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does anyone know if e3 plugs are better than stock


Not so sure about the E3 plugs. I use one in my riding lawn mower, but thats it. Only did it since it came with the tune-up kit and was cheaper than buying everything seperate.

As for what I use on the Ranger. I only use Bosch parts. Don't get the Plat 4+ (whatever they are called), just use the single electrode Bosch Plats. I've been running mine since 75K to 115K miles with little wear and no problems. The orginal Motorcraft plugs were shot and missing electrodes after 75K miles (I got the truck used at 75K miles).

As a rule of thumb, if you are not sure about the part. Just use OEM parts. This way, little can go wrong.
 
I like the Bosch single plat and the champion gold truck plug. the bosch plats in the 'burban got almost 100,000 miles on them. the champion truck plugs in the minivan got 40,000 on them. don't buy those expensive multi elctrode plugs ........ I seen a brand new 454 melt a piston in 6 miles. took the heads off and one of the splitfire plugs was missing a prong ......... coincidentally it was on the cylinder that melted the piston... since then i don't trust those kind of plugs.
 
Stick with factory, going to a hotter burning plug or multi-electrode plug can cause damage to the engine. Like what was said about the hole in the piston before, I've seen it on more then one occasion, also heads melting/cracking, and even that one odd one where the valve got so hot it started melting and pushing the valve seat up into the head, until the head finally gave out and put the valve threw the valve cover. Stick with OEM equiptment and do not go on with the gimmicky "more power, better fuel efficency" it may do that, but it will shorten the life of the engine. If you are unsure of what plug to use, go to the dealer and get theirs or find out what they use. For Ford built engines, ONLY use Motocraft/Autolite unless other wise specified form the dealer. Chrysler and GM should use ONLY ACDelco/Champion plugs, European vehicles should run Bosch (generally), and Asian imports should use NGK. That is the general rule of thumb I've come across, and what works best, unless otherwise specified form the Manufacture. Also, when I had my 89 Ranger, I tried the Bosch single platinum plugs and noticed a decrease in power over my factory autolites with 180K km on them, I then switched to NGKs and it was still somewhat gutless, I then when with new autolites and my power picked up by a bit over the bosch and NGK's.

All of this summed up is pretty much stick with OEM and don't go fancy, in this case Fancy = Failure. Stick with the OEM Motocraft/Autolite single electrode platinum plugs.
 
I like the Bosch single plat and the champion gold truck plug. the bosch plats in the 'burban got almost 100,000 miles on them. the champion truck plugs in the minivan got 40,000 on them. don't buy those expensive multi elctrode plugs ........ I seen a brand new 454 melt a piston in 6 miles. took the heads off and one of the splitfire plugs was missing a prong ......... coincidentally it was on the cylinder that melted the piston... since then i don't trust those kind of plugs.

splitfire plugs are ment for engines that you cant get to run right.(thats what my friends uncle told me anyway)

And i got the parts for the tuneup. got the following- autolite plat plugs, duralast wires(crappy but they are a bit better) bwd cap and rotor and i got everything installed.engine starts very quickly and runs smoother(as long as the wires are fine). probably tomarrow or so ill do the oil change.(4 quarts castrol blend 10-30, lucas oil stabilizer and k&n oil filter)

but now there is a slight ticking noise i hear cause the engine is running quieter. would that be the injectors?
 
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Stick with factory, going to a hotter burning plug or multi-electrode plug can cause damage to the engine. Like what was said about the hole in the piston before, I've seen it on more then one occasion, also heads melting/cracking, and even that one odd one where the valve got so hot it started melting and pushing the valve seat up into the head, until the head finally gave out and put the valve threw the valve cover. Stick with OEM equiptment and do not go on with the gimmicky "more power, better fuel efficency" it may do that, but it will shorten the life of the engine. If you are unsure of what plug to use, go to the dealer and get theirs or find out what they use. For Ford built engines, ONLY use Motocraft/Autolite unless other wise specified form the dealer. Chrysler and GM should use ONLY ACDelco/Champion plugs, European vehicles should run Bosch (generally), and Asian imports should use NGK. That is the general rule of thumb I've come across, and what works best, unless otherwise specified form the Manufacture. Also, when I had my 89 Ranger, I tried the Bosch single platinum plugs and noticed a decrease in power over my factory autolites with 180K km on them, I then switched to NGKs and it was still somewhat gutless, I then when with new autolites and my power picked up by a bit over the bosch and NGK's.

All of this summed up is pretty much stick with OEM and don't go fancy, in this case Fancy = Failure. Stick with the OEM Motocraft/Autolite single electrode platinum plugs.

GM vehicles should only use AC Delco parts. My dad found that out the hard way. NGK on the Blazer, 4k miles later, check engine light, engine misfire. Pulled the plugs, electrodes were burnt and over-worn. Went back to AC Delco, ran good again. Ran even better after we also replaced plug wires with Bosch.

Some of the story, some things were just not to be. Espeically if you went cheaper on parts.
 
I ran the Bosch +4 plugs on my 2.0 for a long time...never had a problem with them...they are better in some cases when your plugs foul easy as mine did because you have more places for the spark to move...but fixing the fouling is always the best bet...

Those plugs were quite expensive though...so if you don't have a problem with plugs fouling prematurely just use the recommended ones...and gap them properly...of course...
 
GM vehicles should only use AC Delco parts. My dad found that out the hard way.

Just as a FYI, ACDelco and Champion are the same company. The AC stands for Albert Champion, the same as Champion brand just repackaged and remarketed.
 
Going back to the top with the spark plug jabberm, I have bosch Platnum 4 and they work great. i have not had any trouble at all with them, they improved my milage a tad, and i have yet to replace them at about 45,000 miles and counting. they still work just as good as the day i put them in. i would recommend them to any body, but they do come at a costly price. about $7.99 at your local autozone
 
Going back to the top with the spark plug jabber, I have bosch Platnum 4 and they work great. i have not had any trouble at all with them, they improved my milage a tad, and i have yet to replace them at about 45,000 miles and counting. they still work just as good as the day i put them in. i would recommend them to any body, but they do come at a costly price. about $7.99 at your local autozone
 

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