<VV> What plugs for my 140?

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All probably correct - I've run AC's for years - Get about 80,000 miles 
per set thanks to Pertronix Ignitors....Lon

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Bill Elliott wrote:

>My periodic post on this issue:
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>This is NOT personal opinion. It is based on long experience with Corvairs and large numbers of owners and working in a Corvair only resto shop.
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>SOME people have NO problems running Platinums. Most people DO have issues running them.
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>NOBODY has any issues running the Supers.
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>This is the FIRST claim I've seen where someone actually claims that the Plats perfrom better... to this point every single person that had tried both and 
>posted have either found the Supers superior or at worst case equal.
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>Seeing that Supers cost 99 cents, why would anyone want to spend more money for a plug that the majority of owners have problems with? (If you DO 
>want to spend more money...buy NGK's... no better than the Supers, but no worse either....)
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>Now one of our vendors here will tell you that an iginition system in otherwise perfect order will have no problems running Plats... and he is very likely right. 
>What I can tell you is that an average to below average ignition system will have no problems running Supers... and that an igintion in otherwise perfect 
>order does not seem to benefit from running Plats.
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>I have long experience in running plats in other applications which are more plug sensitive than Corvairs... and can tell you overall that the Plat most often 
>performs the worst of any Bosch plug reguardless of the application (and I run Bosch in nearly all of my cars.)
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>Thomas: just out of curiosity is your ignition stock or modified? Original or restored?
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>Bill Elliott
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>On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:42:16 -0700, Thomas Gwyther wrote:
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>>That is personal oppinion, I have tried both and the plantinums (w8ap) are the best in my vair. I wouldnt run anything else.
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>>Where are you located?  It might make a difference in how the plugs perform.
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