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Old 11-22-2009, 08:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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anyone try Champion Platinum Spark Plugs before?

have anyone try Champion Platinum Spark Plugs on your gen 3 / 4 camry before or its better to use japanese spark plugs.
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Not even Detroit engines run Champions I heard. Only lawn mowers!

I'd use Autolite or Delco than Champion. Of course I highly recommend NGK Iridium-IX or Laser Iridium (Laser is not listed for the stinking Gen 4 waste spark systems, for some reason). Do verify application on NGK's online catalog.

http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/product...x.asp?mode=nml




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have anyone try Champion Platinum Spark Plugs on your gen 3 / 4 camry before or its better to use japanese spark plugs.
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Old 11-22-2009, 10:12 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Stay Away from any plugs that are not NGKs or Densos. They are designed for our car, all others seem to fail & not give optimum performance. That includes BOSCH.
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Old 11-22-2009, 10:57 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I've always heard that Boschs were designed AND work better in german cars. "a good friend of mine" who happens to be an awesome mechanic informed me of this because I bought Boschs for my Toyota Cressida and developed a misfire after 10,000 miles. He suggested I replace them with Denso platinums.

That being said, I am pretty sure I am the first to guinea pig the E3 Diamond Fire spark plugs. I put them in my 1MZ when the supercharger got installed just last Friday. Not one problem as of yet, and I am hoping they work perfectly the whole time. I will keep everyone posted. I'm not saying they are better than any of the other ones, just saying I wanted to see for myself.
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Old 11-22-2009, 11:38 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Stay away from anything that's not specifically made for your car. Most japanese cars work best with NGK, Denso, possibly autolite but def stay away from Bosch with its +2 and +4...that just means X2 or X4 the problems and the headaches. Champion is just an alternative to useing "Mopar" last I checked which belongs on Dodge Pee-Ons.

In fact I believe there was a lawsuit against bosch for their multiple tipped sparkplugs having the tip break off in the engine and causing internal damage. Dont mark my words on that but I'm pretty sure I heard about it.
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Old 11-23-2009, 02:44 AM   #6 (permalink)
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i just bought a set of autolite iridium. Been running ngk IX and denso iridium plugs for awhile, decided to try something new. So far, so good. As for champion, i wouldnt run it on my car.
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i ONLY use NGK or, in a pinch, Denso plugs in my Camry or any of my RX-7's.
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Old 11-23-2009, 09:30 AM   #8 (permalink)
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I've run bosch plus4's in a 99 5sfe for over 6 years with no problems.
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I run the NGK Iridium IXs in my car. Costed me like $120 for 6 of them though, which is actually cheap here in Australia at normal RRP.

If not, i'll be sticking with Denso for sure. I had a friend running Bosch in his Camry and they needed replacing only 2000k later.
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use only NGK or Denso

everything else will give you problems in the long run
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Gee whizz! That's quite expensive. I think i need new spark plugs too.

Is this a good price? http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=2036288

or what about these? Anyone have them? I would like to know.
http://thmotorsports.com/ngk/ngk_spa...googlebase=05T
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^the spark plugs are cheap

the wires are x3 times the price of regular NGK wires
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Old 11-24-2009, 07:20 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Ngk Ftw.
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