what brand to get for tuneup?

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i'm getting sparkplug wires, spark plugs, cap and rotor, and o2 sensor, what brand should i get, what works the best? any suggestions, what's everyone using?


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DrifterXRPS13 wrote:i'm getting sparkplug wires, spark plugs, cap and rotor, and o2 sensor, what brand should i get, what works the best? any suggestions, what's everyone using?
OE wires, cap, rotor and O2 sensor. NGK plugs.

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BadMojo wrote:OE wires, cap, rotor and O2 sensor. NGK plugs.


I just recently purchased my tune up parts from Dan from midway parts. Check him out....here's the forum http://nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=84905He might throw you in a Nissan hat for free, if he has anymore.

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thanks, but what about ngk wires, are those good or are oe better.

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recently i did a tune up with ngk o2 sensor, plugs and wires

probably oem cap/rotor, its what i have left to do

oh yeah, i also got an oem z32 turbo fuel filter today

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I searched these forums and most people use OE wires.

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Do you feel a difference with the z32 tt filter?

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not installed yet

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I installed a Z32 tt filter and I noticed the difference. It came up through the rmps a little quicker and it was smoother moving around in mid-high rmps. of course, my old one may have just been really dirty.

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cool, thanks for the info guys, i'm go order stuff tonight

how hard is the install for the z32 tt filter, is it switch out the old one and in goes new, or is it more comoplicated than that?

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fuel filter's easy. pop in and pop out for whatever. When you see the z's filter, just pop it in the same space for the 240 filter. it'll still fit

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yeah, it is a pretty simple install. There are a few sets of intructions floating around on here but good luck with the seach. The only that that held me back was the tubes on the old filter were on there very tight. Even after I removed the clamps, they didn't move at all. I finally was able to twist them back and forth and they came off. Also make sure you either remove the fuse and relieve the pressure or clamp the lines so you don't have gas come running out when you remove the tubes.

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I use Accel 8.5mm wires. Brought a bit of performance back into ye olden dohc

edit: In red, because we all know that red is faster.

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lol

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what about magnecor kv85 wires. their like 65 bux i think, how are those? fuel filter seems easy enough

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just installed the filter. dont really notice anything different other than its bigger than stock lol. on the serious side though... i THINK my fuel gauge dropped faster than normal today though... probably all in my head though

another tip. when you tighten the clamps... dont tightened them too much... you might cut one of the hoses. i did that before... its not fun seeing a full tank of gas drop... esp right after you paid about $30 for it


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