[DeTomaso] spark plugs

[Garth Rodericks]

FWIW, I don't drive my car "competitively," although other motorists may beg to disagree. I've only driven it on the street for my daily commute for a number of years, and plenty of spirited weekend jaunts - actually, every day I commuted to work in it was a spirited jaunt!




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 From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
To: DeTomaso Mail List <detomaso at poca.com>; "boyd411 at gmail.com" <boyd411 at gmail.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:26 AM
Subject: spark plugs
 


"What other spark plugs ( besides the NKG UR4) do Pantera owners that drive their Cleveland powered cars competitively recommend (use)?"

Autolite.  They're effective, reliable and inexpensive!  


I've also used NGK-UR4 and Bosche plugs in my Pantera. No noticeable performance differences.

NEVER use a Platinum plug in your carbureted 351C.  Platinum plugs require precise air/fuel metering only possible with an EFI system, otherwise they foul quickly and your engine will be hard to start.


If you want to save some money and enjoy better performance than you'll get from all those overpriced or gimicky plugs, do the following...

1. Buy inexpensive quality Motorcraft or Autolite plugs
2. Side gap them
    Read more here: http://performanceunlimited.com/illustrations/sparkplugs.html

3. Index the plugs, as already recommended

#'s 2 and 3 above will give you greater performance gains than fancy overpriced spark plugs. You'll get the most bang for your buck!


Cheers!
Garth