What spark plugs do you 4.6/5.4 guys use?
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Originally Posted by dewalt17
Also considering changing out the COP's for Accel ones. I can not afford price wanted for OEM ones. Any thoughts or opinions on them? Starting to maybe reconsider NGK's I have seen others pretty much swear by them too as I kinda search around the web looking. Now to decide on which one to get if I do go that route. I may have just gotten a bad set to start with the ones I had in my bike.
The biggest reason is that over the last couple years or so , many here on this site have used them without a prob - they have the best record..
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You want new OEM' COP's for $96 (that's for all 8)- Go with Global - they even have a one year warranty.
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Originally Posted by jbrew
Getting it welded tommorrow if they can get me in - still allot of leaks @ WOT.
I mean a freakin Grand Am with 4 kids in it barley beat me a few hours ago - Man the Magnaflow is lowd - hope it quiets down after she's welded up. Hoping to do the O-80 tommorrow night after I cross all the FORD OBD2 pre- programing set up by #'s off the list - I'm runnin her..
Better not steal this thread - already have in another , post in that one brice lol
I mean a freakin Grand Am with 4 kids in it barley beat me a few hours ago - Man the Magnaflow is lowd - hope it quiets down after she's welded up. Hoping to do the O-80 tommorrow night after I cross all the FORD OBD2 pre- programing set up by #'s off the list - I'm runnin her..
Better not steal this thread - already have in another , post in that one brice lol
later,brice
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Originally Posted by dewalt17
Never heard of that or them being that cheap. Of course all i checked was Auto Zone, Napa and Summit so far. Wouldn't happen to have a link for that would ya?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-I...mZ160153725497
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Originally Posted by dewalt17
Thanx for the link. Have you bought items from this seller before?
Yea , all the time for freinds - I'm using COPs from a factory parted out Crown Vic crate motor at the moment - via the Romeo Plant. But geezz , yea I purchased two sets so far and installed them on a 99 and an 01 with no problems - just don't order plugs from this guy(Kevin)- they get them wrong for some reason
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Ok thanx again. So it looks like now I have it narrowed down to either motorcraft plugs or NGK V-powers. I would prefer to get a plug that is readily available at my local parts shops and all I can get are either these or the plugs I was told not to get.
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Autolites are NOT made per Ford spec - don't make that mistake like a few have..
That's why Honeywell makes them both - Motorcraft and Autolite . Ones Ford Spec (Motorcraft) Ones NOT (Autolite)..
That's why Honeywell makes them both - Motorcraft and Autolite . Ones Ford Spec (Motorcraft) Ones NOT (Autolite)..
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Hey I was looking in your thread about the exhaust and I noticed you had Flowmaster 50's. I have a 40 on mine, (basically). Maybe that is why I am not seeing the problem you are. I wish I had the money though to test it out. I just did a cat back exhaust with mine.
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Originally Posted by dewalt17
Hey I was looking in your thread about the exhaust and I noticed you had Flowmaster 50's. I have a 40 on mine, (basically). Maybe that is why I am not seeing the problem you are. I wish I had the money though to test it out. I just did a cat back exhaust with mine.
40's are the worst - no offense. Does someone have that forum link which splains how Flowmasters are made and how they effect flow . MGD?
I can't find the darn thing
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Originally Posted by jbrew
Autolites are NOT made per Ford spec - don't make that mistake like a few have..
That's why Honeywell makes them both - Motorcraft and Autolite . Ones Ford Spec (Motorcraft) Ones NOT (Autolite)..
That's why Honeywell makes them both - Motorcraft and Autolite . Ones Ford Spec (Motorcraft) Ones NOT (Autolite)..
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Originally Posted by 97XL
I tried Bossh and they sucked, made my truck run rough, I put in Autolite Dbl plats and the truck has never run smoother. I made sure I gapped them to the Ford specs in the Hayne's manual.
That's good and I hope it works out in the future as well - but with Autolites not being good enough for Ford - I'm not using them either, seeing how they engineered the motor.
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Okay, I tried Autolites at one time and they failed within 40 miles - I wrote Honeywell who makes them . The info I provided came from them.
Here's a pick of what happened to the Autolites when I ran them - If you look close at the pick you can see how hot they got by the discoloration . Motorcrafts have never looked this way -
Here's a pick of what happened to the Autolites when I ran them - If you look close at the pick you can see how hot they got by the discoloration . Motorcrafts have never looked this way -
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Originally Posted by jbrew
40's are the worst - no offense. Does someone have that forum link which splains how Flowmasters are made and how they effect flow . MGD?
I can't find the darn thing ..
I can't find the darn thing
..https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...88&postcount=9
I have the COP's from Global with no prolems so far
Use the Motorcraft Platinums for your truck,mine didn't like Bosch at all.
New COP's,Plugs,and get rid of the Slowmaster and it will run like a new truck!!Nice truck BTW!!!