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View Poll Results: How often do you replace your spark plugs?
every ~3k miles
6
18.75%
every ~5k miles
8
25.00%
every ~10k miles
5
15.63%
every 15k+ miles
1
3.13%
still stock - post your mileage
12
37.50%
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 07:31 AM
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How often do you replace your spark plugs?

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Miles: ?
Spark Plugs: ?
Mods: ?
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 07:35 AM
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When they need to be replaced.

I change mine when they need to be replaced.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 07:35 AM
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It's hard to say, it's all up to the plugs when there bad they are bad. I can tell you i use ether BPR7ES or BPR8ES with a .025 Gap and 22psi and lots of mods.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 07:42 AM
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im still on stock plugs which have 17k miles on it. do i need to get them replaced when im doing 23psi with dynoflash @ 300whp?
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 07:43 AM
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still stock - 6000 miles Evo IX daily driver.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 07:49 AM
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20k mi, 05 EVO, original plugs..
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 08:10 AM
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32,000 miles. I think i'm on my 3rd set of plugs or so, BPR7ES FTW.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by jxs1984
im still on stock plugs which have 17k miles on it. do i need to get them replaced when im doing 23psi with dynoflash @ 300whp?
You will have to use your best guess if you need new plugs or not but at $7.00 for a set of BPR7ES it's not much to pay just put some new plugs in it's only $7.00.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 08:24 AM
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Im averaging about 5-6k miles on BR8ES plugs. Gap is set to .026-028.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 08:26 AM
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I change them every 5k with the motor oil. BPU. BR8ES gapped to .026.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 08:50 AM
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same here every 5k...
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 09:04 AM
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I change them out when I start to get miss fire :} Stock Iridium first 20K miles, then NGK BPR8ES for the next 10K miles with lotsa boost and Methanol (spike to 30 PSI and let it fall), I am on my second set of BPR8ES.
From now I I think I'll change them every 3 oilchange ~ 9K miles.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 09:13 AM
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I change my every 5k. Using BR7ES right now but going to use BR8ES.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 10:32 AM
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I have to change mine out every 1,500 miles or whenever it starts to misfire. Sometimes it does it after about 1000 miles. BR7ES gapped to .025 using HKS DLI 2 and Magnacore 8.5 wires.

I go through plugs very quickly for some reason.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by EVOONYOASS
I have to change mine out every 1,500 miles or whenever it starts to misfire. Sometimes it does it after about 1000 miles. BR7ES gapped to .025 using HKS DLI 2 and Magnacore 8.5 wires.

I go through plugs very quickly for some reason.
That's not normal, is it? THere has to be something not exactly right somewhere.
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