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Has Anyone played with Iridium plugs yet???

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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 12:06 PM
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Has Anyone played with Iridium plugs yet???
Just curious.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 02:35 PM
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the OE plugs are already iridium.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 03:01 PM
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^ Really? The Service tech showed me this periodical service chart he had about certain services they have avialable for certain mileage ranges and one part there was replacing spark plugs with Platinum ones and he scratched it out and said "I'm omitted this one coz your RX-8 already has that".
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 03:29 PM
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For the price they had better be Iridium...just ordered thE #8? Colder plug.......damn they are expensive
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 01:22 AM
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Unless I read the NGK website incorrectly, the higher the number the colder the plug. The leading plugs are RE-7's and the trailing are RE-9's and they are Iridium.

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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 01:29 AM
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I have the re8's on hand. Haven't got them installed yet though.
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Old Aug 24, 2004 | 01:50 AM
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They are already iridium and guess what --- the Japanese mag recommend to change it regularly - like every 10000km?!?!... we are back to RX-3 and nickel plugs?
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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 10:13 AM
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no, ricer performance.

these plugs, provided they're not fouled (almost always worth cleaning in a tank of solvant or with a can of brake cleaner) will last a long, long, long time.
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