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not pretty. me and nitrous don't mix.
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I just got done hooking up a zex kit(55 shot) on my single cam hatch. Very impressive how much faster it is. I have heard alot of bad things about zex plugs. I use the same plugs for nitrous that i do on my turbo set up. NGK BKR7E-11. These plugs only cost $1.99 each. I put new plugs in every 2 weeks or so. It makes a difference. I have always loved zex kits. They are pretty safe. I cant belive how much i have spent on my turbo civic to make it run 11's. Then i buy a single cam hatch and it hauls ass with a little nitrous. I'm definately going to stick with the nitrous set up.
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Ryan - The 3 prongs on top of the plug along with the cap part.
The Kit works great. The plug just broke off.
Hint Hint........Don't use Zex Plugs.
qitstrm - where can I get a some plugs with a heat range like that?
The Kit works great. The plug just broke off.
Hint Hint........Don't use Zex Plugs.
qitstrm - where can I get a some plugs with a heat range like that?
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Originally posted by ImprezingYou
buwahahaha."now me and the mad scientist have to go and replace the piston rings you fried"
buwahahaha."now me and the mad scientist have to go and replace the piston rings you fried"
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that sucks
That sucks good thing those plugs misfired in my car so I took them out right away.
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When using nitrous, the plugs to run are the NGK BKR7E.
NOT the 7E-11's. This is a different plug and while it works for turbos, the plain old 7E's work better for nitrous. Run them a step or 2 colder from stock, depending on how high your shot is. Do NOT run an Iridium, Platitinum or any other -um plug, Just a regular copper NGK BKR7E has been proven to be the most reliable and best working plug for nitrous.
As seen in the first post, ZEX plugs suck. If you haven't had problems with them, consider yourself very lucky. Continue to run them and you will have issues sooner or later.
NOT the 7E-11's. This is a different plug and while it works for turbos, the plain old 7E's work better for nitrous. Run them a step or 2 colder from stock, depending on how high your shot is. Do NOT run an Iridium, Platitinum or any other -um plug, Just a regular copper NGK BKR7E has been proven to be the most reliable and best working plug for nitrous.
As seen in the first post, ZEX plugs suck. If you haven't had problems with them, consider yourself very lucky. Continue to run them and you will have issues sooner or later.
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The heat damage to your valve was not from a broken plug, that was due to some severe heat on that valve. Either you don't have enough fuel, or you have some air getting in that combustion chamber somehow, IE an exhaust leak at the header or something.
Granted, don't use those plugs anymore, but if your not going to check on what CAUSED that melting to occur. You need to seriously reconsider using nitrous ever again.
Granted, don't use those plugs anymore, but if your not going to check on what CAUSED that melting to occur. You need to seriously reconsider using nitrous ever again.
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How could heat take chunks out of the valve? Not that I don't believe you, I just want to understand better.
The motor has been rebuilt and the only problems were stated above (2 valves and a stiff piston). The rest of the motor look brand new.
My first thought was that the car ran lean. The only thing that made me think diff was the fact that I have been runing that same set up for well over a year. Nothing was changed.
But then again shit happens..........2 me
No more nitrous. Turbo is the next step.
The motor has been rebuilt and the only problems were stated above (2 valves and a stiff piston). The rest of the motor look brand new.
My first thought was that the car ran lean. The only thing that made me think diff was the fact that I have been runing that same set up for well over a year. Nothing was changed.
But then again shit happens..........2 me
No more nitrous. Turbo is the next step.
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