Go faster iridium spark plugs

T1z3R · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Oct 2005 Karma :

have a read of this mate Thumbs Up

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Slickfish · Crazy Courier Joined: 24 May 2005 Karma :

They arn't cheap mind!!
been told I will need a new set at my next service - £70 for 4!!!

map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

An important point with iridium plugs is to just buy the right ones for your bike and just put them in. DO NOT check the gap, do not adjust the gap. Both of these will scratch and maybe remove the iridium coating.
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Louise · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 May 2006 Karma :

They have them on Ebay for my bike at 7.80 each.
Seller has lots of other bike ones too

https://stores.ebay.co.uk/e-bay-auto-shop

bish777 · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Karma :

Iridiums help starting definitely.

Also good when your fiddling with jetting/fuelling as they are more tolerant of over rich mixture. You can still read them like normal plugs, they allow you to take the safer rich first then lean down route.
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davidimurray · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Karma :

I use an ER5 for my daily commute and just changed the sparks (normal ones) last week. The bike lives outside all the time so should I consider changing to iridium plugs for those cold hard winters?

Cheers

Dave

the grim reaper · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Karma :

One other thing worth noting is that, should you manage to scratch the iridium coating, on the thread for example. The soft iron core will melt like a snowball in the Bahamas and your bike will not run at all.

You can't clean them, you can't gap them.

Cheers

Grim
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GearboxGeezer · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Karma :

Whilst we are on this subject, what about them HT leads, im not sure what there called, but there surposed to increase horsepower, increase accelaration, AND be better for MPG..? really?

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bish777 · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Karma :

Im running accel aftermarket coils with carbon graphite leads, and the coils can also use copper leads.

No performance difference, graphite leads are just more flexible and dont corrode like copper ones. They also reduce electrical noise emission also. (ive fitted non resistor sparkplugs since, due to my race ignition eating them)

Just make sure whatever you have is in good nick. Copper lead is chepa to replace.
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