View Full Version : Replacing Plugs


PHANTOR
07-08-2004, 07:04 PM
Just wondering, what are the recommended plugs, if you were to replace your plugs with aftermarket plugs?
Brand name, etc...

Tony Orlando
07-08-2004, 07:31 PM
There are no known aftermarket plugs. Use the Mazda OEM.

86rx7
07-08-2004, 11:08 PM
The stock plugs are pretty damn nice, they physically look EXACTLY like the 11.5 heat range ngk race plugs alot of high hp/ race rx7's use just a lower heat range. Nice plugs.

wakeech
07-09-2004, 01:32 PM
NGK is the only company that manufactures plugs for the Mazda wankel rotary.

the OE plugs are already iridium, so what do you think you're gonna gain by going to a different material??

man, every day at work, i have to teach someone else about spark plugs, the benefits of different designs and materials, and whatever... it never ends. quit believing the advertising, seriously.

StealthTL
07-10-2004, 12:39 PM
My old RX-3 had an appetite for plugs, and I went thru quite a few sets, Champions, NGK, Denso, etc.

A plug seized in the housing, then broke off at the gasket, leaving the threads to be drilled out...... :mad:

My old rotary mechanic knew his Mazdas, and he knew his plugs too - I will never forget the chuckle when I explained what had happened
(in finest Bavarian accent)
"It vas a Champion - ja?"
"How did you know that?"
"Ze Japanese vons, zey are very strong, zey don't break!"

NGK for me, from then on....

S