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does it work fine in my engine (KL-01) a set of platinum plugs?, or better keep using the stock NGK ZFR5F. is there other equivalent or replacement to see if I can find them here in Venezuela.

I have Bosch Platinum +4 plugs in my car..they work fine

I'm not really a car person ... I lack knowledge in this area. What is the difference between the platnium and the stock ? does it work alot better ?

Platinium plugs if they are well designed<BR>should last much longer and keep their performances during their life.

plat ones have plat tips on them and suppose to last longer.<P>tip: whenever you buy spark plugs make sure the gap setting is correct for the car.

Platinum tips last longer and the <A HREF="http://www.boschusa.com/AutoParts/Spark ... inumPlus4/" TARGET=_blank> </A> actualy has 4 tips as oposed to one giving it more firing power.<P>I like mine, they were my first mod a mechanic suggested them to me as a cheap mod and so I became hooked on trying to get the most power out of my baby MX-3 as possible.<P>Being that I had no other mods when I installed them, I could definately feel an increase in power. Not much mind you, but enough to get me thirsty for more!

A few mazda mechanics told me that I shouldnt be using platinum plugs. they said that mazda motors, and just about all non-v8 motors do not burn hot enough to take advantage of platinum plugs.

Platinum plugs just last longer. They don't burn hotter or have a bigger spark. And as far as the +4's go: you can only have one spark each time. Congratulations! You bought the gimick of the year!

I was just going by what I was told. And I do hate to differ, but I put new Plat plugs in my RS on Friday, then put new NGK plugs in on Monday, and the car actually ran better. Now I can say for sure that that was the issue, but this is what I experienced. <P>Im not referring to the plug itself is a hotetr plug, but the ignition system itself is a hotter system. In other words, it uses alot more energy. We have 70/90 amp alterantors. Thats not a very powerful electrical system. The mx-3 was built for fuel economy, hence the reason we have no power. Also, probably the reason lots of people have problems with idle and such after upgrades/mods.<P>Here is some spark plug links.<P><A HREF="http://www.centuryperformance.com/spark.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.centuryperformance.com/spark ... ><P><BR><A HREF="http://www.strappe.com/plugs.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.strappe.com/plugs.html</A><p>[ April 15, 2002: Message edited by: Custommx3 ]