On Thursday, July 11, 1996 8:49 AM, Justin
Bouillet[SMTP:justin@proxy-sys.com] wrote:
>>I bought some Bosch Platinum Plugs for my 87 Dakota V6. Before I
replaced
>>the Champion plugs, I put in an Accel performance coil (the cylinder one,
>>not the big blocky one), new wires, rotor and cap several weeks ago. My
>>power and mileage increased noticeably.
>>
>>After I put the platinum plugs last night, I noticed a power decrease.
>>The engine hesitates a little and doesn't have that zippiness it did
>>before. I let the engine warm up and drove around for awhile in various
>>driving conditions, and still the same decrease in power.
>>
>>My question is, did I waste money buying these platinum plugs? I'm going
>>on a long trip with my truck (about 3000 miles) and I wanted to try these
>>plugs to see if I could get a little better mileage and power. However,
>>if I have to sacrifice the power for a marginal mileage gain, I'll just
>>put those Champions back in.
>>
>>Has anyone else had the same results with platinum plugs?
I have seen and heard a few different stories on Platinum's, seems that
either they work great or really bad, I had installed them in my 79 MGB a
few years ago and really noticed the difference. A buddy of mine put them
into his 81 Volvo Turbo and has sworn by them ever since but another friend
of mine put them in a 350 chevy and it didn't run well at all.
Seems they don't get along with American Iron too well, weird! You may be
better off with the Champions or similar.
Mark.
94 Club Cab V-6
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