Plugs and wires question

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implict
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well.... im still using the same old spark plugs and wires the motor came with and i think its time to change em.... soooo what should i get ( plugs )???? should i just go to discount and get some for the sr20de from the sentra? ( i think its a 91 or 2..) Also what about the wires?????????:help


thelinja
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what engine? I wouldn't use SR20DE plugs on a KA. For the KA, I'd just buy OEM plugs and wires. Anything else is a waste of money. PDM Racing carries the OEM NGK plugs for around $2 a piece. As for wires, I don't really know of any place besides the dealer than can get them. Autozone/AAP/Pep Boys don't carry NGK for some reason. If you have an SR, you can order the plugs and wires from a dealer. Just don't waste money on expensive plugs/wires, especially if it's a stock engine.

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Toahk
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NAPA has ngk plugs.

implict
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ive got a sr.... and its not totally stock..... i need to change the plugs and **** so i do know i can go to discount and get some plugs for a 91 sentra ser and it would work on my sr... but what i really need to know its what about the wires????? would i get them from the same car the 91 sentra ser?:help

thelinja
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Well, theoretically, the plug wires from a Sentra would work. You may have some fitament issues though, they may not be long enough considering the engine you have in your car has a cover over the spark plug valley. Just look where the distirbutor is on the Sentra and see if the wires are in fact long enough. If it was me though, I'd go to a dealer and get the SR20DET plugs/wires. Unless of course, they are the EXACT same ones.

implict
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what do u mean dealer??

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SWIFT_DRIFT
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you realize your SR is distributor-less and does not use spark plug wires? you have coilpacks.

implict
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exactly and i dunno if the sr20de in the sentra uses coilpacks so thats why i was asking about the wires....

How long until the coil packs would go bad???? just doin a lil tune up..

Should i just change the plugs?

thelinja
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implict wrote:what do u mean dealer??
The NISSAN dealer . Go to the Nissan dealer to buy your plugs and wires (for the SR20DET) since you can't use the Sentra plugs/wires for your SR.

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SWIFT_DRIFT
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linja.......good lord the SR HAS NO PLUG WIRES. IT IS DISTRIBUTOR-LESS. And YES you can use '91 Sentra SE-R PLUGS. Heavy throttle isn't worthless...


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