Re: The dakota's pinging

From: jon@dakota-truck.net
Date: Tue Jul 06 2004 - 17:18:09 EDT


Eric Huff <mopar@ehuffy.com> wrote:
: Of course, the plugs are back to stock now, so i suppose i will
: switch to a cooler plug. Does everyone agree that the autolites are
: better than champion? I put Autolite AP3923 in at 30k, and they
: helped a little, but i still couldn't use regular gas. AT that
: time, i wasn't using oil, so i don't *think* the gasket was bad...

   Depends on what you mean by better, I suppose. IIRC, it has
been dyno proven that the Autolites will give a bit more power
than the Champions (something like 5hp I think?), but that they
need to be replaced quite often also. The impression I got was
that if you're looking to squeeze every last bit of power out of
the motor and don't mind the extra maintenance, the Autolites
are the way to go. I've got Champion Truck plugs in my '96, I
think I put them in there about 30,000 miles ago and they are
still going strong.

-- 
                                          -Jon-

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