Price of Platinum spark plugs?

[Guest]

Just got quoted a hefty $50 each for my Legacy, can anywhere do better than that or no?

[Guest]

I assume on my car ('99 SOHC EJ20) I'd use the PFR6G?

Is it true they are $25 from repco at trade price? Just trying to justify why I'm being quoted double that.

[wrx_lou]

Cause repco are ripoff fucks.

But in saying that, I think my mate who works are ripco said that hey paid about 37 each?

So what you've been quoted is probably about right.

[rex-leggy]

ive been told on here that iridium is enough and platinum is just over kill

but 50 bux WAT THE........ bugger that mate for that price id just settle for ngk-r

[zarnah]

 wrx_lou said:

Cause repco are ripoff f***s.

But in saying that, I think my mate who works are ripco said that hey paid about 37 each?

So what you've been quoted is probably about right.

yeap bought mine from ripco for $37 each

[zarnah]

I also have some good second hand platinums you could have for $50 for the lot if you really wanted?

[slystiguy]

30 each at butler automart, can get alot cheaper (was told i got mega ripped off) hahaha 50$ jesus

also how long will iridium an platinums last?

[zarnah]

I think they say 150-160,000 kms

[Guest]

150k? Jeebus, it doesn't seem like such a bad investment - but I knew I could do better than that.

That was discounted too - was looking at about $250 for the set from Armstrong but got a bit taken off. I figure they are the same thing though - I like the guys but money is a factor for me.

Theres a new set of PFR6G on TM for $50 so I might grab those, I need to get a valve cover gasket set before I put them in anyway

[CUDDAS]

I think i payed about $17 or $19 each through work, std plugs are like $3-4 each haha but then theres maybe gst & some mark up but you get that aye

[Guest]

The quoted life for Platinum plugs in a turbo Subaru is 50,000km (na is 100,000km). That is the Subaru quoted life expectancy.

I bought my last set for $25 each from Repco. I can't remember how much Subaru wanted for them.

[Guest]

I'm not sure I got the right set, the service manual doesn't suggest platinum plugs - I hope the PFR6G plugs work ok

[Guest]

i got some zero sports ones for mine, there were $37 each back when redline sold them.

they seemed really good. no idea what they were though hahaha.

-smurff

[Guest S T E Y E]

platnum and iridium are way too over rated...they only last longer... best for conductability is ngk copper bcprs and i got 4 for 20 bux at ripco

[Guest S T E Y E]

on a na u could run a 5 heat range...6 is more for a turbo...i run 6s

[Guest]

I guess I'll see how they go, can probably flog them off on Trademe again if I do need to get different ones.

[morri001]

Got mine at PBMS $130 for four

[Guest]

Theres a guy on Trademe who can do the set for about $120 shipped.

Will the 6 heat range be bad for the car?

[Guest]

the 6's will be fine for the car, I wouldnt call them a cold plug.

[Guest S T E Y E]

cold for a non turbo tho...they will work fine tho...less chance of pinking on a hot day...5s will burn hotter (oviously ...dur haha) therewfore theory says a 5 will make more power/drivability but more chance of pink

[Guest]

I got that set delivered - though I just put in a set of coppers as suggested by the factory manual for the car.

Only problem with the platinums is that the gap is wrong according to everything I've seen - though the car had a set of the same ones in there already - the car should be using 1-1.1mm gap.

[Guest]

 S T E Y E said:

cold for a non turbo tho...they will work fine tho...less chance of pinking on a hot day...5s will burn hotter (oviously ...dur haha) therewfore theory says a 5 will make more power/drivability but more chance of pink

If you have problems with a 6 in a standard N/A you have more problems to worry about. The heat range doesnt make any more power just less chance of fouling at low loads. Iv run Bkr7es in my N/A legacy for the past 10,000kms and havnt fouled them once, I ONLY run the 7s because I had a spair new set from my race car when I went to 8's.

[rex-leggy]

these came up before mate

http://www.clubsub.org.nz/forum/index.php/topic,17590.0/topicseen.html

[Stoffa]

just use plain jane plugs $12 a set @ trade just change them more often

[Guest vf20/21bg5]

 Stoffa said:

just use plain jane plugs $12 a set @ trade just change them more often

what plain jane plugs would you recomend for my build Stoffa? Coppers?...BCPRS6? ...BKR7ES?.... I dont believe in paying $160 for 4 plugs when i like to actually work on my cars every week http://www.clubsub.org.nz/forum/index.php/topic,18808.0.html