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Car run bad in cold weather ?

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I found out that all my couple month old motorcraft platium plug ( $3.99 a peice ) out fould from coolant because crack NPI intake, I swap in autolite 764 and car run like champ now . I bet copper burn better in cold weather. dont use platium in your car .
 

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KillaGT said:
I found out that all my couple month old motorcraft platium plug ( $3.99 a peice ) out fould from coolant because crack NPI intake, I swap in autolite 764 and car run like champ now . I bet copper burn better in cold weather. dont use platium in your car .
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when i went to buy plugs last and i asked for copper plugs the guy behind the counter started to argue with me saying the car was "designed" to run on platinum. i said i know this, and id still like the copper. i dont mind changing them more often.

btw- last time i used the 764's they seemed to have a real short thread length. and that kinda scared me. is it the same with yours?
 

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2000fordstanggt said:
when i went to buy plugs last and i asked for copper plugs the guy behind the counter started to argue with me saying the car was "designed" to run on platinum. i said i know this, and id still like the copper. i dont mind changing them more often.

btw- last time i used the 764's they seemed to have a real short thread length. and that kinda scared me. is it the same with yours?
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You must of went to AUTOZONE
 

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2000fordstanggt said:
when i went to buy plugs last and i asked for copper plugs the guy behind the counter started to argue with me saying the car was "designed" to run on platinum. i said i know this, and id still like the copper. i dont mind changing them more often.

btw- last time i used the 764's they seemed to have a real short thread length. and that kinda scared me. is it the same with yours?
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Yes ! its short threat, even with update motorcraft long threat one, I still alway check the torque every oils change ( its mean Im not using the car all day, so I can torque 13flb on cold engine ), NGK TR55 had long thread I beleive, next time it will go into my engine.
BTW the gas pedal seem harder and the car seem push alot alot harder, is this normal after spark plug change, i gap at .054 .car ran like new .
 

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KillaGT said:
Yes ! its short threat, even with update motorcraft long threat one, I still alway check the torque every oils change ( its mean Im not using the car all day, so I can torque 13flb on cold engine ), NGK TR55 had long thread I beleive, next time it will go into my engine.
BTW the gas pedal seem harder and the car seem push alot alot harder, is this normal after spark plug change, i gap at .054 .car ran like new .
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were your last plugs copper also? maybe slightly better throttle response? or just the classic "I swear it feels faster after that last oil change" mentality.
 

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were your last plugs copper also? maybe slightly better throttle response? or just the classic "I swear it feels faster after that last oil change" mentality.
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My last one was motorcraft platium plug. Dont really like platium, I do change plug whenever I feel like too. its cheap and easy, next time I will use ngk tr55, since its cheap and has full thread.
 

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My last one was motorcraft platium plug. Dont really like platium, I do change plug whenever I feel like too. its cheap and easy, next time I will use ngk tr55, since its cheap and has full thread.
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those sound like a good choice
 
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