Don't Run Platinum Plugs

[MR 325]

Bosch Super ftw

[JasonC]

they only had bosch platinums at auto zone were i went. so i picked up a set of Champion RN9YC copper plus. Don't know about gas mileage haven't drove it that far yet. Took it up over the mountian ( the road going over it is a nice back road with alot of turns)and drove it pretty hard. Did seam a little smother going through the RPM's

[der affe]

platinums also have a BAD fouling problem when you are burning ANY oil. it is almost instantainious!! with the +4's it takes 4 instants!
greg

[DarkWing6]

Platinums suck. I had platinums in my car for like 6 months and it ran terrible. I ran Supers that were ETA plugs and they worked better. Then I bought Supers that were correct for my I motor and it runs so much better now. Nothing but Supers for me.

[Ben Carufel]

Has anyone else run the NGK ZGR5A?

BTW, just swapped the plugs in my buddies' 1990 325is today. The P.O. had put Autolite Platinums in there. I stuck some new Bosch W8LCR's in, and she purrs like a kitten. Could be because I also did a valve adjustment and swapped the diff and transmission to Redline fluids.

All with the help of my smokin' hot BMW technician girlfriend, I should add. Thank you 8 pound 6 ounce baby Jesus.

[trent]

NGK is the fucking bomb. I wouldn't run anything else.

[Ben Carufel]

NGK is the fucking bomb. I wouldn't run anything else.

Is that what you use at the shop, Trent?

[thamiracle]

i just put in 40 bucks worth of platinum 2 in my 91 318i. I will be running this test later this week when i remove them

[SchnellerVert]

NGK or Silbers. Honestly, I don't notice a differance between the two.

[AdamF 88iS]

NGK is the fucking bomb. I wouldn't run anything else.

:stupid:

Bosch are ok too, but NGK makes the best plugs around.

The twin cam motors can run platinums; but for the most part the older motors hate them. A few people say they never notice a difference but most of them will hate platinums. Platium plugs are the first thing I look for when I get a single cam car in that's running a little rough.

[asubimmer]

NGK is the fucking bomb. I wouldn't run anything else.

+1 :up:

[DanGillan]

no reason to run anything other than OEM replacements.

[trent]

Is that what you use at the shop, Trent?

Fuck yea, NGK all the way. ZGR5A is the shit in M20s, although, I Was telling Josh last night that I want to cross reference is a semi-surface gap plug for the M20.

[HST]

My M50 vanos did not like the platinums, but it loves the NGK's!!

[mikeedler]

thank you DAN! BOSCH W8's are the only way to go.