Guest ON3GO Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 i did some searching but didnt find much. i need plugs for ole blue Z. its a basic L28ET motor, and i had autolite racing plugs in there, worked great but the car has been going crazy rich lately and there fouled. what plugs would you guys recomend? and if i cant get them at autozone then where? if at autozone or a shop like that what plugs and part numbers? i need the car to run by tomorrow for school . thanks mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigenOut-S30 Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 I run NGK's I hear they are the best for our cars.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 I run NGK's I hear they are the best for our cars.. have a part number so i can run to autozone now and order them... cuz i know they dont stock them. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaXbOOst Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 i run NGK-R's any other plug in my z has never ran right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2slo4u Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 BPR6ES11 or BP6ES11 will work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody 82 ZXT Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 You can also run the Denso brand of plugs. They have them at Autozone. They are very similar to NGK. I don't have a part # but, they should be able to look it up by application. Just don't tell them that they are going into a 77. Make sure you tell them they are going into the 82/83 model. I'm sure you knew that but, I thought I would add it just in case you had a brain fart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 well i got some boush super ones for now just so i can go to and from school, BUT i need to order some NGK ones.. cant find out where though.. anybody have a site where i can get mine from? it would help big time. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evildky Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 autozone sells denso which I thougth was oem nissan? and pep boys sells NGK, which is oem for honda's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody 82 ZXT Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 NGK is the OEM plug for Nissan. If you go to the dealer and buy plugs they have a nissan box but, are NGK's. ON3GO, have you tried O'Reily? They sell NGK but, may have to get them from their warehouse so go a day or two ahead of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifegrddude Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 You can get also try telling them you need plugs for a 92 Turbo Eclipse, (newer car, easier to find parts?) they use the same plugs as the Z, just have to be sure and tell them you need 6! John 82ZXT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bastaad525 Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Denso's used to be factory equipment in Datsuns, of this I'm sure. Sux that Auto Zone stopped carrying NGK's.... Auto zone stopping to carry a LOT of brands or products I like lately, dont really go there any more. I've run Bosch platinums in my ZX before and it ran fine, I didn't notice any difference when some guys finally talked me into switching to NGK's. NO difference. I do know bosch makes very high quality plugs, and may try using them again at some point. I know everyone says not to but it's just another one of those things that may just be an 'urban legend' as I've yet to see any hard proof that non-ngk plugs run worse in a Z. Whatever you do DO run the resistor plugs (the 'R' in the NGK's BPR6ES), you definately want the R since you are running fuel injection, and non R plugs can create some kind of interference with the EFI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COZY Z COLE Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 bastaad525 wrote.. I've run Bosch platinums in my ZX before and it ran fine, I didn't notice any difference when some guys finally talked me into switching to NGK's. NO difference. I do know bosch makes very high quality plugs, and may try using them again at some point. I know everyone says not to but it's just another one of those things that may just be an 'urban legend' as I've yet to see any hard proof that non-ngk plugs run worse in a Z. This link may interest you.... http://www.geocities.com/zgarage2001/engine.html Go to Seventh- Ignition and read the sparkplug writeup. LARRY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2slo4u Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Sorry to drag this thread on. I've used those Bosch "Platinum" overpriced plugs in my zx and my subaru impreza. In the zx, I noticed no difference in the way it ran and they actually eroded pretty quickly. I thought the "platinum" was supposed to last longer. In the subaru after about three or four months, I noticed my car started to miss on accleration. I removed the plugs to check and on TWO of them, the center "platinum" conductor had actually fallen out. I can't believe I paid six dollars a plug for those. Replaced both with NGK's, no problems. NGK's rule. 81zxturbo 95slobaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evildky Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 just a side note I believe platinum plugs ard turbo's are a bad combo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D83ZXT Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 i run NGK-R's any other plug in my z has never ran right Hello Rory NGK's in all three of my Z's but I use the NGK's Iridiums in the 83ZXT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 I use the bosch platinum with 2 electrodes, since its way easier to index, and they seem to work well. Make sure the heat range is right, I would run a 7 in the NGK, in a turbo. Anyway, I was making 19 psi on the stock 300zx coil with no misfires. Making more boost then that on the old turbo, with race fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bastaad525 Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 bastaad525 wrote.. I've run Bosch platinums in my ZX before and it ran fine' date=' I didn't notice any difference when some guys finally talked me into switching to NGK's. NO difference. I do know bosch makes very high quality plugs, and may try using them again at some point. I know everyone says not to but it's just another one of those things that may just be an 'urban legend' as I've yet to see any hard proof that non-ngk plugs run worse in a Z. [/quote'] This link may interest you.... http://www.geocities.com/zgarage2001/engine.html Go to Seventh- Ignition and read the sparkplug writeup. LARRY Yep I'm VERY familiar with Bryan Little's website, I've read the whole thing probably about 20 times, it was like a bible for me back when I was building up my N/A motor. I know he does mention about the Boschs there, but I say again, my '81 ZX, running the mildly build 10.3:1 CR motor, stock EFI, MSD ignition, and other stuff, ran perfectly fine on the Bosch Platinum plugs. No misfiring or anything of the sort. And when I switched over to the NGK's I did not notice any difference at all. In addition, I found that my Bosch's did NOT errode quickly, quite the contrary I ran those plugs for like 2 years, and I think I only had to adjust the gap on them once. When I changed them it wasn't because they were worn or weren't running right, it was because people kept hassling me about running german plugs in my japanese motor! evildky - please explain why you think this is so? And I do agree with lockjaw you should run the NGK 7's (one heat range colder) in a turbo, though I'm currently running 6's with no problems but my car does tend to run rich so I need the hotter plug to keep them from fouling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evildky Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 it's my understanding that platinum plugs are considdered "hot" plugs and that for turbo/supercharged/nitrous motors you gererally want "cold" plugs heard that a long time ago and have never run platinums in any of my heavy breathing cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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