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Old 01-28-2010 | 09:26 PM
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wow so no one has them?!
Old 01-28-2010 | 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by bossxj
oh, and if they really worked, factory car companies would be using them :]
no because then they would have to make a deal with thm not the ones tht they were using already are using...
Old 01-28-2010 | 09:58 PM
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i have them but not in my xj they are in my 07 mustang v6 i ran them with live wire wires,an air intake andf exausht and have been running them for a year and a half and they are still running like new has never skipped a beat..it seemed like there was a lil more pep in it but idk.. im prob going to pick up a set for my xj the next tune up i do...
Old 01-28-2010 | 10:08 PM
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well thats good! im gonna prolly go ahead and install them anyways to confirm fer myself that ther good/bad
Old 01-28-2010 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by fishtaconc
Newer car claim to have 100K between tunes not because plugs are better oem's decided that was good number because all consumer reporting groups were complaining about the maintenance requirements
thats actually part of the emission requirements that were putforth over the past few years...alot of vehicles now bost 100k Tune up intervals.....
Old 01-28-2010 | 10:40 PM
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I say get them and try them Whats the worst thats ganna happen your ganna come back to champion. lol But let us know what you think
Old 01-28-2010 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Jamie57
Wrong.
They use whatever is least expensive.
If you build a million cars and you get a part that does the job for $1.00 less than another part that works basically the same, which one do you think they are gonna use.
If you buy a Lambo or a Mercedes Amg or even some of the hi-po BMWs do you think you'll find a champion in there?

Jeeps: High volume low profit margin Cheap plugs
BMW etc: low volume High profit margin expensive plugs
Why? Because they work better and last longer which equals to greater customer satisfaction which keeps them coming back.

We really should get over ourselves here.
Yes our heeps are the best ride in the world. It was a fluke.
I'm sure we even surprised the bean counters at AMC/Chyrsler but if they were really so good they'd still be making them.

well these days with goverment mandates about fuel mileage and all the comptetition between car companies, everybody wants to have the advantage. if that means even just +1 mpg, that is a really cheap alternative to redesigning engine designs and computer controls for that model year. if that one extra mpg puts you ahead against your competetor your probably gonna sell more.
Old 01-28-2010 | 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by SWC custom
no because then they would have to make a deal with thm not the ones tht they were using already are using...

big deal, how hard is it to change suppliers. if it gives you an advantage it will be done in a heartbeat.
Old 01-29-2010 | 12:02 AM
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i have them in my xj but i put them in with new injectors with the 4 hole spraypattern and its running a lot better
performance wise and mpg wise
not sure which one i gained from more but the e3's are working great so far
Old 01-29-2010 | 12:30 AM
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Those E3 plugs are useless. Electricity will always follow the same path, the path of least resistance. So no matter how much area you cover with a tip the spark will always follow the same route. The excess metal will create heat differences in the combustion chamber which is never a good thing.
Old 01-29-2010 | 12:36 AM
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I Have them in my 99 sport, and i got a noticable difference in gas miliage. I can not give you an acurate mileage beacuse my spedo is off, which makes my odometer off. I ran then in my old 91 jeep, when i had champions in there I could not spin the tires all that well. Now after the change over I could spin those tires like no other. Now maybe i am the exception in my two jeeps
Old 01-29-2010 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by truckntractorhick
well thats good! im gonna prolly go ahead and install them anyways to confirm fer myself that ther good/bad
hey let me know how they work in the xj ...ALL JEEP..
Old 01-29-2010 | 09:16 PM
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Recomended stock spec plugs are almost always better as the engine was designed for them
Old 01-29-2010 | 10:04 PM
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I run the E3's. Ive had them for over a year. After installing them i noticed a smoother idle. The champions i pulled out looked real good still. I get between 7-15 more miles per tank. So roughly 1/2 mpg saving.
Old 01-29-2010 | 10:12 PM
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yea it seems everyone has a different experience!

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