Re: autolite plugs ... any good?
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ireland383
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The Autolites used to be my plug of choice when they were made in the USA. I haven't tried the recent ones made in China.
All the ones I still see new at Walmart are made in Mexico not China,FWIW.
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Re: autolite plugs ... any good?
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01/01/11 12:12 PM
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therocks
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I ran them for years.In the newer Mopars I run Champions.Switched to NGKs in the spring and they seem to have a better idle and run smoother.Rocky
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Re: autolite plugs ... any good?
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01/01/11 02:21 PM
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autolite plugs are ok if you are running N/A. I have seen one or two come apart on a supercharged engine when they were going over 100 mph. The electrode on the bottom of the plug came apart. I have run them, NGK, Champions all in my truck and really could not tell a difference between any of them.
Rob Dunn 1976 Dart Sport 360 2000 dakota RT 408 with 150 nitrous 2013 Dodge Ram 1500 Hemi 2009 Jeep Patriot
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Re: autolite plugs ... any good?
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01/01/11 02:38 PM
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I dont run anything but Champion plugs. Mopars came with Champions, and thats what goes back in
1969 Nova 454/M21/3.31 Mild mid-11 second weekend cruiser
1994 F150 XLT Super Cab 2WD 5.0/4R70W/3.55 (Daily driver)
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Re: autolite plugs ... any good?
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01/01/11 03:13 PM
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thanks all for the feed back. didnt know the autolites were china specials...scratch those off the list.
i'll go with champs or delco's usually when i get those brands they are made somewhere on this continent.
1966 Dart GT
...down to only 1 mopar for the first time in 15 years!
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Re: autolite plugs ... any good?
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01/01/11 03:26 PM
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Champion = MOPAR Autolite = Ferd AC Delco = Chivvy Anything that was cheapest = AMC Any questions?
The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it.
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Re: autolite plugs ... any good?
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01/01/11 10:20 PM
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You're Always Right with Autolite...
I have ran Autolites for many years.. I trird a set of Chumpions in my 340 once. It barely would run. Installed a set of Autolites and all was well. I will say that at the present time I am running Bosch Platnums in the 340 and am very impressed....
Sorry, that was their tag line for a long time. I like the NGK's
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Re: autolite plugs ... any good?
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01/02/11 01:11 AM
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champion in mopars is correct youre not true moparan unless you do why run anything else as for bosch bmw volkswagons volvos. wouldnt run bosch in my pedal wagan non burn ing piston hole makin plug center electode dropin plug if it was the only plug ever made i would put bare wire in my cylindr first before ever run that crap of what they call a sparkplug
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Re: autolite plugs ... any good?
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01/02/11 08:31 AM
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therocks
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In 30 years of wrenching Ive seen 1 car run good with Bosch.I wish I had a dollar for every one I had to replace.Ive run Autolites in Mopars since the 60s.Champions in them never worked.I only run Champions in the new Mopars we have.The NGKs seem to run great in my 440 with 12.5 domes on the street.We do have some old NOS Mopar plugs fo BBs.I was going to run them in my 57 and the 62.Just couldnt bring myself to open the 50 year old packages.Rocky
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Re: autolite plugs ... any good?
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01/02/11 09:02 AM
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autolite/motorcraft belong to the ford family ngk was always a foreing car plug/ motorcyle champion was always mopar,! ac delco was always chevy! with that being said ac delco makes nothing ,0 ,zelch, box by name only same as champion, autolite/.motorgcraft same plug, same maker
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Re: autolite plugs ... any good?
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01/02/11 10:31 AM
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you are correct sir a motor doesnt know, and a plug only knows to fire when it told to fire but its all up to the plug maker ,, who ever that is to have the best in house design, quality control being i sell plugs , use plugs , race plugs, i will always recomend what the vehicles sparkplug, by their recomendations , altho youre car motor is prob nothin as to what mother mopar ever intended to have from factory so as a factory standpoint champion was the factory plug of choice , as for slapper bars what ever, if you dont know how to fix that issue then run a slapper bar they work for what they intended to do ,stop leaf spring rap up, or the lack of coil spring load as for a power glide , if you have the monie to make em go and the car lite enough go for it as for 9 inch let all the ford guys have them !! stick with my 8 3/4 or my dana 60
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Re: autolite plugs ... any good?
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01/03/11 12:02 AM
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I've probably had 10 plugs break during removal, over the course of 40 years wrenching. I am certain every one's been a champion. No major disasters, just insulators that crumble. Never an Autolite/Denso/NGK, or even splitfire !!!!
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