can anyone tell me if they had any experience
with the splitfire plugs a friend of mine
told me they give you better aceleration and
mileage also will they cause any problems it
used with a superchip .(:

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98 F150 shortbed flareside
silver,4.6 flowmaster dual
exit stx package
superchip next

 

Hi under pressure,

Welcome to F-150 Online!

Splitfire plugs operate on the principle of unshrouding the spark (this is why they split the electrode), thus creating potential for better combustion. And that basic principle is sound, no doubt.

Some people *love* Splitfire plugs, I'm not a real big fan of them myself, just because they do some overlapping of heat ranges that I don't care for.

The Splitfire plugs will work just fine with the Superchip, that isn't going to be a problem you'll have to worry about.

There have been a few dyno tests of those plugs over the years, and generally, they showed about a 3 hp gain on a small block V-8, so it's not going to be any big power-gainer, but they do work OK, so if you want to use them, you can go ahead. We prefer to use the Bosch Platinum+4 spark plug, as it has 4 evenly spaced electrodes around it's bottom circumference, and we're very happy with the performance, mileage and especially the idle quality, we're using them in all our vehicles. I'm not saying that the plugs we use are going to make any more power than the Splitfire, as spark plugs are generally not power-adding parts unless the plugs being replaced are old/worn. We just like the results we get, so we use them.

You will find some people here dead-set against them, and some that like them, and everything in between. You *might* pick up a coupla horsepower from them, but it's not going to be anything really noticeable in the seat of the pants.

Best of luck whatver you decide,

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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Superchips_Distributor:
[B]Hi under pressure,

Welcome to F-150 Online!

Splitfire plugs operate on the principle of unshrouding the spark (this is why they split the electrode), thus creating potential for better combustion. And that basic principle is sound, no doubt.

Some people *love* Splitfire plugs, I'm not a real big fan of them myself, just because they do some overlapping of heat ranges that I don't care for.

The Splitfire plugs will work just fine with the Superchip, that isn't going to be a problem you'll have to worry about.

There have been a few dyno tests of those plugs over the years, and generally, they showed about a 3 hp gain on a small block V-8, so it's not going to be any big power-gainer, but they do work OK, so if you want to use them, you can go ahead. We prefer to use the Bosch Platinum+4 spark plug, as it has 4 evenly spaced electrodes around it's bottom circumference, and we're very happy with the performance, mileage and especially the idle quality, we're using them in all our vehicles. I'm not saying that the plugs we use are going to make any more power than the Splitfire, as spark plugs are generally not power-adding parts unless the plugs being replaced are old/worn. We just like the results we get, so we use them.

You will find some people here dead-set against them, and some that like them, and everything in between. You *might* pick up a coupla horsepower from them, but it's not going to be anything really noticeable in the seat of the pants.

Best of luck whatver you decide,

thanks mike apreciate your advice I think I
I will go with the bosch plugs Ihaven't heard
anything bad about them.thanks again .
ps will it be possible to ship a superchip to
Aruba.

 

Hi under pressure,

As long as UPS or the USPS can deliver it there, we'll ship it there, so just give us a call or shoot us an email, & we'll go over that with you. Basically, we just need a good UPS-deliverable address to send it to, and UPS does deliver to most places on the globe that aren't at war.

And by the way, like many things, you can find people here who don't like the plugs we like, those Bosch Platinum+4's. I don't mean to burst your bubble, so to speak, it's just that there are a lot of people here with different and sometimes very strong opinions about different parts. Some people like Splitfires for example, and some don't. Some people like the Bosch Platinum+4's like we use, and some don't.

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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Performance Products F150Online Superchip ordering system: F150Online Superchip Ordering System
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[This message has been edited by Superchips_Distributor (edited 06-20-2001).]

 

thanks Mike you have been very helpfull I
will go with the bosch plugs. yes UPS ships to Aruba
Pss ( I ordered my superchip yesterday )can;t
wait, usually it takes about a week for me to
get something from California.

 

thanks Mike you have been very helpfull I
will go with the bosch plugs. yes UPS ships to Aruba
Pss ( I ordered my superchip yesterday )can;t
wait, usually it takes about a week for me to
get something from California.

 

Hi under pressure,

You're very welcome, anytime!

I hope those Bosch plugs work well for you if you decide to install them. I think you'll like them.

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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Performance Products F150Online Superchip ordering system: F150Online Superchip Ordering System
National F-150 Online Rally Event Organizer

 

Hi Mike Im wodering did you get my order for
the superchip my name is K.A Pichardo???????

 

Hi under pressure,

Thanks very much for your phone call today, I enjoyed speaking with you!

Since we've already gone over all of that over the phone, I won't bother repeating all of that here. You'll be seeing it very soon!

Enjoy your weekend,

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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Performance Products F150Online Superchip ordering system: F150Online Superchip Ordering System
National F-150 Online Rally Event Organizer

 

Looks like you've already answered you Split Fire questions but if you want more, do a search in the Lightning forum. Interesting posts there. Although Supercharged, there are a posts where Split Fires broke, and caused disaster.

Just more research material....

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