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misfire misfire misfire misfire... the IK20s are coming right back out tonight...

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Old 01-01-2003, 05:09 PM
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Default misfire misfire misfire misfire... the IK20s are coming right back out tonight...

I put in IK20s at .4 gap on sunday... they ran great monday, tuesday morning they started misfiring under anything over 10psi... complete with flashing cel...

so I am gonna throw the stock plugs back in for a little bit (even though one looks nasty) and either regap them to .32 (even though they told me not to) or get different plugs, be them aftermarket or stock NGK...

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Old 01-01-2003, 05:16 PM
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Default Hmmm . . . strange . . .

I've had mine in for several months now, and have yet to experience a misfire OR a CEL. Hmmmm.
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I'd say the gap is just too much.
Old 01-01-2003, 09:04 PM
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Default The Densos do it again...

Seems to be hit or miss with those things....for some people, no problems. For others, misfires everywhere. Might I recommend just the regular Denso plug from your local Autozone, $1.69 each. I've not had a problem out of them. Might as well give them a shot for that price. Good luck

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Default since 1 of the original plugs looked kinda iffy, I regapped the densos to .32 or so and they appear

to be ok for now... I was only misfiring on full boost, but that is the worst time... so I regapped them (carefully... the denso web page says you can regap them, so I did) and hit the expressway for a bit... appears to be solid... so I will drive a bit and see what happens.

stupid spark plugs...
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I personally enjoy using the NGK coppers :0)
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