Accel makes them with brass contacts/terminals. Don't know if they make one
for CC applications.
Alan
'98 Dakota R/T (Headers, FABM & gave up on Shift kit)
'89 Mustang GT (347, Griggs GR-40 , Vortech S-trim...)
Ducati 996 (someday)
-----Original Message-----
From: brian duffey [mailto:brian.duffey@intelsat.int]
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 1998 7:58 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: re: DML: Re: Spark Plug <cap & rotor ? >
<SNIP> a warning about over-gapping: there can be some
signifcant gains
had by
over-gapping at the expense of driving up the secondary
voltage... the first
thing to go will be the stock plug wires- get a good 8mm+
set.. the 7mm
insulation just won't last if you bring up the voltage...
*** I would also
recommend a better cap and rotor- with brass terminals.. ***
the aluminum
just
oxidizes too quickly... <SNIP>
Cap & Rotor question....
Does anyone know of good aftermarket brands for Cap & Rotor?
A while back someone recommended Borg/Warner, but I cannot
find any
Auto parts places that carry Borg/Warner parts.
Does anyone know of a Web or Mail Order company that
supplies Borg/Warner
or other high quality aftermarket Cap & Rotors?
I've replaced my Coil, Plugs and Wires... but REALLY need a
new Cap & Rotor.
The original is showing lots of wear.
Thanks,
Duff
'95 SLT 4x4 CC 318 4spd/OD - 3.55 LSD
MSD 6AL - MSD Blaster Coil
MSD 8.5 wires - K&N FIPK
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Original Text
From GARY@SMTPGATE (Gary Shook) {gary.shook@mci.com}, on
1/11/98 12:47:
To: DAKOTA-T@SMTPGATE {dakota-truck@buffnet.net}
The stock champions are lame even when they are in spec...
get some new
plugs (Champion Truck plugs, Autolite Double Platinums,
Bosch Platinums and
AC Rapid Fires all have good favor with someone...depends
who you ask) and
get out the breaker bar... out of 8 plugs, I broke 6 in my
Ram when I
changed them @ 1500 miles... The porcelain portion
breaks... you can still
get the rest of the plug out.
I used Autolite Double Platinums over-gapped to .045... the
idle smoothed
significantly, but I didn't do any other testing... the
throttle response
seemed slightly better... but the main advantage to the
double platinums is
that they don't wear out... these are the plugs they run in
vehicles that
are rated for 100,000 mile tune ups..
a warning about over-gapping: there can be some signifcant
gains had by
over-gapping at the expense of driving up the secondary
voltage... the first
thing to go will be the stock plug wires- get a good 8mm+
set.. the 7mm
insulation just won't last if you bring up the voltage... I
would also
recommend a better cap and rotor- with brass terminals.. the
aluminum just
oxidizes too quickly... my .045 is quite conservative, as I
have not
received my new plug wires yet... I'll probably open it up a
little more
when I get them installed.
Gary Shook
>I read a post a week or so ago where someone said their
factory installed
>plugs were way off spec so l decided to check mine today.
Problem is l
can't
>get these plugs to come out. I don't want to put too much
force on them.
>With my luck I would break one off in the block. Any
suggestions on how to
>get them out? Also, once l do get them out, what is the
best gap to use?
One
>more ?, l read several post where after market truck plugs
were said to
>perform better. Exactly how do they perform better? Is it
better MPG,
>quicker throttle response, what? Thanks for the help.
>
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