Advance has the plugs for $10 each, NGK plats.

Is this a good price?

 

'bout average. If you are doing them yourself, get coppers (NGK BKR5E-11) for about $10 for all 6. You have to do them twice as often (30k rather than 60k), but it's not that hard.

Just realized you have a 5th gen. It probably won't make a difference since the only difference pretty much is the VI, but get some input from another 5th gen owner to make sure.

 

coppers are much cheaper, they just have half the life span.

technically speaking they spark slightly better i believe, copper being one of the most conductive materials on the planet and all

 

Isn't copper a soft metal? Why would a person want to put in plugs that last half as long? I would go with the platinum instead of copper.

 

Because they cost 1/6 as much. If you really hate changing plugs that much or are having it done then plats are worth is, but I really don't mind doing it so I can live with changing them twice as often.

 

Thanks, I haven't changed the plugs in the max yet but I usually get plats for my other cars but they were like $2 each not $10.

They do have the iridium on ebay for like $40 a set. I would get these before the plats but may just go copper for now. thanks all!

 

30k instead of 60k ... sure its half the life, but thats between 2 to 3 years of driving. it's not like you're changing the plugs every 6 months.

are you so lazy that instead of having a better sparking, better conductive plug that you only want to change your plugs every 6 years?

my .02c

 

may i know where to buy coppers please ... thx

 

advance, pep boys, nissan dealer, etc. ask for ngk coppers for a 95 nissan altima or NGK 6953 which is part number for copper v-power. i use coppers because they burn hotter, are cheaper and simple to replace the plugs. i prefer to replaced mine once a year in the spring.

 

I personally run NGK coppers for these reasons:
-1.50 a piece versus the 10.00 per platinum plug (advanced auto parts)
-better spark (copper inherently conducts better then platinum)
-It takes me less then a hour to change 6 plugs

In regards to using iridium spark plugs, the dyno results I've seen on a VQ30DE engine provided no gains.

If you do want to get platinums, I'd suggest contacting Jerry Rome Nissan or Courtesy Nissan. Both companies provide discounts for maxima.org members.

 

I just priced Laser plats hear in Colorado at Checker Auto, They wanted $19.99 each.
Lucky for me my spark plugs were in good condition. I brushed them and reinstalled them.

HoldTight...

 

What about plats G-power from e-bay? are they 30K or 60K?

 

Stay away from them, they're not for our car.

 

I bought my NGK iridiums for a $2 a pack.
They work great.

 

They are for our cars, but no one uses them

Info from http://www.ngksparkplugs.com:

 

NGK iridium is around $40 shipped on fleabay for all 6. Don't use copper, they're garbage and only last 15-30k miles. Iridium and plats last 100k or more.

 

Coppers do not produce a better spark. Yes, copper conducts better, but this means exactly squat when there's MEGAOHMS of resistance in the gap. The smaller electrodes that platinium and irdium have, given the same voltage, produce a better spark.

Copper is a soft metal and has a low melting temperature. That's why copper plugs don't last long and why the electrode is so damn big on a copper spark plug.

Assuming 100k miles of driving....let's say you change your copper plugs 4 times.

4 x 6 x $1.50 = $36

The average wage in this country is $17/hr. It takes you 3 hours to change the plugs 4 times. $17*3 = $51

So, copper plugs cost you $87 for 100k miles of driving.


For plats, you change it once....
$10*6 = $60
takes 45 min to install them, so $12.75 for your labor.

Plat cost: $72.75.

http://www.babcox.com/editorial/cm/cm120032.htm
This is a really good article about spark plugs.


The VQ is designed to run plats, and in the long run they're cheaper. Just use plats or idridium.