"TOM WALKER -> ROY WITT"  wrote in
news:91048$fido.automotive{at}JamNNTPd:

 RW>> Most spark plugs will misfire under high compression. The answer to
 RW>> that problem is more ignition power, thus he upgraded his ignition
 RW>> system to help fire under those conditions. But his engine would have
 RW>> dynoed at 750hp on it's own. No spark plug will ADD 750hp to any
 RW>> system.


 TW> NO ONE SAID THAT!!

actually, tom, they sure did!!!

[QUOTE http://www.automedia.com/Iridium_Spark_Plugs/pht20010101ds/1 ]
Change is Good

It's no wonder. Contemporary electronic ignition systems have made spark plug
replacement in everyday passenger vehicles a thing of the past. And when a
racer or high-performance engine builder has a misfire problem, the first
thing he does is to add a more powerful ignition system. That's about to
change. When the word gets out about the new Denso Iridium Power spark plugs
that added 750-hp to Kenny Duttweiler's 450-cid twin-turbocharged Ford,
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
engine builders and tuners will gain more respect for the lowly spark plug.
[/QUOTE]

 TW> The Report was about the Denso plug being the least likely to Misfire
 TW> at high boost pressures.

but they still state "ADDED 750-hp" (emphasis mine) which is quite wrong...

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