3924 is the stock heat range
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Jon Smith-Raleigh,NC-http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jdsmith4
'95 318 auto CC 4x4: Accel Supercoil, JBA headers,
dual glasspack, 14x3 FABM, F&B Stage I TB, !EGR,
MSD 8.5's, self-moded intake, 180 degree thermo,
ASP crank pulley, 16" Hayden elec. fan, MP SBEC,
BEST: 0-60 in 6.3 & 1/4mi 15.4@88.95
207.2 RWHP, 276.2 RW ft/lbs
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----- Original Message -----
From: <fawcett@uism.bu.edu>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Champion Truck Plugs (4071) - Not good
> What's the proper Autolite for our application?
> Tom
>
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> Subject: DML: Champion Truck Plugs (4071) - Not good
> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
> Date: 11/6/99 10:44 PM
>
>
>
> Well, after taking some measurements and comparing the Champion Truck
Plugs
> (4071) to the Autolites, SplitFires, and Factory Champion Plugs...It turns
> out that they are NOT a Projected "Special" Power Tip. This special tip
is
> what's called for by Dodge, Autolite, NGK, AC-Delco, SplitFire,
Motorcraft,
> and the regular Champion OEM replacements.
>
> I also noticed that when the gap is set to .050" (for MSD users), the
> Champion T/P electrode is bent too far back and only covers 1/2 of the
> firing tip. (Not good either.) I'm not trying to dissuade people from
> buying them, but it doesn't look like they're designed for what the
> application calls for.
>
> >From personal experience, I had replaced my Splitfires with the Truck
Plugs
> and found that I had lost some performance and MPG. After replacing the
> Truck Plugs (300 miles on them) with the Splitfires (5000+ miles on them)
I
> gained back my MPG and the performance.
>
> $0.02
>
> Bernd D. Ratsch
> Pflugerville, TX
> 1997 Dodge Dakota SLT/CC - 2WD
> http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd/Dakota.htm
> http://www.mopars.net/dak/bernd
> bernd@texas.net
> ICQ: 39320084
>
> "The Hell with Milk...Got Nitrous?"
>
>
>
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