E3 Plugs + Dodge Ram = horrible

[MrCompton734]

Well I was suckered into the hype of E3 plugs haha. What I can say, we all have our moments. Put them in by hand and torqued em like I normally would, and it ran a little funny. So today I grabbed the torque wrench and put em all at 30, wow.....would barely run and couldn't drive it. Then I tried everywhere between 18-30 in 1lb increments. Long story short the truck is now not running, but I'm going to grab some Champion Iridum Truck Plugs since that's what I removed from it. I'll never buy another set in my life of those E3s...........

Anyone else have a similar or opposite experience with them?

[OLD SCHOOL]

Only plugs you should ever put in a dodge are   champion spark plugs & make sure you gap them right, never heard of anyone torqing down a spark plug? hows the cap & rotor?

[Disturban]

Ever since split fire plugs I have not fell for any of that better spark plug crap.

Replace everything with OEM!

[MrCompton734]

Put the platinum champions in since that's all they had. Just started up. OMFG. Where has THIS 5.2 been? Seriously, started right up and I tapped the gas. MY THROTTLE RESPONSE is better than when I bought it. I thought this thing might have been a turd, I think it's needed a tune-up for a while. Soon to come. Wires, cap and rotor. Ignition coil. just wow.....I'm going to get my cash back at least.

[RIP_K52007]

   and x2 on torquing spark plugs thats new one to me too lol

[MrCompton734]

Well there is a REASON spark plugs are supposed to be torqued to specs. They are supposed to seat inside the combustion chamber at a specific depth. Why else would they recommend it? And my new policy is, if ain't broke don't try to effin fix it.

[ShortTemperd]

Well there is a REASON spark plugs are supposed to be torqued to specs. They are supposed to seat inside the combustion chamber at a specific depth. Why else would they recommend it? And my new policy is, if ain't broke don't try to effin fix it.

[MrCompton734]

I think I'm going to need pics of my ram on the 32s soon. Hmnmm. o.O

[mutt truck]

I have also recently heard from someone that the direction of the open side on the prong of the spark plug makes a difference. He said/ called it finding the plugs or something like that... wonder if anyone else ever heard of that?

[damn_ford]

while everything has a torque spec torqing a plug has nothing to do with indexing the gap.
, its done with small washers not a torque spec. you index the open side of the plug to direct the spark towards the intake valve.
supposedly optimizes fuel burn, dont see it making a differance on a stock engine though

[bigmud44]

I have also recently heard from someone that the direction of the open side on the prong of the spark plug makes a difference. He said/ called it finding the plugs or something like that... wonder if anyone else ever heard of that?

indexing ?

[mutt truck]

I have also recently heard from someone that the direction of the open side on the prong of the spark plug makes a difference. He said/ called it finding the plugs or something like that... wonder if anyone else ever heard of that?

indexing ?

Nope like damn ford said facing the direction toward the intake... i dunno if it actually works but that is what i heard.

[MrCompton734]

I've read SOMEWHERE.....that it can give gains around 2hp stock and up to 10hp on mild modified engines. Not sure if it's true. But then again hp is kind of a funny thing. With all the back pressure talk and other things that aren't 100% accurate.