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What you heat range plug's are you guy's running?

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Old Sep 18, 2000 | 06:47 AM
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From: jeff NY usa
Car: 86 Z28
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What you heat range plug's are you guy's running?

I am runnig rapid fires I think number 2's, could you tell me what heat range they are? and I am also wondering what you guy's are running. And also could the wrong heat range make you pop thought the exaust on decell?What motor do you have?

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Old Sep 18, 2000 | 08:48 PM
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Old Sep 19, 2000 | 06:40 AM
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Car: 86 Z28
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Transmission: W/C T-5
Axle/Gears: 9 BOLT 3.45 POSI
How would that compare to ac's
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Old Sep 19, 2000 | 12:34 PM
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Originally posted by BLACK Z:
How would that compare to ac's
I'm not positive, but I thinki it's the same range as an AC 45.



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Old Sep 21, 2000 | 09:22 PM
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No one else uses spark plug I guess. Just playing,
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Old Sep 21, 2000 | 10:20 PM
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I was running regular AC Delco R43TS's but I think they were a too little cold so now I put some R45TS's in.

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Old Sep 24, 2000 | 10:25 AM
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From: jeff NY usa
Car: 86 Z28
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Axle/Gears: 9 BOLT 3.45 POSI
thanks anyone else.
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Old Sep 24, 2000 | 12:40 PM
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Car: '89 Pontiac Firebird
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I am running AC Declo R43TS's....

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Old Sep 24, 2000 | 02:49 PM
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45's here. Before I was using flint.
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Old Oct 2, 2000 | 06:48 AM
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From: jeff NY usa
Car: 86 Z28
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Flint works well execpt when it is raining.
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Old Oct 2, 2000 | 11:03 PM
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I was running 45's but now have 44's cause i was getting bad detonation...figured maybe goin a little colder would help...

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