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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 08:41 AM
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From: MARGATE, FLORIDA
Car: 1988 CHEVROLET IROC-Z
Engine: 5.7 TUNED PORT INJECTION
Transmission: 700R4 AUTOMATIC
Axle/Gears: 3.73
I WANT TO REPLACE MY PLUGS

WHAT DOES ANYONE RECOMMEND FOR SPARK PLUGS IN AN '88 IROC WITH 5.7 TPI? STOCK HEADS, EDELBROCK HEADERS. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE LIKED THE PLATINUM SERIES FROM BOSCH.
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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 09:02 AM
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Car: 1987 Trans Am
Engine: 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: Richmond 3.73
Originally Posted by HOZZ4
WHAT DOES ANYONE RECOMMEND FOR SPARK PLUGS IN AN '88 IROC WITH 5.7 TPI? STOCK HEADS, EDELBROCK HEADERS. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE LIKED THE PLATINUM SERIES FROM BOSCH.
Thats what I bought for my 87 Trans Am. Ive had no problems. Seems to run pretty good. I bought the bosch platnium +4.
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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 09:53 AM
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ac delco rapid fire. can not remember the number, something like 5 or 8. they will know at the dealership. i bought a crap load of them from walmart a few years ago when they quit selling ac delco stuff. all the ac delco parts were half price.
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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 01:38 PM
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Car: 91 Z28 - using 87 electricals
Engine: 383 HSR EBL
Transmission: 700R4 - Stage 3 Fixed Pressure
Axle/Gears: GM 3.08 POSI
the bosch plugs are a waste of money there is no need for extra spark branches(i forget the actual name for them). just get the ac delco rapid fires.
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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 06:51 PM
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Car: 1990 IROCZ Camaro
Engine: 350 4bbl, 200cc Heads, 270hr Cam
Transmission: 700R4 w/ Trans-Go shift kit.
Axle/Gears: GM 10 bolt Posi
Originally Posted by HOZZ4
WHAT DOES ANYONE RECOMMEND FOR SPARK PLUGS IN AN '88 IROC WITH 5.7 TPI? STOCK HEADS, EDELBROCK HEADERS. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE LIKED THE PLATINUM SERIES FROM BOSCH.
Holy CAPS lock Batman!!

Just get your standard bosch or ACDelco plugs. The Platinum 4's are a waste of money.
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Old Jun 29, 2006 | 09:56 AM
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My favorites are NGKs UR4. Next would be AC Delco.
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 08:01 PM
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Car: 1989 IROC-Z
Engine: 5.7L EFI LTR setup
Transmission: T-5 World Class
Them Platnums fail quickly on my cars. Never agian
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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Car: 1994 Trans Am
Engine: LT1
Transmission: Auto
Axle/Gears: 3.23
I got the platinum Boschs, the kind that don't need gapping and I love them. Car has always run like a champ with them. I switched to delcos and they are really weak and flimsy and broke when I was installing them. But the Bosches are much stronger.
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 10:13 PM
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Car: 1986 Camaro Z28
Engine: 305 TPI
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Axle/Gears: Economy gears..once again, WHY?!?
Bosch is garbage and we had to stop installing them on cars at the garage I work at. No kidding.
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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 11:58 PM
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Car: 88 IROC
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 3.73
With headers it is very handy to run a short plug. I also have an 88 IROC with headers and I love the Accel U-Groove plugs that come in a shorty version. Makes changing plugs alot easier and saves your spark plug boots from getting burned on the headers. I think the part # is 576S for our cars.
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Old Jul 1, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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Car: 1989 Camaro Iroc-Z
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 2.77 Posi
AC Delco standards $1.98 no nead for nothing else really, i just did a tune up today with them and car runs great.
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Old Jul 1, 2006 | 11:35 AM
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Car: '87 IROC-Z/'82 RX7
Engine: SBC 355/1.1L Rotary
Transmission: T56/5 Speed
Axle/Gears: 4.33/3.93
Autolite 25s all the way with what's in the sig.

UR4/5s have too short a distance between the nut and the taper to the head imho. Hated them on my stock heads, and the just flat wont work with the Pros.
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