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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 09:49 PM
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Spark Plugs SUCK

WOW i am changingmyplugs now for the 3rd time and just need to vent.Those of you who say you can change plugs with headers in under and hour, are the header tubes about mmmm lets say 1/2" wide!?!?!?!? under an hour is I have headers and this is rediculous! Well , just wanted to get out some of my anger...back to the garage
Old Jun 25, 2003 | 10:05 PM
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I think i can get mine done in 1.5 hours or so.. I jack my car up and drop the starter for the back 2 passenger side..
Old Jun 25, 2003 | 10:36 PM
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I cut my time down. I have changed them 2 times on my car and once on a buddies. Went from 3 days...had an alt. problem, to 8 hours to 4 hours. Can't wait for headers!!
Old Jun 25, 2003 | 10:45 PM
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I feel your pain man. I just went through all of mine tonight, started on the passenger side, when i got the the driver side last one i found a cracked plug. i found an old AC delco, and viola,
V7->V8.
Old Jun 25, 2003 | 10:51 PM
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i can change plugs in my 93 with hooker long tubes with a 1 3/4 primary in 30-40min
Old Jun 25, 2003 | 10:53 PM
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BMR k member makes mine a snap.
Old Jun 25, 2003 | 10:57 PM
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oooooh aaaaaah, never thought of that. That is a good excuse to get a kmember!
Old Jun 26, 2003 | 12:55 AM
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2 more to go! haha thi is nutty, but i found on plug already that had NO gap. NONE!! That would explain the misfire,stutter, or so i hope!
Old Jun 26, 2003 | 02:44 AM
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dont feel bad, mine take about 2-3 hours. I have to yank the pass side header off. I think some of you guys really have it hard being as the motor is partly under the dash. Mine is all out in the open in the truck, but the last 2 on the pass side are impossible. Does anybody make a spark plug socket with a u-groove in it so it can kinda slide on at an angle? I did the whole 4 on the drivers side plus the first 2 on the pass side in about 30 minutes today. I dropped in those NKG TR55s ! WOW they made a difference
Old Jun 26, 2003 | 03:03 AM
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With the A/C delete pulley the pass. side is really helped. It takes 5 minutes to take the pulley off and you have a lot of room. I used a 3' extension to change the o2's on that side too and I came in from the front where the pulley used to be. The sway bar is also conveniently located so you can hoist yourself up when you gotta get into a weird position, well at least I have to, trying to hold a ratchet and a light and stretching my neck like a giraffe to peep through a small *** field of vision. Anyway back to subject , other than that you MIGHT need assistance from somebody with small arms but probably not, you just gotta get creative sometimes.
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