Well, it was misfiring that I felt at hard throttle to full throttle....I had Champion double platinum plugs on for about 6 months I think, in which time I got my ST upgrade....I noticed weird jerky feelings when I squished the pedal....Got some advice to get rid of the plats and throw in coppers at .26....so I said, might as well see what happens...only takes about 20 minutes and $8....well, all said and done, and no misfiring, and my car actually boosts up to the 17psi, and runs like a champ....I replaced my tstat also last week, and my highway mileage is up to 22.5mpg (good compared to the 17 I was getting), and my city is yet to be determined this week....this is based on calculations, not the trip computer....
THANKS for the info KEN!
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Ken Is Right....switch To Coppers
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Posted 27 March 2005 - 06:13 AM
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Posted 27 March 2005 - 08:10 AM
I have to give credit to the board. If I have seen further it is because I stood on the shoulders of giants. 
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Posted 27 March 2005 - 02:39 PM
I am using coppers and they work great on my chipped turbo.
However, the OEM Volvo platinum plugs worked equally well for me and last a lot longer. Volvo knows what they are doing ( at least they did before Ford bought them out
)- so if in doubt , go oem ( IMHO).
Of course - YMMV.
However, the OEM Volvo platinum plugs worked equally well for me and last a lot longer. Volvo knows what they are doing ( at least they did before Ford bought them out
)- so if in doubt , go oem ( IMHO).Of course - YMMV.
Edited by NateB, 27 March 2005 - 02:44 PM.
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SAMCO Turbo Hose Kit
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Posted 27 March 2005 - 03:25 PM
which brand of coppers are you guys using.
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Posted 27 March 2005 - 03:30 PM
IIRC, the coppers that I use are the Bosch FR7DC plugs.
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Posted 27 March 2005 - 03:45 PM
The onyl reasonI could see needing other than coppers, is if you are running really high boost.
I have seen so many people with bad luck on other plugs, that when I do re-do mine it will be copper all the way, not worth the money in other ones anyway.
I have seen so many people with bad luck on other plugs, that when I do re-do mine it will be copper all the way, not worth the money in other ones anyway.
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Posted 27 March 2005 - 06:37 PM
QUOTE(NateB @ Mar 27 2005, 02:39 PM)
I am using coppers and they work great on my chipped turbo.
However, the OEM Volvo platinum plugs worked equally well for me and last a lot longer. Volvo knows what they are doing ( at least they did before Ford bought them out )- so if in doubt , go oem ( IMHO).
Of course - YMMV.
However, the OEM Volvo platinum plugs worked equally well for me and last a lot longer. Volvo knows what they are doing ( at least they did before Ford bought them out
)- so if in doubt , go oem ( IMHO).Of course - YMMV.
yeah, i know the OEM last longer, but I figured that with the cost of OEM, I could go through about 3 sets of coppers!...i know it's three replacements, but atleast if I F up the coppers during gapping, I only lost about $2!....I may actually try the OEM next week and take a hit just to compare the results...we'll see if I get around to that....
Oh, and I bought the Autolite coppers...work just fine, so no complaints so far!...those darn boots are hard to pull off though!
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