Was looking for a Platinum version of a NGK BPR5ES for my Honda GCV 160. They had a NGK BPR5EGP. NGK’s cross reference did not pick up this plug. Any one try a G Power Platinum plug like this in their lawn mower?
NGK G Power Platinum Plugs
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E=19.0 thread length
S=Standard type plug
E=19.0 thread length
G=Racing plug
P=Platinum
S=Standard type plug
E=19.0 thread length
G=Racing plug
P=Platinum
Thanks. I believe the G for Racing is now old school. I believe It now stands for their G Power line.
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I have a Lawn-Boy 2-stroke Duraforce push mower that came new with an NGK spark plug installed. I replaced it with a Champion EZ Start spark plug which has lasted much, much longer than the original plug. Champion may have renamed it Premium. I'm not a big fan of Champion, but the plug works great in my Lawn-Boy.
Here is the G Power package. 
Originally Posted By: Snagglefoot
Thanks. I believe the G for Racing is now old school. I believe It now stands for their G Power line.
You are probably correct. I do not know how old my chart is...at least several years old.
Thanks. I believe the G for Racing is now old school. I believe It now stands for their G Power line.
You are probably correct. I do not know how old my chart is...at least several years old.
I use whatever NGK plug is applicable to all my vehicles and never had any lifespan complaints or other issues. I just started using them because my first car, a 1990 mustang gt 5.0, had them when i bought it. I put in a cam, cobra intake, 24lb inj+bbk maf, and 4 bar gt40 heads. I managed to blow up the T5 transmission before the plugs went bad
NGK all the way
I trust NGK plugs more then gravity
I trust NGK plugs more then gravity
I don't understand people's loyalty to plugs, or the concept of certain car brands needing certain plugs..
It's just a conductor and an insulator..
It's just a conductor and an insulator..
Originally Posted By: Olas
I don't understand people's loyalty to plugs, or the concept of certain car brands needing certain plugs..
It's just a conductor and an insulator..
With modern multi-strike ignitions firing many times per power stroke and the resistance across the gap being used as an in-cylinder sensor to determine if another strike is needed it would seem wise to appreciate the role of the spark plug in automobiles.
Lawn mowers, not so much.
I don't understand people's loyalty to plugs, or the concept of certain car brands needing certain plugs..
It's just a conductor and an insulator..
With modern multi-strike ignitions firing many times per power stroke and the resistance across the gap being used as an in-cylinder sensor to determine if another strike is needed it would seem wise to appreciate the role of the spark plug in automobiles.
Lawn mowers, not so much.
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I don't understand people's loyalty to plugs, or the concept of certain car brands needing certain plugs..
It's just a conductor and an insulator..
That has been the experience of many over many years.
Some brands, NGK, for example, just seem to 'run' better and/or
last longer.
Better engineering or better materials or better quality control-who
knows.
"the concept of certain car brands needing certain plugs.."
that seems to be a thing of the past in most cases.
My 2¢
I don't understand people's loyalty to plugs, or the concept of certain car brands needing certain plugs..
It's just a conductor and an insulator..
That has been the experience of many over many years.
Some brands, NGK, for example, just seem to 'run' better and/or
last longer.
Better engineering or better materials or better quality control-who
knows.
"the concept of certain car brands needing certain plugs.."
that seems to be a thing of the past in most cases.
My 2¢
I own a lawn mower with the GCV160 engine on it. I replaced its spark plug with a NOS AC R43XLS plug that I had in the parts cabinet. That was 3 years ago and the engine still starts on the first pull of the rope. I'm thinking that the plugs for those engines aren't all that critical as long as the correct heat range and reach plug is used.
I own a lawn mower with the GCV160 engine on it. I replaced its spark plug with a NOS AC R42XLS plug that I had in the parts cabinet. That was 3 years ago and the engine still starts on the first pull of the rope. I'm thinking that the plugs for those engines aren't all that critical as long as the correct heat range and reach plug is used.
Yep, not that critical. The AC R42XLS Plus cross references to 31 different NGK Plugs.
Fine-tip spark plugs require less voltage to jump the gap and produce a more consistent spark. I've never used one in my OPE, but I'm pretty sure they would last the serviceable life of the engine.
I got loyalty to ngk because a champion plug cost me a new engine a few years back.
A here are the NGK plugs with the GP (platinum plug) on the left and the S (standard plug) on the right. So that would be the BPR5EGP and the BPR5ES. Fit perfectly. Starts with one pull but didn’t make me a rum & coke or anything like that.
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