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Oct 24, 2011 | 02:04 PM

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RallyartRob

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i went with the e3 because i got them for like 20 bucks for the 4 :P brand new and my friend didnt have NGK, their ok but nothing special and NGK are a good well known company so.

Oct 24, 2011 | 02:15 PM

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I bought NGK plugs at RockAuto. They were cheap and shipping was fast.

I looked at them there but shipping was insane. I found a good price on eBay.

Oct 24, 2011 | 03:07 PM

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I used the e3 plugs for a while I had no problems with them.....

Oct 24, 2011 | 05:07 PM

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I used the e3 plugs for a while I had no problems with them.....

ya, i've had no issues either, but i see none of the "added advantages" the makers claim the e3's provide... they'll let your car run, but no perks as far as i'm concerned.

Oct 25, 2011 | 03:03 PM

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ya, i've had no issues either, but i see none of the "added advantages" the makers claim the e3's provide... they'll let your car run, but no perks as far as i'm concerned.

second that,

Oct 25, 2011 | 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by stockley1234

I looked at them there but shipping was insane. I found a good price on eBay.

Oct 26, 2011 | 02:55 AM

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Yea I know. I haven't bought them but I am considering them. There is like 99.9% positive feed back so it the only reason why I clicked on the link. I think I am going with club plug.

Oct 26, 2011 | 05:42 AM

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I'm just against anything eBay because I have had some bad experiences purchasing **** from that site, even from sellers with 99% positive feedback.

Nov 5, 2011 | 12:50 PM

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02_DSM

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white also means the plug is too hot you need to find a cooler plug

Nov 5, 2011 | 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by stockley1234

I just check my plugs in my 06 RA and here is the outcome:

Now to my understanding, I thought plugs should be a tannish colour. Black would be to rich and white too lean. Mine seems to be on the white side (not good).
Note: These are the original Iridium plugs (

recommends replacement at like 168,000Km I think).

The car has been driven hard by the previous owner and harder by me

. I run 89 octane and have no engine mods. So my question to you guys would be what should I do? I was thinking I should change the plugs, go for a run, come back and check the colour. What would you do?

May I ask why you only run 89 octane? I would think this would not be good either?

Nov 5, 2011 | 03:29 PM

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89 is fine the manual only calls for 87 , an he is stock so there is really no need for anything above 87 even....

Nov 5, 2011 | 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluestrk

May I ask why you only run 89 octane? I would think this would not be good either?

No need for higher octane with an unmodified 4G69, it would be a waste of $.

Last edited by Resurrected RA; Nov 5, 2011 at 03:35 PM. Reason: Beaten to it.

Nov 6, 2011 | 12:29 PM

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So like, how do you change the spark plugs in our Ralliarts? Is there a certain procedure? lol. Just curious. I wanna check mine too.

Nov 6, 2011 | 01:59 PM

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disconnect battery , take off plastic shroud, dissconnect each of the ignition coils, take out the spark plugs for inspection or replacement

Nov 6, 2011 | 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by lanzerralliart

disconnect battery , take off plastic shroud, dissconnect each of the ignition coils, take out the spark plugs for inspection or replacement

Is there any specific order you need to do them in? I'm at 98k miles. When should I replace them? And yeah... what does the ignition coils look like? I'm still learning!

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