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Old 08 February 2010, 01:24 PM
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Should I use heat range 7 or 6?? 6 is standard and 7 is for mild tuned but I was thinking how hot these things get then 7 maybe a better option even though my car is not tuned??

Any thoughts guys?
Old 08 February 2010, 05:50 PM
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I use the 7's. my mods are td05 turbo, 550 injectors, de-catted and walbro fuel pump.
not sure if that helps
Old 08 February 2010, 08:20 PM
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I'm going to go for them
Old 09 February 2010, 05:02 PM
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IMHO stick with NGK PFR7B and forget the iridium.
Old 09 February 2010, 05:39 PM
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Why??
Old 09 February 2010, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by stevehf2
Why??
Because the PFR series are double platinum - both the electrode and the ground are platinum tipped, and so are more durable than the IX ones, where only the electrode is iridium

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Old 09 February 2010, 08:45 PM
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Although they worked fine, on replacing the iridiums in my engine, I found the ground electrode had a noticable crater which had the effect of increasing the effective gap.

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Because PFR7B are cost effective, work well, last a long time and are reliable.
Do not be taken in by the glossy advertising for iridium.
I and others have had iridium insulators break. Cost me a cylinder head and turbine wheel.
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