I don't recall that the electrode is actually copper on copper electrodes. The conductor inside the spark plug is copper but the electrode is not. I have filed those and never found copper in any spark plug. They haven't used copper for the electrodes of spark plugs since at least the 1950s probably the 1930s because it would only last about 5 or 6,000 miles. If that.
Its a copper/nickel alloy. They just call it copper for short. You are correct about solid copper electrodes not being used for about 100 years as they only lasted a few hundred miles
How about the recommended spark plugs that performance head manufacturer give in their instructions? Are they good recommendations or should they be scrutinized? Thanks Holley🏆💪
I see you posted this comment a year ago how are those ruthenium plugs holding up? I just put a set in my tuned EcoBoost and was wondering about longevity
All those plugs have copper cores. They would be better refered to as nickel, platinum and iridium. But for some reason people are stuck on calling nickel electrode plugs "copper"
I have a 2014 Town and Country Van. I changed the spark plugs and coils on my van. Engine still shakes when started. I wonder what it could be. Falty plugs and coils?
Heat ranges are flat out confusing when swapping over brands. Most, the lower the number, the hotter it is - except for Bosch and Accel [to pick two I know of], which adhere to the opposite. Champion? Bring a decoder ring, cause I can't explain their method - some sort of hybrid nuance happening there. Denso seems to have the most coherent scaling, but some would rather not have so many numbers to choose from and live in a 1-10 world.
I have a 2015 Hyundai Genesis N/A 5.0 I am looking for a good performance plug Its pretty much stock I have a sprint booster, exaust and ram air snorkels I'm gonna get a tune soon and would like to change the plugs before then any suggestions?
Well why don't you start your own channel then buddy. Then you can create your own videos and cover everything that has to do with anything and not forget anything 🙄
hello. i have a 2015 silverado 1500 LT 5.3. Complete stock. I just bought the Blaster and Super Conductor for it, and i was wondering which spark plug and spark plug gap i should be running with this combination. Thank you!
In a Model A Ford maybe😉 but seriously, they can play havoc with sensitive modern vehicle electronics due to the RFI they can generate (I use them in my old kickstart chop with points ignition and copper-core wires, without them she's a bear to start)
can i use platinum or iridium plugs on a 1970 318 engine with pertronix ignition or do i have to use copper plugs for the 50 year old engine or is it safe to use the plat or irid plugs
You can use platinum or iridium plugs I've used those in a 351 Cleveland and 302 and these were older Motors like your 318 iridium plugs last a long time in those old Motors
You are right ( about the resistance ) but the electrical resistance doesn’t matter so much with such a high voltages and small currents as in the secondary side of ignition system. Dew to its much higher melting point iridium allows much thinner central electrode . For example on Denso Iridium TT it’s only 0.4mm in diameter when on the regular nickel ( copper core ) electrodes plugs the diameter is 2-2.5 mm . The sharp central electrode concentrate the electric field and the spark jumps the gap when the voltage across the gap is 3-5kiloVolts lower than on the thick electrodes plugs . Also inside of all modern spark plug is added 2-5KOhm resistor and the secondary winding of the ignition coil has the same resistance so the difference in the resistance of nickel plated copper electrode compared to iridium tip nickel plated copper core electrode of few miliOhms is negligible.
Man I need help, I don't know what's wrong with my bike! I'm running out of money and patience. Bought it from someone who said there was nothing wrong with it, but it hasn't worked since the day I got it. Had it for almost 2 years now and sometimes (but rarely) it works pretty much like it should and suddenly just stops working again. I finally changed the regulator and it worked perfect!! for 15 minutes... Now it'll barley start and just stalls.. The spark plug is completely black and dry. And idk how to fix whatever is turning it black. Bike doesn't have a carburetor, so if it's running rich I don't know how to fix it. And if I need a new spark plug I don't know which one to buy. Someone please help me!!!
Go watch Richard Holdener he's videos he tests a bunch of stuff on spark plugs and no power different you can check out engine masters they did a video on different plugs and same thing
How is copper(nickel alloy) the most common plug in 2022🤔. Why is the term copper plug still being used, all spark plugs mostly have copper cores Nickel alloy is the conventional spark plug. Some of this info sound suspect. What is pre detonation🤔. Never heard of that.
As soon as I hear the term pre detonation I can no longer respect the information given. You cannot mix up 2 types of abnormal combustion and combine them when discussing such a technical subject. There's pre ignition and detonation.. pre detonation doesn't exist.
Love those 340 T/A U heads, very rare!
I run TR6 NKG plugs have no problem at all. Holley knock-em out of the park. Awesome content 👍 Aussie Fan 💯🇦🇺
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Wow, great video.
I don't recall that the electrode is actually copper on copper electrodes. The conductor inside the spark plug is copper but the electrode is not. I have filed those and never found copper in any spark plug. They haven't used copper for the electrodes of spark plugs since at least the 1950s probably the 1930s because it would only last about 5 or 6,000 miles. If that.
Its a copper/nickel alloy. They just call it copper for short. You are correct about solid copper electrodes not being used for about 100 years as they only lasted a few hundred miles
Good information
How about the recommended spark plugs that performance head manufacturer give in their instructions? Are they good recommendations or should they be scrutinized? Thanks Holley🏆💪
I was just looking for a video like this!
When indexing a plug how do you address the tapered plug? Getting a seal and proper index
Great video guys. . .thanks!!!
