[DeTomaso] Hotter Champion Plug

[Charles Engles]

Dear Guys,

            I am so dumb.  I didn't know you could even measure the 
resistance on plugs, much less have the things show any variance!

           Dumb question number one: so how does one measure the spark 
plug's resistance?   Easy?  Special device?

           Dumb question number two:  so a variance of 5 to 12 ohms would be 
large enough for the engine to run poorly??   Apparently, the goal is all 
eight plugs of exactly the same ohms??

                      I had *no* idea,  Chuck Amateur Engles




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mad Dog Antenucci" <teampantera at yahoo.com>
To: "Mark Tumbarello" <ollerabmut at msn.com>; <gpd4 at juno.com>; 
<ronzolarsen at hotmail.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Hotter Champion Plug


> Thanks Mark,
>  That is bad or worse then Champion....fwiw this is the first negative I 
> have got on Autolites.
>  Maybe 4-5 similar bad reports on Champion, most citing last 2-3 years 
> experience. A couple others said they NEVER had a problem with Champion!
>
>  Nothing negative on NGK....YET
>
> Mark Tumbarello <ollerabmut at msn.com> wrote:
>        I had to purchase three sets of Autolites plugs to get 8 that were 
> closest in ohm readings. With 24 plugs I found resistance between 5 and 12 
> ohms. I figured with that much variance the engine would never run smooth. 
> One set of 8 out of 24, I don't think I got a good deal. I think NGK has 
> better quality control. Or you may chose to run a race specific plug.
>
> ---------------------------------
>
>
>
> From:  Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com>
> To:  George P Dausch IV <gpd4 at juno.com>, ronzolarsen at hotmail.com
> CC:  teampantera at yahoo.com, detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject:  Re: [DeTomaso] Hotter Champion Plug
> Date:  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:46:34 -0800 (PST)
>>That's exactly the problem I am having.....the last two times we changed 
>>plugs 1 or 2 Champion plugs were bad right  out of the box....one to 2 
>>more were fouling pretty quickly driving around town after ORR   Hoping 
>>Mike Trusty's IR-EFI system when ready will eliminate much of the problem.
>>   md
>>   P.S. George what Bosch plugs are you using?
>>
>>George P Dausch IV <gpd4 at juno.com> wrote:
>>   He's probably running Champion plugs because he's an old guy like me 
>> who
>>remembers when all cars guys would buy was a Champion plug. There were
>>no other brands, and when I started fooling with Bosch plugs it was
>>blasphemy. Unfortunately, now about half the Champions don't seem to
>>work out of the box.
>>GPD4
>>
>>On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 07:04:19 -0800 "Ronald Larsen"
>>writes:
>> >
>> > Say, MD ...
>> >
>> > Question : Why are you running Champion plugs ?
>> > Just
>> > curious ...
>> >
>> > Later Ron ..
>> >
>> >
>> > >From: Mad Dog Antenucci
>> > >To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> > >Subject: [DeTomaso] Hotter Champion Plug
>> > >Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:31:45 -0800 (PST)
>> > >
>> > >I am trying to find the next range hotter Champion spark plug to
>> > replace a
>> > >RN12YC on my stroker Cleveland.
>> > >
>> > > No response from Champion...anyone out there have the answer?
>> > >
>> > > md
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >Mad Dawg Antenucci
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