Ouch! Engine!
07-12-2010, 02:03 PM
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Do you men Weapon X COPs?
They are quite nice, and in an n/a application serve to make the engine happier--however there is no great rush of power as the stock COPs are adequate to the task. As to cost they are quite a bit less than the OEM units which are $70 to $85 each ($560 to $680 a set, new) last I knew.
The Weapon X Street COPs are $270.
Buy a 1/4" drive torque wrench. A good one is $75 to $100+, but that's a lot cheaper than getting a timsert installed...
They are quite nice, and in an n/a application serve to make the engine happier--however there is no great rush of power as the stock COPs are adequate to the task. As to cost they are quite a bit less than the OEM units which are $70 to $85 each ($560 to $680 a set, new) last I knew.
The Weapon X Street COPs are $270.
Buy a 1/4" drive torque wrench. A good one is $75 to $100+, but that's a lot cheaper than getting a timsert installed...
07-12-2010, 02:05 PM
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While it's down there, i'll ask them how much to port n polish my intake manifold.
07-12-2010, 03:57 PM
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OP, are u going to repair the plug threads with the head in the car? Or are u planning on removing the cylinder head? I just finished a new stroker build with brand new stg2 pi heads and pulled my plugs to check compression and a cuple threads came with the number 3 plug!! @ out of the 8 came out so it went back in fine BUT sooner or later ill need to fix it! wish i would have had them inserted before hand!!
07-12-2010, 04:36 PM
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That is why we (the performance community) have to use anti-seize compound, and carefully torque the plugs, when we change them every time we feel like it.
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I have changed my plugs 10 or 12 times in 70k miles--5 or 6 times in the last 1-1/2 months while doing some temperature tests on various resistor and solid core plugs--and have had no problems of any sort.
However I DO use anti-seize, and a known accurate 1/4" drive torque wrench to torque them to 13lb/ft, each and every time--to not do so, and espouse a "I don't need no stinking torque wrench" attitude as many have done in challenging my position on this is, just asking for trouble...
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07-12-2010, 04:44 PM
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Ford engineered the heads to have the plugs changed 2, maybe 3, times in the life of the car (100k intervals). The minimal thread is to insure that the plugs do not seize up after being in there for 5 to 6 years.
That is why we (the performance community) have to use anti-seize compound, and carefully torque the plugs, when we change them every time we feel like it.
[soapbox]
I have changed my plugs 10 or 12 times in 70k miles--5 or 6 times in the last 1-1/2 months while doing some temperature tests on various resistor and solid core plugs--and have had no problems of any sort.
However I DO use anti-seize, and a known accurate 1/4" drive torque wrench to torque them to 13lb/ft, each and every time--to not do so, and espouse a "I don't need no stinking torque wrench" attitude as many have done in challenging my position on this is, just asking for trouble...
[/soapbox]
That is why we (the performance community) have to use anti-seize compound, and carefully torque the plugs, when we change them every time we feel like it.
[soapbox]
I have changed my plugs 10 or 12 times in 70k miles--5 or 6 times in the last 1-1/2 months while doing some temperature tests on various resistor and solid core plugs--and have had no problems of any sort.
However I DO use anti-seize, and a known accurate 1/4" drive torque wrench to torque them to 13lb/ft, each and every time--to not do so, and espouse a "I don't need no stinking torque wrench" attitude as many have done in challenging my position on this is, just asking for trouble...
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Come to think about it I have never done anything with the plugs, it did just role over 100k miles, seems about time.
07-13-2010, 02:34 PM
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Of to JBA, not sure if I'll go with the helicoil or the timesert.
8 new spark plugs
Depending on what they are going to charge me for one COP, I might upgrade to the Weapon Xs.
A new serpentine belt is in order, too.
8 new spark plugs
Depending on what they are going to charge me for one COP, I might upgrade to the Weapon Xs.
A new serpentine belt is in order, too.
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