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What spark plugs to go with in Mild 05' 4.8 V8 silverado? E3, iridium, platinum?

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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 03:41 PM
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Default What spark plugs to go with in Mild 05' 4.8 V8 silverado? E3, iridium, platinum?

Looking for thoughts on E3, They didnt work well in my old 95 jeep I got some fouling and missing.

HP TV showed E3 dyno prove they work and lower emissions. But it is TV cant believe it all.

NGK tr55IX, I know they are pricey but I want good plugs for MPG & HP.

Truck is just bolt ons for now
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 03:45 PM
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AC Delco factory plugs would be great for you.

Im sure others will chime in.
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 03:48 PM
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stock ac delco or stock ngk plugs.
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 08:35 PM
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No need for some fancy *** plug and Iridiums are very over rated and over priced. I just get some Bosch Platinums from the parts store.
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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I got over 120k out of my stock iridiums plugs, new iridium plugs cost 80 bucks that's peace of mind knowing I can get 120k again. So you do the math.. I'm running tr6 now because of the H/C. You cant beat the stock plugs for the dependablity..
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 06:49 AM
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The stock ac delco or stock ngk will do just fine or go to an ngk tr55. Never been a fan of the Bosch plugs, seen them start misfiring with in 10k-20k miles in some vehicles. I cannot ever bring myself to spend 80 on iridium plugs, way over priced.
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 07:12 AM
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When I ran NGKs, I couldnt get them to last past 15k. They started missing like crazy.
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Country Boy
When I ran NGKs, I couldnt get them to last past 15k. They started missing like crazy.
An NGK TR plug is not made to go a long distance, just for performance. I changed my tr6's in less miles than that.
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 07:37 AM
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yea, when I ran TR6s when I had a 200 shot, I changed them every 3-5k. I had TR55s with my H/C and could stretch it to 15k, but started having issues.
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Stay with delco...I have a low mile set if you want them cheap
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