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AeroSS_87
18th January 2009, 02:30 PM
What do you make of this? Car ran fine, not blowing any smoke or anything. Just a little more white and a hint of red I don't quite prefer. Timing just a hair off maybe?

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Coupelx
18th January 2009, 03:41 PM
the reddish tint is usually from gas additives. it looks to me like it was detonating. are the specks on there aluminum?
AeroSS_87
18th January 2009, 04:46 PM
Don't know. I pitched them already. The only additives I've ever run was a bottle or two of injector cleaner, but I can only count twice that I've done that. I do like those plugs though. Alot. They were just standard bosch supers. No platinum ****.
95Banshee
18th January 2009, 05:09 PM
The red is from octane, my plugs are all red. They look as if they are glowing red hot. What octane do you run.
AeroSS_87
18th January 2009, 05:23 PM
Nothing but premium. 92-93 in iowa where I fill up. Either shell or amoco.
DSMMIKE
18th January 2009, 05:30 PM
them threads are dirty as **** u dumping sand in the spark plug wells
95Banshee
18th January 2009, 07:56 PM
Yep that explains the red color premium fuel causes it. Don't wory about it.
Coupelx
18th January 2009, 09:00 PM
Yep that explains the red color premium fuel causes it. Don't wory about it.

hey we agree for once. lol.


what ever **** they dump in premium gas causes the reddish tint but you either had too much timing or running lean because they look like they were way too hot. if the plug is somewhat clean there should be a slight heat discoloration around the bend of the ground strap if its running correctly. this is easier to see sometimes than the color of the ceramic.
JesterMX6
18th January 2009, 09:01 PM
how come i never see red on my plugs?
86Shelby
18th January 2009, 10:34 PM
That plug looks just fine Justin. Nice color, the discoloration of the ground strap is split right in the center of the angle. There might have been some detonation since those specks on the center electrode look like they could be aluminum.


On second though, how the hell did you manage to get the threads that dirty on a plug that has a tapered seat? That's not right.
95Banshee
18th January 2009, 11:16 PM
that is antisieze not dirt
DSMMIKE
19th January 2009, 12:17 AM
that is antisieze not dirt since when did they start using dirt for anitsieze?
AeroSS_87
19th January 2009, 02:20 AM
It's a copper based antiseize that dried on there.
DSMMIKE
19th January 2009, 02:29 AM
looks alot like dirt/fine particles of sand
AeroSS_87
19th January 2009, 04:55 PM
Sorry to disappoint you, it's copper antiseize. maybe a little rust mixed in from the heads.