Is NGK better than pluse plug? And if I get NGK plug what would be the recommended gap size for it So that it will give best performance for a 2001 dodge neon es sohc 2.0?????

 

Are you talking about those $20 per plug pulse ones, like the E3 or whatever they are called? Spend $10 on four of the Champion factory plugs, gap to 0.035", install and enjoy.

 

Don't waste your money on the Pulse or NGK plugs. They both provide the same spark as the Champions for twice or thrice the money per plug. Besides, I bought the NGKs and they're hard as hell to gap without breaking the Iridium tip.

 

You aren't supposed to gap Iridium or Platinum plugs. It's right on their website too: http://www.ngk.com/glossary.asp?kw=S...s?&manID=1&pt=

That being said, I suppose you may have to, so you need to use the correct tool, which is not the little crappy cheap disc gapper. This is what you want to use:

 

-I'd just get the NGK V-Power plugs. Stock replacements for the Champions. And they're only like $6 for all four plugs. Save your money and just get a good basic plug.

L8R,
Matt

 

Mine came pre-gapped at .02 inches. I thought it could use a little more than that.

As for the tool, mine had broken so I used pliers. haha

 

yea it is hard to gap the NGK without break the thing. but i use that tool that Darthroush posted and it work..... i didn't break anything and the gap is .035"......i did some research and also found out that if your car have more upgrade and have more horse you should have your spark plug gap small so that it could fire rapidly....idk if its true but i found it on NGKsparkplugs.com

 

A small gap won't cause it to fire rapidly. It will more likely than not cause an incomplete combustion of the A/F (either too big or too small). An MSD ignition would however cause multiple sparks per "normal" spark.

 

ohh thank you guys

 

Well, I just purchased a 2004 SXT with 56K for my daughter and I changed the plugs yesterday. The Champion plugs I removed were probably in there since the car was manufactured because they were well worn and the gap had widened to .050. The car was still running well and I changed them just to re-set the clock on the maintenance but if those plugs were still performing after being that worn out, I decided to install the stock Champion plugs again. It is difficult to go with something other than what the manufacturer recommends, especially when you can expect the stock plugs to perform well beyond their expectations.