The best explenation about....
Great video!
Amazing video, going with ruthenium hx plugs for my boosted c7 , one step colder
I see you posted this comment a year ago how are those ruthenium plugs holding up? I just put a set in my tuned EcoBoost and was wondering about longevity
Great information & to the point video...
Thanks...
All those plugs have copper cores.
They would be better refered to as nickel, platinum and iridium.
But for some reason people are stuck on calling nickel electrode plugs "copper"
I have a 2014 Town and Country Van. I changed the spark plugs and coils on my van. Engine still shakes when started. I wonder what it could be. Falty plugs and coils?
Heat ranges are flat out confusing when swapping over brands. Most, the lower the number, the hotter it is - except for Bosch and Accel [to pick two I know of], which adhere to the opposite. Champion? Bring a decoder ring, cause I can't explain their method - some sort of hybrid nuance happening there. Denso seems to have the most coherent scaling, but some would rather not have so many numbers to choose from and live in a 1-10 world.
Do you have a spark plug recommendation for a 13 Mustang GT NA on e85 w/full bolt ons?
I need to know which the spark plug is good to Mitsubishi 1988 Colt 3 cylinder, thanks
You may check with an Auto Parts store in your area. They can give you 2 or 3 options that are best for your vehicle.
I have a 2015 Hyundai Genesis N/A 5.0 I am looking for a good performance plug Its pretty much stock I have a sprint booster, exaust and ram air snorkels I'm gonna get a tune soon and would like to change the plugs before then any suggestions?
You forgot to mention resistor, and non resistor spark plugs. What are the pros and cons of them.
Well why don't you start your own channel then buddy. Then you can create your own videos and cover everything that has to do with anything and not forget anything 🙄
I have the same question. The other comment you got, sheesh, sad people are so negative
Easy enough, use the ones recommended by the manufacturer !!
2004 Toyota Matrix + recommended spark plug
Radium plug, pointed top.
hello. i have a 2015 silverado 1500 LT 5.3. Complete stock. I just bought the Blaster and Super Conductor for it, and i was wondering which spark plug and spark plug gap i should be running with this combination. Thank you!
Owner's manual
Are non resistor plugs good to use?
In a Model A Ford maybe😉 but seriously, they can play havoc with sensitive modern vehicle electronics due to the RFI they can generate (I use them in my old kickstart chop with points ignition and copper-core wires, without them she's a bear to start)
can i use platinum or iridium plugs on a 1970 318 engine with pertronix ignition or do i have to use copper plugs for the 50 year old engine or is it safe to use the plat or irid plugs
You can use platinum or iridium plugs I've used those in a 351 Cleveland and 302 and these were older Motors like your 318 iridium plugs last a long time in those old Motors
I got 2013 Toyota Camry 4 cylinder which one should I go with 🤔
Ruthenium
??? u said iridium has a lower resistance than copper?? thats not true, copper has a lower resistance And higher conductance
You are right ( about the resistance ) but the electrical resistance doesn’t matter so much with such a high voltages and small currents as in the secondary side of ignition system. Dew to its much higher melting point iridium allows much thinner central electrode . For example on Denso Iridium TT it’s only 0.4mm in diameter when on the regular nickel ( copper core ) electrodes plugs the diameter is 2-2.5 mm . The sharp central electrode concentrate the electric field and the spark jumps the gap when the voltage across the gap is 3-5kiloVolts lower than on the thick electrodes plugs . Also inside of all modern spark plug is added 2-5KOhm resistor and the secondary winding of the ignition coil has the same resistance so the difference in the resistance of nickel plated copper electrode compared to iridium tip nickel plated copper core electrode of few miliOhms is negligible.
Man I need help, I don't know what's wrong with my bike! I'm running out of money and patience.
Bought it from someone who said there was nothing wrong with it, but it hasn't worked since the day I got it.
Had it for almost 2 years now and sometimes (but rarely) it works pretty much like it should and suddenly just stops working again.
I finally changed the regulator and it worked perfect!! for 15 minutes... Now it'll barley start and just stalls..
The spark plug is completely black and dry. And idk how to fix whatever is turning it black. Bike doesn't have a carburetor, so if it's running rich I don't know how to fix it. And if I need a new spark plug I don't know which one to buy.
Someone please help me!!!
Owner's manual tells you which plugs to buy. Try cleaning your injectors.
Go watch Richard Holdener he's videos he tests a bunch of stuff on spark plugs and no power different you can check out engine masters they did a video on different plugs and same thing
MSD multiple spark discharge up to 3000 rpm, what engine operates under load under 3000 rpm?
All of them
How is copper(nickel alloy) the most common plug in 2022🤔. Why is the term copper plug still being used, all spark plugs mostly have copper cores
Nickel alloy is the conventional spark plug. Some of this info sound suspect. What is pre detonation🤔. Never heard of that.
As soon as I hear the term pre detonation I can no longer respect the information given. You cannot mix up 2 types of abnormal combustion and combine them when discussing such a technical subject. There's pre ignition and detonation..
pre detonation doesn't exist.
great video, but im getting sea sick. HOLD THE CAMERA STILL !!
dam guys really? ur trying to get 30 bucks out of us for that little tiny tub of dielectric??
People post videos to not answer shit SMH
LOL!!! No one is using the same spark plugs for 150,000 kilometers !!!
Get real !! Most will fail between and will be replaced around 15-45,000km