spark plug gap for 2000 Honda Civic?

reffug · 03-31-08, 01:25 AM

whats the gap for plugs on a 2000 honda civic CX?

and has anybody used these quad tipped platinum plugs? my uncle has an 02 civic that he put them in and he says his gas mileage went up about 2/3 miles per gallon. mine needs a tune up anyway and that is the type of savings I could recoup rather quickly with gas where it is now. I had heard of dual tipped like splitfire and such but quad tipped? seems kinda like overkill but hey look at my 80.

Gumby · 03-31-08, 08:07 PM

1st - splitfire are junk. They are a crappy plug with a fork in the end.

2nd - multi-side electrodes provide a more consistent spark longer because the spark will have a different path to ground as the other tips wear. They will not provide better short term gas mileage because they have more tips.

In a Honda I would use NGK or Denso platinums gapped at .044, I believe.

Could always check the emissions sticker under the hood.

reffug · 04-01-08, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gumby

In a Honda I would use NGK or Denso platinums gapped at .044, I believe.

Could always check the emissions sticker under the hood.

Tanx Gummer.

Dats what I needed.

Oh poor little tin can has 200K so all the stickers are so worn you can't read them any more thats why I asked.

cruiser88 · 04-01-08, 06:22 PM

yup...
While we find your parts, please enter your ZIP Code at PartsAmerica.com

WristPin · 04-18-08, 01:43 AM

you need to run NGK V-power ZFR5F-11 2262 .044

i would NOT use platinum plugs. they are designed for Coil On Plug and HEI (not Chevy) applications.
they are designed to operate at higher voltages and are designed to run a backwards ground, as opposed to standard plugs.

Gumby · 04-18-08, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WristPin

you need to run NGK V-power ZFR5F-11 2262 .044

i would NOT use platinum plugs. they are designed for Coil On Plug and HEI (not Chevy) applications.
they are designed to operate at higher voltages and are designed to run a backwards ground, as opposed to standard plugs.

Got any empirical evidence for that claim?

WristPin · 04-20-08, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gumby

Got any empirical evidence for that claim?

i have been looking online for somthing. no luck it wasnt somthing i read.

through my auto repair shop, Snap On was hired to give classes on things. they offer seven or so different courses. I took four. one of those four was an ignition course.
it was this course where i learned this. take it or leave it.

Gumby · 04-21-08, 06:24 AM

OK.

I was just wondering how a platinum plug wouldn't work in a regular application. The idea of the platinum is that it gets hotter and burns off impurities, much like it does in a catalytic converter, and that it survives high temps of combustion better so it doesn't erode like a steel electrode.

03-31-08, 01:25 AM	#1
reffug grown up MOD Join Date: May 2004 Location: 'in dat der briar patch' TLCA# 14549 Posts: 4,123	spark plug gap for 2000 Honda Civic? whats the gap for plugs on a 2000 honda civic CX? and has anybody used these quad tipped platinum plugs? my uncle has an 02 civic that he put them in and he says his gas mileage went up about 2/3 miles per gallon. mine needs a tune up anyway and that is the type of savings I could recoup rather quickly with gas where it is now. I had heard of dual tipped like splitfire and such but quad tipped? seems kinda like overkill but hey look at my 80. __________________ "If it wasn't a Landcruiser and hadn't been built the way it was you do realize you would be DEAD." VA State Police Officer

03-31-08, 08:07 PM	#2
Gumby shahrislamic radical Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Knee deep in hookers and gin TLCA# 5658 Posts: 5,636	1st - splitfire are junk. They are a crappy plug with a fork in the end. 2nd - multi-side electrodes provide a more consistent spark longer because the spark will have a different path to ground as the other tips wear. They will not provide better short term gas mileage because they have more tips. In a Honda I would use NGK or Denso platinums gapped at .044, I believe. Could always check the emissions sticker under the hood. __________________ War Pig and Cerdito "Don't you know, Stan, it's *always* between a Giant Douche and a Turd Sandwich."

04-01-08, 06:22 PM	#4
cruiser88 They call me crazy88 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: over here TLCA# 17319 Posts: 6,665	yup... While we find your parts, please enter your ZIP Code at PartsAmerica.com __________________ "how 'bout we sing 'kyles mom is a bitch' in E minor?"by OregonCruzer http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/f...13957_15_0.jpg http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/f...113957_1_2.jpg

04-21-08, 06:24 AM	#8
Gumby shahrislamic radical Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Knee deep in hookers and gin TLCA# 5658 Posts: 5,636	OK. I was just wondering how a platinum plug wouldn't work in a regular application. The idea of the platinum is that it gets hotter and burns off impurities, much like it does in a catalytic converter, and that it survives high temps of combustion better so it doesn't erode like a steel electrode. __________________ War Pig and Cerdito "Don't you know, Stan, it's *always* between a Giant Douche and a Turd Sandwich."

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode