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Offline Fred

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Spark Plugs for 318
« on: May 25, 2015 - 09:40:43 AM »
May be subjective, but what is a good plug and wires for a 71 318 bored .30, 70 340 4bbl intake, Holley 600, very mild grind on stock cam, and stock electronic points?

It currently has Split Fire SF6E from 20 years ago. 




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Re: Spark Plugs for 318
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2015 - 01:19:06 PM »
I use 8mm MSD wires, and NGK plugs
72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

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Re: Spark Plugs for 318
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2015 - 01:38:38 PM »
Thanks cudabob!

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Re: Spark Plugs for 318
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2015 - 06:20:57 PM »
I too just put NGK plugs in mine. Hoping they'll last longer than the Champions I had in before them. Those champions were massively fouled up with heavy deposits on them after less than 5k miles.
« Last Edit: May 26, 2015 - 12:57:10 PM by aris_unlimited »
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Re: Spark Plugs for 318
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2015 - 06:31:32 PM »
I too just put NGK plugs in mine. Hopi g they'll last longer than the Champions I had in before them. Those champions were massively fouled up with heavy deposits on them after less than 5k miles.

oil leakage or running rich?  bad power valve?
72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

2011 Kawasaki Z1000

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Re: Spark Plugs for 318
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2015 - 10:17:58 PM »
I would use RN12YC  Champs , in my experience the NGK will foul far faster than the Champion is everyhting is right

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Re: Spark Plugs for 318
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2015 - 01:00:28 PM »
oil leakage or running rich?  bad power valve?


Does have a small oil leak, but it's external and doesn't even lose a quart between 3k mile oil changes. Not sure what you mean about power valve, unless you're referring head valves. But they'd have to be bad on every cylinder, because all the spark plugs looked bad.
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Re: Spark Plugs for 318
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2015 - 01:35:14 PM »
Thanks CP.  To be clear, you are suggesting this as an option for my engine I mentioned above?

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Re: Spark Plugs for 318
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2015 - 03:00:10 PM »
Autolite 65  in my 340 cui

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« Last Edit: May 26, 2015 - 03:48:49 PM by cudabob496 »
72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

2011 Kawasaki Z1000

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Re: Spark Plugs for 318
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2015 - 07:39:33 PM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?6v=WfjkeC3dPSI

Is that a problem only on holleys? I still use the original 2 barrel carburetor. Pretry sure it's a carter if I'm remembering correctly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_lgTTkXJDM
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72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

2011 Kawasaki Z1000

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Re: Spark Plugs for 318
« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2015 - 08:06:02 PM »
Thanks CP.  To be clear, you are suggesting this as an option for my engine I mentioned above?

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Re: Spark Plugs for 318
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2015 - 09:37:15 AM »
Thanks!   :thumbsup: