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Iridium Plugs? should I use them?

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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 11:52 AM
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Default Iridium Plugs? should I use them?

Someone in a thread dished these plugs for the 96 motor. should i not try them out at tune-up?&nbsp\\;l.ray51&nbsp\\;
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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Default RE: Iridium Plugs? should I use them?

use the stock H-D plugs.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 04:24 PM
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Default RE: Iridium Plugs? should I use them?

ORIGINAL: l.ray

Someone in a thread dished these plugs for the 96 motor.
should i not try them out at tune-up?&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;l.ray51&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;
Just out of curiousity, what's wrong with the one's you have now??

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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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HD plugs for an HD motor... just runs the best... i run the SE plugs love em!
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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Beavis and Butthead have equal sized puddles of gas at they're feet.
Beavis thows a match in his puddle.
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The resulting equal sized explosions create an equal amount of screaming and running.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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We used to index our plugs when we raced&nbsp\\;so the grounding electrode was on the side of the combustion chamber which&nbsp\\;gave the spark an unobstructed burn to the rest of the combustion chamber. These newer plugs with 2 or 4 grounding electrodes&nbsp\\;would interfere with that.
Edited: Iridium are single ground electrode, sorry.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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Google search iridium vs conventional spark plugs and you will get great info to make your own decision. Iridium does have advantages over conventional plugs. Would you notice them on a stock harley engine, and the answer is not likely.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 02:43 AM
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Just use the HD plugs, you won't notice any difference with the irridium, except a lighter wallet.[:@]
 
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