<VV> Platinum tip spark plugs

[Bill Elliott]

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 19:38:26 -0400, Clark Hartzel wrote:

>Platinum plugs are used by all the auto companies because they last forever.
>My 1998 Chevy pickup has 97,000 miles on it and still has the original
>plugs.  Are they necessary in a Corvair?
>Unlikely!  The most powerful Corvair engine on the planet, Terry Glasscock's
>sand dragster, runs 9,000 RPM with 20 pounds boost and alot of nitrous oxide
>and he uses conventional tip NGK spark plugs.  He changes them about once a
>season.  Of course, the engine only runs full throttle for 3 seconds.
>Clark Hartzel


But these are NOT the same "platinum plugs" you buy from Bosch for $4 each...

Bill