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Old 05-26-07, 08:05 PM
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Damn, I have owned this car 6 yrs and put 80k on it and finally cracked the covers open on the engine to see what shape the plugs were in. ......very worn. Replaced them and MAN! the SC pepped up big time!


PS- this is the easiest thing you can do to an SC, so change your plugs.

So as I was putting the covers back on I noticed the timing belt had some very small lines in it, too small for the camera to catch....... so I guess it'll be fine for quite a bit more.
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God I look at changing the plugs, and about pass out. Theres a ton of **** on there. lol. good stuff
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nope it's gravy. you don't have to pull anything except the covers which have 6 bolts total each and intake tube. SOOOOOOOO easy. Takes me longer to wash the car.
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Thats good then. I looked at it, and thought I would have to take it in. What plugs did you use? NGK ?
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search my name and plugs, good info
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heh heh heh
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Originally Posted by O. L. T.




heh heh heh
Ohhh my goooodd! I need to get myself one of those buttons.
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Originally Posted by JspecSC3
Ohhh my goooodd! I need to get myself one of those buttons.


you don't need one


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if only the 300 was as easy as the 400 to changes plugs on
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it's eassssyyyy.



Old 05-29-07, 08:45 PM
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LOL Damn OLT you win for best comedic performance in this thread!
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How hard do you think it would be to change the wires and plugs together? Are there any upgrades wire wise for our 400s?

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Hey OLT- everything I read so far says that you have to remove the MAF, throttle body, etc to get to the plugs on the right side of the motor- how do you get to the plugs with the throttle body and all that stuff in the way?
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it's not in the way. just pull the intake tube.
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You guys talkin about a 300 or 400?


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