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Spark is spark. No matter what color, or flavor the plug. In order to work properly with the FORD coil pack you need double plats. The Denso Iridiums won't cut it.
Plain and simple: If they're not double plats, the back banks will fail quickly.
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It says I need a reciept to return the Bosch+4's but is this really necessary? If so does anyone have theirs scanned?  Thanks again for the info!
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see if u can return them for store credit and buy autolite double plats.
...and yes, I did SEARCH first before asking.
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Originally posted by Chris Hightower:
Spark is spark. No matter what color, or flavor the plug. In order to work properly with the FORD coil pack you need double plats. The Denso Iridiums won't cut it.
Plain and simple: [b]If they're not double plats, the back banks will fail quickly.[/b] Chris are you speaking from experience. Have you seen this happen on more than one occasion with Iridiums. I agree with you that spark is spark, but if you consider a lighter, sometimes you go to light it and there's not enough spark to ignite a flame, there's a spark but just not enough, than you finally get a good spark and walla 'flame!' Sounds kind of cheesey in comparison but the idea is as Technology increase so does a Technologically advanced spark plug have more a capability of doing a better job at less resistance and so a spark plugs capability to do it's job better and require much less energy to do it!! Anyway it's been recommended by a number of people. I'm intrigued at your comment and would love to be enlightened by you on Iridium and Platinum? I'm not saying I'm doubting you Chris, just love to see your viewpoint in more detail! Aloha 
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Originally posted by SILVA BULLITT: ...I'm intrigued at your comment and would love to be enlightened by you on Iridium and Platinum? I'm not saying I'm doubting you Chris, just love to see your viewpoint in more detail!
Aloha The Iridium line from Denso is somewhat of a gimmick, not unlike Splitfire. I am sure they are decent plugs and will make a decent spark on regular cars. However, on the Contour which uses a "non-normal" coil pack, every other plug is fired "backwards". If you look at the way the electrons flow, and you understand "molecular migration" you will see why any kind of plug that is not double platinum WILL fail in the rear bank of the Duratec and two out of four plugs on the Zetec (not sure which cyls). No, I have not personally seen an Iridium fail on a Contour, but I seem to remember someone posting a picture of one. That electrode is fairly thin, so I would think it would fail faster. Try to prove me wrong and run your car with the Iridiums for 5000 miles. Then, compare the front ones with the back ones. Who knows, "Iridium" might be some kind of magic metal?
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The plugs that DemonSVT said to get are very hard to find (AWSF22FS) I went to multiple stores and none of them had them or even said they could get them. Not sure how you got them DemonSVT. The only ones I was able to find that were double plat in that heat range were some champions. We will see how they do. One store told me they could only get the copper ones. I also had many problems getting double plats for the normal duratec. None of the stores in CT have any. I had 2 agrivating weekends searching. I ended up with only single platnium motorcraft are these not going to last? Should I search more and return them?
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Originally posted by svtavino:
The plugs that DemonSVT said to get are very hard to find (AWSF22FS) I went to multiple stores and none of them had them or even said they could get them. Not sure how you got them DemonSVT. The only ones I was able to find that were double plat in that heat range were some champions. We will see how they do. One store told me they could only get the copper ones. I also had many problems getting double plats for the normal duratec. None of the stores in CT have any. I had 2 agrivating weekends searching. I ended up with only single platnium motorcraft are these not going to last? Should I search more and return them? I can get pretty much any hard to find NGK, Denso, Autolite plug you can't find at your local autoparts store and even the ones you can and to top it off it will be shipped right to your doorstep. If you or anyone are interested in hard to find plugs shoot me an email or pm and I'll gladly help you folks. Colder plug, Iridium Plug, Platinum it doesn't matter!!! 
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Chris Hightower actually the thinner electrode is there for a purpose, same as Ford Motorcrafts plugs for our cars are a fine point! Due to advanced Technology, I'm sure you would agree, they've found, which I can't understand since I'm not an engineer, that a fine point is more effective in creating a larger spark somehow. Plus Iridium is a much denser metal than Platinum so I'd love to see if these Iridium's could ever get roasted by an ignition system. Actually the Iridium Plug I'm using is from NGK a trust worthy source in spark plugs. I'm as curious as you are about these plugs and the reason why I'm gonna try them, like some say 'It's hard to sell something you don't know!!!' I will definately post my impression of the plugs once there on and used! Chris you might want to consider trying out my line of AFE's for your Turbo kit. Supposedly the filters flow characteristics are more apparent on Turbo applications and for good reason. On a Powerstroke Turbo Diesel AFE got 85cfm more than the same K&N unit. To top it off some of AFE's filters like for the Turbo Diesels have been strengthened so the Filter wouldn't collapse which has happened with K&N filters due to excessive amount of turbo boost, seriously they literally have collapsed like a tin can. Anyway any interest you know how to find me!!!
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Originally posted by SILVA BULLITT: I can get pretty much any hard to find NGK, Denso, Autolite plug you can't find at your local autoparts store and even the ones you can and to top it off it will be shipped right to your doorstep. If you or anyone are interested in hard to find plugs shoot me an email or pm and I'll gladly help you folks. Colder plug, Iridium Plug, Platinum it doesn't matter!!! I dare you to find me a set of double plats one step colder than the stock AWSF22's. If you can find them, I'll buy them. 
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