E3.86 spark plugs

[snakeeyes]

as some of you know,i had a case of bad gas the other day that i have resolved since then.in the process of elimination,i took the e3 plugs out that had only 9k miles on them and put the oem plugs back in that have been sitting in my tool box for over a year with 9k miles on them.well guess what,the oem plug is a helluva lot better.so,dont buy into the hype.just for clarification,the e3 plugs were not the cause of my bogging problem.it turns out they just suck.i made a specific thread on this so that others may see it if they get the urge to try them.dont do it.that is all.

[bejayve]

I havent had the same problem as you. I have tried several brands, pulstar, NGK, denso... The E3's have been the best so far. This may be a stupid question, but did you verify the gap when you installed them?

[snakeeyes]

Originally Posted by bejayve

I havent had the same problem as you. I have tried several brands, pulstar, NGK, denso... The E3's have been the best so far. This may be a stupid question, but did you verify the gap when you installed them?

the gap on the e3's ? you cannot gap them,you do,and they are ruined.i will say that the e3's seemed to make the engine pickup better like mivec at 3.5k rpms.however since i have installed the oem plugs back in,my top end is better along with better gas mileage.another thing to take into consideration is that they have a tendancy to break.i read review after review with these plugs.some have issues after 3 days,a week,5k miles,10k miles.i believe that my good karma was taking care of me with the bad gas,so to speak,because if it had not been for that, i would not have pulled them and they would still be in my car.my driving is very spirited and after 9 k miles on both plugs,ill stick to the oem iridiums which cost more than the e3's.i allso believe i saw a hair line crack in one on the porceline(sp?).if it works for you,thats fine.you have been warned.

EDIT;forgot to add that these e3 plugs will allso make your engine run hotter.you wont see it on the cars temp guage..sure,they provide some extra low end torque guaranteed,your top end will suffer though.that is allso guaranteed.1 last thing,in some reviews with this plug,some people have burned a hole in 1 of their pistons.not good !!!!!

[bejayve]

Just because you cant gap them doesnt mean you shouldnt check, just my experience. I'm at about 12k miles and no problems but I only use 93 octane gasoline. Maybe you just got a bad batch? Different strokes for different folks though. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[snakeeyes]

yes i did get a bad batch of gas,but not the whole year i tried them lol.and i guarantee if your using 93 octane in the gs,your losing power.

[bejayve]

Originally Posted by snakeeyes

and i guarantee if your using 93 octane in the gs,your losing power.

I dont believe that's been proven. Please dont open that up for discussion. The debate over higher octane gasoline and weather or not it has benifits has been beat to death on the net. Like I said, different strokes for different folks.

[snakeeyes]

i was thinking sri when i said that.i have seen dyno's on other car forums that showed with a cai,93 will gain some.with a sri however,with 93 or 87,you will lose.so if you have a cai,then your good

[bejayve]

Originally Posted by snakeeyes

i was thinking sri when i said that.i have seen dyno's on other car forums that showed with a cai,93 will gain some.with a sri however,with 93 or 87,you will lose.so if you have a cai,then your good

I gots lotsa stuff homie, cai is one of em!