any of you V8 HEI guys use these before ?

[WOLFMANmike]

And we're they any good or even any improvement?

[racecougar]

They won't erode as quickly as copper...thereby allowing a longer interval between replacement. You won't notice any difference in performance over a set of new copper plugs.

[WOLFMANmike]

Originally Posted by racecougar

They won't erode as quickly as copper...thereby allowing a longer interval between replacement. You won't notice any difference in performance over a set of new copper plugs.

so are you saying then that a copper plug is better for performance over these then ?

[PGSigns]

A good plug is a good plug. An engine with a decent tune up and a good set of plugs will not see a performance gain from plugs. A better plug just does a good job longer. Now if the plugs in an engine are carboned up and fouled you will see a gain from new plugs. I am old enough to remember pulling plugs out and cleaning them with a plug cleaner and putting them back in. I still have one of these.
Jimmy

[WOLFMANmike]

Originally Posted by PGSigns

A good plug is a good plug. An engine with a decent tune up and a good set of plugs will not see a performance gain from plugs. A better plug just does a good job longer. Now if the plugs in an engine are carboned up and fouled you will see a gain from new plugs. I am old enough to remember pulling plugs out and cleaning them with a plug cleaner and putting them back in. I still have one of these.
Jimmy

Oh wow man that's friggin cool as hell right there .... I'm a lover of all things retro . So jealous right now lol is that from the 50s ? Or 60s don't even matter I want one of those lol

[racecougar]

Originally Posted by WOLFMANmike

so are you saying then that a copper plug is better for performance over these then ?

Not at all. Both will perform the same. The platinum plug will simply allow for a longer service interval.

[PGSigns]

The one I have I got in the 70's and not sure when it was made. Champion made a good looking one also. They do show up on ebay ever so often.
Jimmy

[WOLFMANmike]

Originally Posted by PGSigns

The one I have I got in the 70's and not sure when it was made. Champion made a good looking one also. They do show up on ebay ever so often.
Jimmy

I have got to find me one of those if not just for the Nostalgia of it

[61K10]

Back in the 60's here in calif thrifty's kinda like a K-mart, had reconditioned plugs for around a $1. somebody just blasted them and put them in a package. as a kid with not a lot of money, these were the ticket lol!

[WOLFMANmike]

Originally Posted by 61K10

Back in the 60's here in calif thrifty's kinda like a K-mart, had reconditioned plugs for around a $1. somebody just blasted them and put them in a package. as a kid with not a lot of money, these were the ticket lol!

LOL I remember Thrifty. As a kid I loved getting their ice cream cones .... memories

[WOLFMANmike]

was also thinking about buying some quality plug wires ... was looking at some Taylor Spiro core 8mm HEI Wires .... any of you ever use them ?

[PGSigns]

We ran Taylor on the racecars and they did fine. Have Taylor wires on my Harley.
Jimmy

[WOLFMANmike]

Originally Posted by PGSigns

We ran Taylor on the racecars and they did fine. Have Taylor wires on my Harley.
Jimmy

Ok great thanks for the info

[luvbowties]

Originally Posted by PGSigns

The one I have I got in the 70's and not sure when it was made. Champion made a good looking one also. They do show up on ebay ever so often.
Jimmy

Hey PGSigns, I went cheap & bought one of these in the '50's. Was a wall-mounted and did a good job thru 1986(used less and less as time passed: as engines used less and less oil) when I moved. Has a 2-position switch, 1 to blast with media and #2 to clean with air only after blasting. Still got it around here somewhere.
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-NOS-...467266&vxp=mtr <<.

I recall an AC blaster/tester at the Chevy d-ship that had a compressor/gauge/firing function to show how well it fired under compression. Shop manager let me, about 12 years old, use some of their equipment, including this. Worked, too, as some plugs failed to fire properly after cleaning & running the firing-under-comp test--as well as in the car.
Sam