Spark plugs to vtx 1300

[dziadek]

Ya, wounderfull weekend just gone:mad:
I have a preatty simple question:
do you have any recommendation about spark plugs?:hmm2:

There is a lot of plugs on the market, wchih are the best and wchih are junk?

thanks
dziadek

[Retro Rich]

I really feel the stockers are just fine in all honest; some people have tried Champion's, etc.--others have tried hotter/colder plugs. Stockers have always worked for me just fine thus far. Someone like DillDawg will probably chime in after a while with some additional information on different plugs, numbers and his opinion on them.

[MerwinT]

:coffee: I would agree RR. Unless you are having problems, the stock plugs do a good job. Many times the problems we have with the plugs are just a symptom of a problem elsewhere in the bike. This is especially true of the newer bikes.

[dziadek]

Hi,
thanks, just bought OEM's at Auto Zone, half price than my dealer wanted 3.85+tax.

dziadek

[dave27292]

How many shims on the scar mod ?

[dziadek]

How many shims on the scar mod ?

Hi,
2 shims and 2,5 turn off A/F at the beginning.

dziadek

[DillDawg]

Stock NGK's(DCPR6E) are really just fine. There is no magical plug despite what the mfg.s want you to think.

If you've a carbon fouling problem, thats either overuse of the choke or incorrect jetting.

Some of the platinum and irridium plugs are a bit bore resistant to gas fouling (smaller nose) and work pretty good. They'll last longer than a standard plug - but again, aside from that, nothing magical.


Stock Plug (http://www.sparkplugs.com/results_cross.asp?pid=dcpr6e)

Splitfire Platinum (http://www.sparkplugs.com/results_cross.asp?pid=TP416D&x=51&y=19)

Denso irridium (http://www.sparkplugs.com/results_cross.asp?pid=ixu22)

NGK irridium (http://www.sparkplugs.com/results_cross.asp?pid=dcpr7eix)

[Winter_Lion]

Stock NGK's(DCPR6E) are really just fine. There is no magical plug despite what the mfg.s want you to think.

If you've a carbon fouling problem, thats either overuse of the choke or incorrect jetting.

Some of the platinum and irridium plugs are a bit bore resistant to gas fouling (smaller nose) and work pretty good. They'll last longer than a standard plug - but again, aside from that, nothing magical.


Stock Plug (http://www.sparkplugs.com/results_cross.asp?pid=dcpr6e)

Splitfire Platinum (http://www.sparkplugs.com/results_cross.asp?pid=TP416D&x=51&y=19)

Denso irridium (http://www.sparkplugs.com/results_cross.asp?pid=ixu22)

NGK irridium (http://www.sparkplugs.com/results_cross.asp?pid=dcpr7eix)

So very true.........If you use the choke to allow cold morning drive-aways without waiting for this admittedly cold blooded beast to warm up and then forget to push it in a few miles later..........you will foul your plugs.

They are easily cleaned by removal and a wire brush or if you didn't foul em out really badly........a good blast through the gears.

Avoid a change in heat rating....even by one number unless you know what you are doing and are tuning for wear or performance upgrades. You can put a hole in a piston or lengthen warm-up, ect. very easily.

Professional tip:
Thread your new plugs in by using a six inch piece of vacuum hose that fits tightly on the electrode of your plugs. Hand tighten by twisting the hose until the hose starts slipping on the electrode. Pull the hose off and finish torqueing as per specifications.

:( You will never experience the horror of cross-threading a sparkplug hole in your expensive heads and the checkbook shock of having to have machine work done to your removed head.....Big Bucks!!!

Always check your plug gap with a quality gap tool, specifically made for the job. They cost around 99 cents at any auto parts store and are usually found in a bucket near the cashier. No.......really!!!

Treat your plug wires with extreme care while handling. It is so easy to damage them internally and not see it or pull the plug cap right off the wire in some cases.

Check spark plug tightness as part of your routine maint. checks and or whenever you experience unexplained backfiring, for obvious reasons.

http://www.vtxcafe.com/gallery/data/500/1116black_patch_small.jpg

See you in the wind

Winter Lion...:patriot:

[yogic1]

wondering if dcpr8eix would be fine. the only plugs I can find.

[yogic1]

wondering if dcpr8eix would be fine. the only plugs I can find.

[BWosotowsky]

I know some people who have done fairly extensive testing on spark plugs and they all recommend the e3 spark plugs, http://www.e3sparkplugs.com/ . I'll agree with almost everyone else and say that it doesn't really matter, but these are supposed to be the best.

[KEVINGENE]

JUST PUT THESE PLUGS IN TODAY!!!
I GOT 3500 MILES ON THIS BIKE, TOOK OUT FACTORY NGKs, AND WHAT A DIFFERENCE SMOOTHER RUNNING, MORE HORSE POWER,,,THESE ARE THE PLUGS TO HAVE!!!:patriot:
ALSO SWITCHED TO MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC 10-40 MOTORCYCLE OIL,CAN'T HURT...JUST MY POCKET I GUESS.LOL..GOOD LUCK...

[Grass]

So very true.........If you use the choke to allow cold morning drive-aways without waiting for this admittedly cold blooded beast to warm up and then forget to push it in a few miles later..........you will foul your plugs.

They are easily cleaned by removal and a wire brush or if you didn't foul em out really badly........a good blast through the gears.

Avoid a change in heat rating....even by one number unless you know what you are doing and are tuning for wear or performance upgrades. You can put a hole in a piston or lengthen warm-up, ect. very easily.

Professional tip:
Thread your new plugs in by using a six inch piece of vacuum hose that fits tightly on the electrode of your plugs. Hand tighten by twisting the hose until the hose starts slipping on the electrode. Pull the hose off and finish torqueing as per specifications.

:( You will never experience the horror of cross-threading a sparkplug hole in your expensive heads and the checkbook shock of having to have machine work done to your removed head.....Big Bucks!!!

Always check your plug gap with a quality gap tool, specifically made for the job. They cost around 99 cents at any auto parts store and are usually found in a bucket near the cashier. No.......really!!!

Treat your plug wires with extreme care while handling. It is so easy to damage them internally and not see it or pull the plug cap right off the wire in some cases.

Check spark plug tightness as part of your routine maint. checks and or whenever you experience unexplained backfiring, for obvious reasons.

http://www.vtxcafe.com/gallery/data/500/1116black_patch_small.jpg

See you in the wind

Winter Lion...:patriot:

Here is a funny story about plug wires ....About 11 years ago I got my fist bike . Never rode before so I was not sure what to expect . The bike was so tuff to get moving out of first gear but I learned to deal with it . Rode for a year and then put it up for the winter . Next spring I went to start it and it took me about a half hour just to get it running . After a lot of head scratching I decided to pull the plugs . First plug looked fine......but when i went to pull the second plug the wire came right off !!!....It was never connected LOL . Fixed that and had a laugh and decided to take her for a blast . Well lets just say 2 cylinders don't quiet react the same as 1 and I pulled the first and last wheelie of my biking career....Check them wires man it will save you a lot of gas and could save your a$$ .

[backjudge1300]

What size is the socket for stock plug?
I want to change them and I only have standard at the house.
just wondering if the plugs are metric.

[Charlie D]

standard socket

[Xaned]

Stupid question, but should you change the spark plug cables around the same time you change the plugs?

[Charlie D]

Stupid question, but should you change the spark plug cables around the same time you change the plugs?

NO they should last a very long time, some have torn the boot and pulled them apart just put back togeather and some heat shrink and they were on their way again.