Best Spark Plugs for sharks?

Buzzard · Oct 12, 2005

Newbie question here. I just bought my 2004 tiburon a week ago, it has 30,000 miles on it (v6 gt). When I first start the car it likes to stutter under aceleration till about 30 seconds or so the engine has been running. I bought it at car max and the sales man said they would have replaced the spark plugs but im not %100 sure. I here the tiburons run rich and I was thinking that a hotter or better plug coul make a small differance in performance and might help my cold engine.

Thanks for any comments

ozkrow · Oct 13, 2005

just get oem plugs...or ngk plugs. they should come pre gaped.
as far as the starting issue...let it warm up for 30 seconds and it should be fine :3_frusty:
might wanna take it to the dealer for a major service. just to start off fresh. that way you know what has been done to your car. if you take it in for a major service they should replace the spark plugs. stay away from cheap/no name gas.

Lord_GalAthon · Oct 14, 2005

ozkrow said:
...stay away from cheap/no name gas.

That is so true, the best way to get sulfuric smell from your Tib is to use Olco or Lucas or Econo-Gaz...

marine_tibby · Oct 14, 2005

NGK Iridium

Indifference126 · Oct 14, 2005

denso iridium or ngk iridium. denso are more $$$ tho

Buzzard · Oct 15, 2005

is there any claims to better hourse power by using iridum plugs?

ozkrow · Oct 15, 2005

i would say no. the car will run smother. people come to the dealer with cheap bosch platinums. those things make your car run like crap. we throw in some ngk and its all better.

TNT · Oct 15, 2005

I bought OEM plug wires for $55 and a set of NGK copper's for around $10. The copper plugs work really well, and the car runs very smoothly now.

ShrkByt05 · Oct 15, 2005

Copper all the way, better and cleaner spark, but has to be replaced around every 2 oil chnges
Iridium just for having a good plug but you will never have to change them.
NGK Copper Race plugs all the way for me though

Haiduc · Oct 15, 2005

Indifference126 said:
denso iridium or ngk iridium. denso are more $$$ tho

thats what I have for my GT.

TNT · Oct 15, 2005

ShrkByt05 said:
Copper all the way, better and cleaner spark, but has to be replaced around every 2 oil chnges
Iridium just for having a good plug but you will never have to change them.
NGK Copper Race plugs all the way for me though

Copper spark plugs are guaranteed to last 30-40k miles...so more like every 10-13 oil changes...

yellowtibby · Dec 16, 2005

anyone try the bosch "platinum 2" plugs yet? If so how are they i just bought some and with all this bosch bashing i'm afraid to put them in.

Myerac Scythe · Dec 16, 2005

Don't put them in!!! i installed them in a 2.7Delta on a Sonata and within 3 weeks was misfiring in the 1st and 3rd cylinder from them. Go with what these people are saying, or Silverstone from Nology.

ozkrow · Dec 16, 2005

yellowtibby said:
anyone try the bosch "platinum 2" plugs yet? If so how are they i just bought some and with all this bosch bashing i'm afraid to put them in.

bosch = crap...oem plugs are fine...if u dont wanna go to the dealer, ask for ngk plugs for our car at ur local parts store...

yellowtibby · Dec 16, 2005

haha ok I just returned them. I got some NGK Iridium IX instead.

only1db · Dec 17, 2005

iridiums are a waste of money...copper will do just fine! just check them every 6k and replace accordingly...been using NGK's for years!

yellowtibby · Dec 17, 2005

only1db said:
iridiums are a waste of money...copper will do just fine! just check them every 6k and replace accordingly...been using NGK's for years!

yeah i know coppers are fine but iridiums last longer and it's winter and cold and I put alot of miles on the car so I don't feel like changing them so often. I'm sure the NGK iridiums are nice. It was only 6 bucks a plug, not too bad.

bms231 · Dec 17, 2005

any of you ever notice the OE gap on the Iridium IX's on ngk's website says .044 when the stock gap is supposed to be .039 - .043???

MyRy'sTIB04 · Dec 24, 2005

I have the iridium power denso off ptuning.com they are probably the best.

openthewell · Dec 24, 2005

NGK Iridium all the way, or OEM plugs (They are NGK Platinums).

ondrovic · Dec 30, 2005

need your advice

should i go for these

Code:

Denso  	 Iridium plug  	5303   	IK16   	Remove Item  	 	$11.99  	$71.94
NGK 	 Premium wire set 	8851  	XX91  	Remove Item 		$58.85 	$58.85

or these

Code:

NGK  	 Premium wire set  	8851   	XX91   	Remove Item  	 	$58.85  	$58.85
NGK 	 Iridium plug 	7994  	IFR5E-11  	Remove Item 		$11.71 	$70.26

thank fo the help in this one

marine_tibby · Dec 30, 2005

i say go with nology cool wires thats what i have and love it

tibby2004 · Dec 30, 2005

Don't ever buy Bosch plugs. It seriously messed up my old car it misfired and ran rich/lean cause of them.

ondrovic · Jan 3, 2006

thanks for the relpys guys I wasn't wanting to spend that much money I am getting ready to sell my tib but I will not buy the Bosch plugs.

idrivetuscani · Jan 3, 2006

how hard is it to replace the spark plugs? i need to replace mine and I do not have a slightest clue what to do...thanks

britelts · Mar 2, 2006

Sorry to derail the conversation, but I have a related question. I have a stock (though I'm planning on a SRI this year) '04 GT V6 with 26k mi on it. My brother bought me Denso Iridiums last Christmas and I have yet to put them in.

Here's my question... on a stock car, will Iridiums make any difference (not including purported butt-feel acceleration improvements)? It seems that a lot of Tib owners who have engine/exhaust mods use them, and I can see there would likely be more benefit to modified enginges... In other words, is it a waste to put them in my stock Tib?

Anyone with a stock Tib notice any improvements?

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