Spark Plug wires

[shsaint]

HELP, i got a small car but drinks gas like a trunk
Ever since i replaced my 5s-fe red oem sparkwires with some 5mm "Performance wires" (my ass) my mpg mpg went from 25 to 19-20, rite now at full tank driving at all city no freeway, i get 195-205 miles out of my full tank 11.** Gallon (cost me 28 bucks! <California Rapes you at $2.50per gallon at regular *shell>).....

I wanna know if theres any spark plug wires BELOW 50 bucks i can get that will maxiumize my spark plugs(bosch pplat+2)
What spark plug wires do ya use?

Car: 91 Celica GTS
Miles: 150k
*i dont' be smashing and yet i get about 18-19 miles per gallon CITY, PlEASE help....
28 bucks for 200 miles what a rip .....

[JMB83celica]

hey man do you got a napa near you? if you do go in and see if the carry beck arnley plug wires for your car, i believe they do (I work for napa). They really are not expensive maybe $40-$50 bucks or so

good luck (gas here is only $1.75 a gal.)

[SigmaProjects]

where do you live? Oh and bosch sucks for japanese cars btw, that is if you have a japanese car. Denso and NGK are much better for japanese cars.

[shsaint]

I got me some generic 5mm spark plug wires...i wonder if that's my problem...it's thin

[JMB83celica]

well 5mm wires are standard oem so they are going to be tiny. but definetly get you some ngk plug wether they are v power, iridium, or even laser plats. just get those bosch out of there. i checked on those wires they run $55 bucks at my store.

good luck (oh and i live in georgia)

[SigmaProjects]

yea totally, my friend replaced his old NGKs in his acura CL with some bosch platnium 4s and they performed worse then the used NGKs...

[JMB83celica]

yeah bosch realy sucks in aisan cars but not to many people know that, so when someone comes up to me at work and they are a total jerk what do i do but sell them bosch, and when the bring them back because they didn't work right i simply tell them sorry the have been installed so i can't take em' back(see its not nice the get rude with the local part place because they can really screw you if they want to). bosch plats $3 each and bosch plat 4 $5 each, ect you get the picture.

[shsaint]

WOW WOW WOW...i'm am a idioit..
if only i have came to you people 3 months ago, i would probably
be a millionare by now*j/k....

I just put on my Iridiums and i notice from that first moment back up off the driveway and riding in 1st gear without pressing on the gas....
*SMOOTH.....
and when i floor it...it's loud as hell *cai

BTW this came with the car ever since i owned it..
My folks said that they can hear the turbo wining up when i floor it hard
I could hear it too...the turbo sound starts Exactly @ 4k

the tricky part is i ain't got no turbo...but sure sounds like one

damn today i just down a gallon flooring it at freeway and on my way back.. it was fun, i dont' do it much...probably because the last time i did it i have an undercop racing with me, from behind,

Thank YOU ALL
BOSch plats sucks...that will be my last owning it...btw anybody want
NGK's Iridium ROCKS!!!!
+2 bosch free(4 for 5sfe model) used only 5,000 miles or less

[nialusa]

While were on the subject of spark plugs, its time for me to replace my`n, My question is, do Imported ST205`s (JDM) take the same sparkplugs as the UK versions? I have already found that the airfilters are different and had to order a special one from K&N. If they are not the same then which part code do I look out for? (sorry to kidnap this thread but it seemed daft to have two sparkplug threads going) Thanks all.

[SigmaProjects]

maybe you could inspect your current spark plugs. Does the auto parts store have a computer that already has a data base for your product? Oh yea, why don't you get some MSD kit =P or whatever brand is better for ignition stuff.

[nialusa]

UK autoparts stores seem to have no info relating to Imported cars, only covering UK cars, and there seem to be no import specialist stores anywhere near where I live.

[SigmaProjects]

if you think the spark plug gaps are still the same why don't you check out your gaps with a feeler gage and inspect the size and type of your spark plug and find a similar one. Or check online at various sites and order a set.