NGK iridium in cage By looker (Read 612 times)

[looker]

Have been running my scoot with NGK iridium's since the get go, they make a great difference with a smoother idle and pickup.
So, when it came to servicing the cage recently I decided to give them a go on the old girl. Holy cr*p, what a difference, you really can notice it on 4 cylinders (yeah, only 4, I'm in the U.K.). It actually feels like it's putting out more horses now!
Can only imagine what a full set would do in a V8 across the pond

[terrilee]

looker
i can see that.....

i had a magneto / stator prob back last winter.
to make a long story short, i started with the easy fixes
and replaced the plug. the CDI , the coil etc etc
when it was finally fixed, i had a small backfiring
prob. only when doing high rpm's and decelerating
quickly.
the guys on here gave me all types of things to look for
spent many hours trying to fix it.
FINALLY i noticed that i had used a regular plug, when replacing parts
so i got and installed a NGK again.
OMG the backfiring stopped, the was increased performance

i just couldnt believe a plug would make that much difference
BUT IT DID
so now instead of carrying a spare regular plug
the spare is a NGK also

[richardthescooter2]

I just have the reg NGK I'll have try it next time. (thanks)

[justbuggin]

run the NGK iridium plug with a higher output ciol will give you alot better running motor and they last longer too

[looker]

Terrilee,
I know, it's amazing the difference just a plug can make. I could clearly feel it on the scoot, x that by 4 in the cage and the difference is unreal.

Funny thing is, I used to hate NGK plugs with a passion some 20 years ago after a set I bought for the cage I had back then lasted only 200 miles. They were the correct plugs for the application too.

I'm a firm believer in having a strong ignition system, I used Champion Double Copper for many years, then Bosch Super Four, but these NGK Iridium are something else. Long may they be around!

Thanks guys, and gal

[jct842]

It's funny that some one got good results from champions, might be they make a different plug for UK. The correct plug for a bridgestone 90cc 40 years ago in champion would last 5 min and a nkg would last 3-4 months! For the car when buying plugs if they asked what brand I always have said any thing but champion. In fact my 2 local auto parts stores do not even carry them. john

[looker]

That is strange John.!
The Champions I used to use were the 'Double Copper' ones, from memory, a copper centre electrode and a copper core side electrode.
No idea if it was a gimmic, they were a little dearer than regular ones, but they always worked well for me. Used them for years in all the various cars I had.
Anyone I knew that had ignition problems back them tended to have NGK's installed!
Funny how things are different from country to country, maybe they were different plugs?