I have 101,000 miles on it, and am told I should put new plugs in. Of course the recommendation is Motorcraft. Is there a better choice for hotter spark, better fuel efficiency, etc?
Since there are no Motorcraft factories anywhere (they source all their products and then brand them) I would also recommend NGK Iridium plugs. NGK are easier to find at the retailers than Motorcraft. The Iridium (internal metals) are what was most likely in the OE plug and will last 80K+ miles. I assume you will be replacing the wires too as these have most likely seen their better days too.
the owners manual doesn’t even give a motorcraft part number. It says “see dealer”no wires on these, they are coil on plug. Motorcraft on the plugs.
Thanks.Whether motorcraft or Autolite are made in a Ford factory is irrelevant, they are made to Ford's specifications, certain resistance, certain heat range, NGK are good plugs and OE for many foreign car makers, I would still use Motorcraft or Autolite in a Ford, just as I use GM Delco in my GM trucks,
X2 on the iridium. I have almost 220k on a set of plugsSince there are no Motorcraft factories anywhere (they source all their products and then brand them) I would also recommend NGK Iridium plugs. NGK are easier to find at the retailers than Motorcraft. The Iridium (internal metals) are what was most likely in the OE plug and will last 80K+ miles. I assume you will be replacing the wires too as these have most likely seen their better days too.
especially these days. they spend hours in a wind tunnel and on a dyno trying to squeeze every bit of power and economy out of vehicles/engines. if they could spend $5 more per plug to get a extra 1mpg or few h.p. they would. these days you really cant get more without spending lots of money. in the old days you could tweak them to get more. have a 96 bronco w 351 that was getting 15. at tune up time I read where you could put a hot coil, bigger plug wires, different plugs and adjust the timing for more. got 18mpg out of it but that was before all the computer stuffWho knows better than the engineers who designed the motor?
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What would your shop charge to furnish and install a set of Motorcraft irridium plugs in that truck?
pull a plug, get the number off it and google the number. I bet it comes up. IMO run what the factory uses, especially in newer computerized engines. my mother had a Chrysler LHS. after a few years we decided it was time to change the plugs, at the time I believe it was the bosch platinum's were all the rage. well we spent about $100 for a new set and installed them. car didn't get driven much it was mainly our Biloxi limo. about 2 months later it started running like crap. we took it to the dealer and it took them 3 days and us $500 to figure out these plugs were driving the computer crazy. they put factory plugs in and it ran like a top. unless your 18 and think that 1/2 h.p. is going to make your tires squeal louder, use factory plugs
ok old man ya got me beat at the plus 10 pretty much these days the only way to get more is mess with the computer $$$ it aint like when we were younger. headers, duals, intake, timing andWell I am 18 years old. 18x3 plus 10.
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What would your shop charge to furnish and install a set of Motorcraft irridium plugs in that truck?
Checked with my friend this morning, he said he usually gets about $250 total, parts and labor