Re: AC DELCO RAPID FIRE PLUGS, WORTH THE $ ?
[Re: Magnumguy]
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04/18/18 01:32 PM
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oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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Ran regular ACs in Gms at work.Mopars we ran and I run either Autolites or NGKs.NGKs in my 65 run great and its 12.5 compression street driven.Rocky
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Re: AC DELCO RAPID FIRE PLUGS, WORTH THE $ ?
[Re: Magnumguy]
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04/18/18 02:15 PM
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No, they are not worth the extra money. Marketing hype
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Re: AC DELCO RAPID FIRE PLUGS, WORTH THE $ ?
[Re: PurpleBeeper]
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04/18/18 05:02 PM
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I run NGK or Denso plugs in my Mopars They seem to last forever and I get them cheap from work Gus
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Re: AC DELCO RAPID FIRE PLUGS, WORTH THE $ ?
[Re: PurpleBeeper]
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04/18/18 05:07 PM
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No, they are not worth the extra money. Marketing hype Get the correct plug for your motor, not the latest gimmick. I use NGKs normally, but have had good service from all different brands of conventional plugs.
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Re: AC DELCO RAPID FIRE PLUGS, WORTH THE $ ?
[Re: Magnumguy]
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04/18/18 07:05 PM
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My opinion is the absolute best plugs are Iridium, but in reality they are quite pricey and also not too many people are driving a ton of miles on their classic mopar. So the only advantage would be the smaller electrode is somewhat less likely to misfire.
I doubt you'd notice a difference.
'70 Duster 470hp 340/T56 Magnum/8 3/4 3.23 Sure-Grip
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Re: AC DELCO RAPID FIRE PLUGS, WORTH THE $ ?
[Re: Magnumguy]
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Basic Champion for my old stuff.
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Re: AC DELCO RAPID FIRE PLUGS, WORTH THE $ ?
[Re: Magnumguy]
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04/19/18 08:53 AM
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therocks
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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Just dont get Bosch.Total s--t plugs in almost every car they were installed in.I cant say hw many sets I had to pull ecause they ran bad.Cant see how they still make them.Rocky
Chrysler Firepower
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Re: AC DELCO RAPID FIRE PLUGS, WORTH THE $ ?
[Re: PurpleBeeper]
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04/20/18 09:51 AM
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No, they are not worth the extra money. Marketing hype Agreed. Also I have found in my experience that 95% of plugs get changed for no good reason (I'm guilty of this as well). Most can just be cleaned and reinstalled.
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Re: AC DELCO RAPID FIRE PLUGS, WORTH THE $ ?
[Re: dogdays]
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04/21/18 10:44 AM
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The Rapidfire plugs were developed to cut down on irregular misses by GM engineers who were doing a lot of emission testing and monitoring cylinder-by-cylinder. I believe there are a couple of SAE papers about this. So it is not all smoke and mirrors. R. I believe there is a US Patent Number on the Rapidfire spark plugs package that you can look up and read on Google’s Patent service. Patents usually have a “History of the Invention” section that is well worth reading and points out key past improvements in spark plugs.
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Re: AC DELCO RAPID FIRE PLUGS, WORTH THE $ ?
[Re: ruderunner]
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Basic Champion for my old stuff. Me too.
I have mechanical Aptitude. I can screw up anything.
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Re: AC DELCO RAPID FIRE PLUGS, WORTH THE $ ?
[Re: bboogieart]
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04/21/18 09:14 PM
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Basic Champion for my old stuff. Me too. I don't even put Champion plugs in my lawnmower anymore If there is a better plug out there then why not use it Gus
64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60
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Re: AC DELCO RAPID FIRE PLUGS, WORTH THE $ ?
[Re: bboogieart]
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04/26/18 06:21 PM
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They work... Most champions I have changed were due to resistance being too high causing a miss, they use crappy resisters....and almost no one checks the resistance of their plugs with a meter. Tim
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