21 PM
Subject: DML:RE: Blower guys/Denso Iridium Spark Plugs
> Ok, I am gonna have to admit that I read Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords as
> well as a couple other Hi-po Ford mags because I like to tinker with Gen-I
> Lightnings(SWEET trucks!) and 5.0 Mustangs. I have also seen several
> articles claining gains with these plugs, but I didn't see the 40hp claim.
> My guess is that they probably had an engine on the dyno and baselined it.
> Then, they added these plugs and "refigured" the settings(fuel
pressure,map
> sensor calibration,injector pulse width timing,ignition timing,etc) at the
> same time. They probably "found" 40 hp and attributed it to these plugs. I
> put a set in a '93 GT, I put most of it together- it's running a GT-40
Iron
> head longblock, Cobra upper/lower intake, FMS F-303 cam, Vortech @ 9lbs,
> stock computer(as in the factory 234,000 mile OE comp., no flashes, no
> chips, STOCK!), 234,000 miles old T-5 and 8.8 w/3.73 gear, factory LS
unit.
> When we swapped plugs, autolites came out and the Denso went in. I could
> tell a little difference with them, but you had to feel real hard to think
> you gained anything. Dyno runs showed about +2 RWHP gain, So I felt pretty
> good about how we had tuned it w/ autolites. Denso plugs were in about 3
> weeks then I swapped back to autolites, -2 heat ranges from stock(can't
> remember the number off the top of my head, sorry) I wouldn't expect to
see
> any gain in them on a NA engine. Stick with the cheap, tried and true
> Autolites. HTH,
>
> Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
> '00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/NV-3500HD5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
> http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Brett Forehand" <brett4hand@hotmail.com>
> Subject: DML: Blower guys/Denso Iridium Spark Plugs
> Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 21:33:57
>
> Hey gang,
>
> I'm out of lurk mode to ask about these plugs. I've been reading quite a
> bit about them lately in the Mustang rags, and they seem to be pulling
some
> awfully high hp with them on supercharged engines. The two tests that I
> read were dyno'd, and both managed to get 30-40 horsepower just from using
> these plugs. One article in particular is from the December issue of 5.0
> Mustangs and Super Fords, where they claim 40 horsepower was gained on a
> Paxton Novi blown Cobra engine just by changing to these spark plugs.
This
> sure seems like a ton of power just from using different spark plugs.
> My question is, (especially the modified/supercharged DML'ers), have any
of
> you guys used these things, and are the claims true? Jim Harmon, Bernd,
> Austin??? I also wonder what they might do for a naturally aspirated
> engine. Mine in particular!
>
> Later,
> Brett Forehand
> '94 Dakota CC Sport
> http://www.wacokid.freehomepage.com/
>
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