changing spark plugs
take out your airbox, or in your case intake and look on the side of the engine. there are 2 coil packs, take them out and take the plugs out and replace them. Good luck with the drivers side.
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I had always believed you were supposed to go one step colder for around ever 100hp over stock.... is this not true? Good luck with the drivers side i could never see them bastards.
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K&N, ic hoses, up-pipe & turboback
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Originally Posted by FlatFour
I had always believed you were supposed to go one step colder for around ever 100hp over stock.... is this not true? Good luck with the drivers side i could never see them bastards.
I just did mine with my install, they are a PITA like everything else in the car.
Locate you valve covers in your engine, the top cover on the sides of the engine. Running thru the middle of the 2 cams you will see 2 black boxes, these are your coil pack, there is a 12mm bolt holding these in place. Take them out, thenm use a screw driver to pop them out. Get a spark plug socket and go at it. You can use a short extension for your rachet wrench and take them out.
The passenger side has more room to work on than the drivers side. I actually had to push the engine to the passenger side to move it a little to be able to take the coil packs of the drivers side. Not too difficult but you do have to take a few things appart to get to them.
I went with NGK one step colder and got them from Racing zone in Orlando for $19 with tax for the set, so they were like 3.50 each or something like that.
Locate you valve covers in your engine, the top cover on the sides of the engine. Running thru the middle of the 2 cams you will see 2 black boxes, these are your coil pack, there is a 12mm bolt holding these in place. Take them out, thenm use a screw driver to pop them out. Get a spark plug socket and go at it. You can use a short extension for your rachet wrench and take them out.
The passenger side has more room to work on than the drivers side. I actually had to push the engine to the passenger side to move it a little to be able to take the coil packs of the drivers side. Not too difficult but you do have to take a few things appart to get to them.
I went with NGK one step colder and got them from Racing zone in Orlando for $19 with tax for the set, so they were like 3.50 each or something like that.
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1988 Honda Civic Hatch

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1988 Honda Civic Hatch
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Originally Posted by davcivic
I just did mine with my install, they are a PITA like everything else in the car.
Locate you valve covers in your engine, the top cover on the sides of the engine. Running thru the middle of the 2 cams you will see 2 black boxes, these are your coil pack, there is a 12mm bolt holding these in place. Take them out, thenm use a screw driver to pop them out. Get a spark plug socket and go at it. You can use a short extension for your rachet wrench and take them out.
The passenger side has more room to work on than the drivers side. I actually had to push the engine to the passenger side to move it a little to be able to take the coil packs of the drivers side. Not too difficult but you do have to take a few things appart to get to them.
I went with NGK one step colder and got them from Racing zone in Orlando for $19 with tax for the set, so they were like 3.50 each or something like that.
Locate you valve covers in your engine, the top cover on the sides of the engine. Running thru the middle of the 2 cams you will see 2 black boxes, these are your coil pack, there is a 12mm bolt holding these in place. Take them out, thenm use a screw driver to pop them out. Get a spark plug socket and go at it. You can use a short extension for your rachet wrench and take them out.
The passenger side has more room to work on than the drivers side. I actually had to push the engine to the passenger side to move it a little to be able to take the coil packs of the drivers side. Not too difficult but you do have to take a few things appart to get to them.
I went with NGK one step colder and got them from Racing zone in Orlando for $19 with tax for the set, so they were like 3.50 each or something like that.
what are the NGK plug numbers you got?
I will have to check when I get home, because I cannot remember right now, but I think it was the same as stock but instead of a 6 they had a 7 in there.
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1988 Honda Civic Hatch

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1988 Honda Civic Hatch
Originally Posted by davcivic
I went with NGK one step colder and got them from Racing zone in Orlando for $19 with tax for the set, so they were like 3.50 each or something like that.
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1988 Honda Civic Hatch

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1988 Honda Civic Hatch
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Originally Posted by davcivic
Yes it is, the car dynoed at 272whp on CFT's Mustang dyno this saturday, I guess around 300whp on a dynojet. I was running still the factory plugs, when I took them out, I pretty much didn't have anything left, 62000+ miles


