Oh well, it was again that time of a year when I remember saying "man i'll never do this job again..." and yet I did
sheesh.. all of em had to change underneath the car.. "i'll never change them again"
Lucky me I got those little ramps that you drive your front wheels to, helped a little bit though.

well now tune-up for the next summer is done!

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'89 Formula 305 TPI T-5
Check out my car HERE!

 

I just pulled my heads to have some work done to them during my cam swap. I bought a new set of AC/Delco rapid fires and will install them before I install the head, so I lucked out this time and won't have to try changing them with my heads in he car!

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission
Borg Warner 7.75" 9 Bolt Rear End

Current Mods: LT4 Hot Cam, Comp Cams 1.52:1 Roller Rocker Arms, Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Performance Resource Chip, Accel Ignition Coil, Cap, Rotor, 8.8mm Wires, K&N Filters, JET TPI Air Foil, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.

Best ET (w/o LT4 cam): 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)

7.5" 10 Bolt with 3.42s soon to come!

 

mine are easy to change



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1982 Camaro Z28

should be running 11's this spring...we'll see
Check the website for progress http://members.fbody.com/Pro82Z/

 

Yeah, lets just say that I bought My car In october, And 4000 miles later I Still havent Changed the plugs , who knows How Bad they are




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60 Ranchero - Project ( Money Hole )
85 Sport Coupe LG4 - Daily Driver

Just another Hot Rod kid, or thats what they all tell me.
Livin' the Stereotype

 

i change plugs in my Friends 90 IROC 305 TPI and it took me 30 minutes I did 7 from the top and the pass side far one underneigth

 

Seven from the top! holy crap!
Just how skinny are your hands? If I managed change just one from the top that is good, but seven! I bet A/C and emissions delete help a lot huh?

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'89 Formula 305 TPI T-5
Check out my car HERE!

 

Take off the AIR system and plug the manifolds with brass pipe plugs...much easier then!

 

Hmmm. How come everyone's engine compartment looks spotless compared to mine. I need a catch can like that also.

When I had my 383 and Hedman headers I found it easier to use a Snap-on deep offset box end wrench to take the plugs out instead of a socket. Even then then #6 and #8 plugs were hard to get at if the exhaust was hot.

Now with the big block #5 and #7 are terrible to access but I can get all 8 with a socket and ratchet. Removing the brake booster is next on my list of things to do.

It took me about an hour to change the plugs on the 454 in my truck. Edelbrock headers with AIR tubes. After ripping the tubes off and plugging the holes I can now change plugs in about 20 minutes.

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Follow my racing progress on Stephen's racing page
and check out the race car

87 IROC-Z Pro ET Bracket Race Car
383 stroker (carbed) with double hump cast iron heads and pump gas
461 Big Block installed and ready for the 2001 racing season

Best results before the 383 blew up
Best ET on a time slip: 11.857 altitude corrected to 11.163
Best MPH on a time slip: 117.87 altitude corrected to 126.10
Altitude corrected rear wheel HP based on power to weight ratio: 476.5
Best 60 foot: 1.662

Racing at 3500 feet elevation but most race days it's over 5000 feet density altitude!
Member of the Calgary Drag Racing Association

87 IROC bracket car, 91 454SS daily driver, 95 Homebuilt Harley

 

try changing the pass. rear plug on my LS1.



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ASE Mechanic/Machinist/Smog Tech

1999 NBM Trans Am
1986 Chevy 3/4 ton pick up
1981 corvette
1995 Kawi ZX6R

GO #3

 

Seven from the top is nothin...i did all eight! (I think it was the first and last time) I didn't have any ramps or a jack at the time, so the top was the only way. Oh yeah, it has all the AIR, emissions, air conditioning and all the other annoying stuff to deal with.

 

The only problem is I'm spending more time making it look nice than going fast, but it's also much cheaper It takes me about 3 minutes to change my plugs if a few are stubborn...

 

This is sorta strange - I got an official Goodwrench "tune up" kit mainly b/c I needed a good ratchet. But the 5/8 socket that comes with is is too thick to completely seat over the #5 plug! I went back to using my cheap-a$$ "benchtop" socket and it works great. The best investment you can make if you're going to change plugs is a thin walled socket and a 1" extension - I get them all from the top but there's no air crap.

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Base: 89 Iroc-Z LB9 auto 2.73 posi
Exh: 3" Dynomax muffler, 3" Pipe in place of cat
Ign: GMPP 8MM wires, Accel cap&rotor, AC Plugs
Fuel: Cleaned and flow-matched injectors, afpr, !air pump&diverter valve
Sound: Clarion deck, Kicker speakers and amps
Suspension: KYB Shocks, BMR Strut Tower Brace
Misc: TB Bypass, Synthetic Oil, Flexlite Transmission cooler,
free mods, flow tech headers on the way,
engine swap and 4th gen seats in the works...

 

I have the emissions crap off of my car. It doesnt ahve any a/c either. I have "big ole bear claws" for hands as my friends say. i use the 3/8 uninversal joint while doin it and it makes it a snap. so even all of us "bears" out there can have hope

B)

 

It seems like that I'm the only one who crawls under the car to change plugs
crazeinc - Nice, clean engine you got there. A little different that my "jungle"

PS. you all visit my new website.
and write my newly aquried guest book..

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'89 Formula 305 TPI T-5
Check out my car HERE!

 

when I do mine, I use a shortened 5/8 socket (regular plug socket won't go under header tubes) I use a spark plug socket that has a hex end on it so I can turn it with a 3/4 wrench.

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1987 Formula 350, headman hedders, Accel supercoil, cap, rotor.
MAF screens removed. 160 degree stat and manual fan switch.

Best ET: 14.745@91.317mph-Stock
Best ET: 14.418@95.51 mph-Modded
Ridiculed Founder of the Traction Impaired Crew

 

Man, I hear ya. Then LS1's and LT1's are so ****ing cramped in there, take forever to change the wires and plugs. Not a very fun job for just doing something so small.

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Eric Natzke
91 Firebird 305 TBI
"It Ain't Stock"
http://members.aol.com/j007golden/91firebird.html
For info on certain parts or mods go to the site below
http://members.aol.com/j007golden/modeval.html