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Well i haven't done much to my 600 except put a Delkevic can on it,i just wanted to known if they do make any difference to the bike ?
but is it really that much of a pain to get to the plugs,does the tank have to be lifted to access them (waiting for my Haynes manual to turn up!),they look deep similar to my 900 Diversion but they are quite easy to get at!!
So there is a benefit of them,in the long term i could be saving myself about £40 if they last 18,000 miles! :lol
Well, I'll save have some pennies & invest in some iridium plugs, While i'm on the subject,what is the difference between Red & Black plug caps please???
Cheers Ray
I thought Iridium plugs lasted about 4 times longer(?), therefore saving money in the longer term.
Besides, from what I can see on ebay the prices between sets of standard & Iridium plugs are fairly similar
Well as I have a right wrist with a severe case of turrets syndrome I had to replace my last IR's after 8k miles... and yes I have replaced them with IR's again as they give a nice even burn and they are more responsive to fuel/wrist action... IMO! :D oh and im using 9's and run on 97 RON fuel.
Besides, from what I can see on ebay the prices between sets of standard & Iridium plugs are fairly similar
I thought Iridium plugs lasted about 4 times longer(?), therefore saving money in the longer term.
Besides, from what I can see on ebay the prices between sets of standard & Iridium plugs are fairly similar
I'd rather change cheaper spark plugs every 24000 kms, than use 3 times more expensive ones and change them every 80000 kms.
As they're nowhere near 3 times as expensive, that seems a tad silly :lol
The benefit of iridium is because the electrode is smaller you get a stronger more reliable spark than on a standard plug and they last longer.Well a spark is a spark, Ive certainly never had an 'unreliable' spark caused by a plug after 200k in the last 4years using normal NGKs. In terms of them lasting longer, Ive never had a spark of normal type fail on me. Ever. Before I was despatching/saving my pennies I had IRs fitted to my cbr600 but that had everything done to it (full ex system, power commder, etc...) so I can't say they did much.
I remember one comparision an old mechanic told me - you can spend 10 minutes trying to scoop out every last drop of your soup from your bowl - but is it really worth it ?Something to consider for those of us who are looking to get the most power/performance out of our road bikes: A smaller electrode means less material in the combustion chamber which means a very VERY mild drop in compression (in turn a less complete burn and hence less power-maybe). Seems silly but Ive heard of many R6 club racers use the CR9EK plugs which have 2 electrodes(EK) and sit 1mm deeper into the chanber. No advantage to two electrodes (you can only get one spark at a time) but that bit of extra meat increases compression (oh so slightly) and therefore horsepower.
I didn't buy them because they increase the bhp - they probably don't, or you won't notice it.
I bought them because they seem to be a bit more reliable and never had a problem with them. Plus I feel good about getting the best possible stuff for the bike.
The number is the heat rating of the plug a 9 is a colder plug
While i'm on the subject,what is the difference between Red & Black plug caps please???
Cheers Ray
While i'm on the subject,what is the difference between Red & Black plug caps please???
Cheers Ray
Red caps definitely make you go faster ;)