I can only assume you are having these problems with the MSD gap of .050
because the normal gap is .040 and I just installed a set of these Champion
Truck Plugs two weekends ago. My MPG went up as did the apparent power of the
truck. For those of us with the factory ignition, I'd heartilly recommend
these plugs. They weren't expensive and they have good long thread protection
for the firing tip. I really hate those plugs that leave the ceramic tip just
sticking out there for the cumbustion process to blast away at. This is
really a problem if you are having a pinging issue with your Dak! Pre-fire is
lethal on those ceramic tips.
Shaun H.
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Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 22:44:07 -0600
From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
Subject: DML: Champion Truck Plugs (4071) - Not good
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
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