What Brand/type of Spark Plugs are you using?

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What Brand/type of Spark Plugs are you using?

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What Brand/type of Spark Plugs are you using in your Astro/Safari?
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ac delco plugs , champion wires
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I always use AC Delco Plugs and Wires.
I find others die faster and don't perform as good.
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My 2000 had the Bosch Platinum Plus-4 is it. I had no problems.

My '99 and '97, I have no idea. I really should change that.
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NGK iridium plugs, Bosch 8mm wires :supz:
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Delco here.
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Jboy2 wrote:I always use AC Delco Plugs and Wires
Many people feel that way. Marketing works. The odd thing is ... NGK makes AC Delco plugs.
I'm not 100% sure who makes their wires now.
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crash wrote:
Jboy2 wrote:I always use AC Delco Plugs and Wires
Many people feel that way. Marketing works. The odd thing is ... NGK makes AC Delco plugs.
I'm not 100% sure who makes their wires now.
Correct. NGK does make AC Delco plugs and if i could infact afford the NGK's instead of the Delco's i would.

But for the price i can afford to pay, Delco seem's like the best choice from my experience's.
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Delco here as well. I'm not sure of the wires though, I can't remember.
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ihatemybike wrote:My 2000 had the Bosch Platinum Plus-4 is it. I had no problems.

My '99 and '97, I have no idea. I really should change that.
I Highly recommend fitting the correct stock AC Delco plugs for your engine application, because that was "what" your motor was designed to run with.

Those BS Bosch plugs will require a high performance plug wire, + coil upgrade + wiring upgrade to make them produce the figures that they advertise......
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I run Delcos, but now that I've heard NGK makes them I may just have to try them out. :-k
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Jboy2 wrote:
crash wrote:
Jboy2 wrote:I always use AC Delco Plugs and Wires
Many people feel that way. Marketing works. The odd thing is ... NGK makes AC Delco plugs.
I'm not 100% sure who makes their wires now.
Correct. NGK does make AC Delco plugs and if i could infact afford the NGK's instead of the Delco's i would.

But for the price i can afford to pay, Delco seem's like the best choice from my experience's.
Actually, we sell the NGK's signifigantly cheaper than the AC's
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