Page 2 of 2
Posted: March 13th, 2005, 12:22 am
by jschrauwen
lakersfan1 wrote:I did a search a couple weeks ago on my own, and found that the KLZE and KFZE in Japan both used Denso K20PR-U11.
http://translate.google.com/translate?
http://translate.google.com/translate?h ... en%26lr%3D
I even checked the clearance of the plug electrodes with the heads off the car. There's no possible way these plugs will hit the pistons. Plenty of room. It makes things easier for me as those are the same plugs I use in my 2000 626, so I only have one kind of plug to use now.
Which NGK plug will the Denso translate to?
Posted: March 16th, 2005, 1:02 pm
by jschrauwen
Found some other usefull info, FWIW.
http://www.ngk.com/results_app.asp?AAIA=1135448
http://www.ngk.com/results_app.asp?AAIA=1191608
http://www.ngk.com/results_app.asp?AAIA=1190966
Although they all say ZFR5F-11 is for the 2.5L 95' Probe, MX6 and Millennia, I'm thinkin' that perhaps with the ZE's higher compression is attributed to a slightly different piston crown/top in that it may be domed shaped. Never had the heads off of a ZE so I don't really know. That probably being the case, the general concensus to stay away from the ZFR's seems logical. It'll be BKR6EIX-11's for me.....thanks all for the input!!! 
Posted: March 16th, 2005, 6:38 pm
by Overclock
Let me know how the iridiums pan out. I'm curious if there's any difference.
Posted: March 16th, 2005, 10:52 pm
by Gro Harlem
I dunno the answer. I know that you can buy BKR7E-11's at any parts store and those are the next range colder. BKR5E-11's are hotter, the OEM stuff is 6.
I don't see the benefit of using iridiums besides them lasting a million years and costing a lot. I like my V-powers b/c they cost $1.69 each. When I burn them out, just pay another 10 bux and abuse some more
Trust Me
Posted: May 1st, 2005, 3:02 pm
by kp2t
Those ZFR'z the piston does close the gap on them, Had them on for a maximum of 2 hours and the gap was closed up!!! Went back to BKRE5E11
Posted: May 1st, 2005, 10:20 pm
by faried
I had the same experience has kp2t with ZFR plugs. ZE ran irratically pulled them out checked the gap and to my surprise the gap had halved to about 0.5mm. Installed some BKR's and running strong!
Posted: July 30th, 2005, 4:04 pm
by FIMotorMX-3
Ok, I used the ngk platinums and for a millenia on my klze and am having problems so I now have the bkr5 somethings for my car, don't have them in front of me right now but they are the same everyone recommends. My question is what do you guys recommend I gap them at? I gapped my platinums at .035 like what they recommend at corksport but I've also seen .044. Something tells me I shouldn't really trust the corksport info and I wanted to see what you guys are using.
Posted: July 30th, 2005, 9:05 pm
by jschrauwen
FIMotorMX-3 wrote: I gapped my platinums at .035 like what they recommend at corksport but I've also seen .044. Something tells me I shouldn't really trust the corksport info and I wanted to see what you guys are using.
Some gap as much as .050. I went with .045. Nice to see one of my old threads.
Posted: July 30th, 2005, 9:16 pm
by lakersfan1
I wouldn't do .035 unless you were going forced induction. I'd use between .040 and .045.
Posted: July 31st, 2005, 4:17 pm
by FIMotorMX-3
Thanks man, I called around and got the gap from one of the local autopart stores. I set it at .044. haven't installed them yet though, cause once I went to pull the old ones we got a down pour and it hasn't stopped. Just my luck. Sucks cause you can hear what sounds like spark plug knock and I'm blowing a ton of black smoke, I'm definately not burning all my gas. Think the gap closed up on those fz plugs and they just aren't firing right.