Hey all replaced the spark plugs in my 4 banger. Replaced with oem from rock auto that matched the exact same ones that came out. Was the denso 3417
I didn’t have a gapping tool so didn’t care to check the gap however I used a torque wrench and the install went great. Fired it up and it sounded good and I noticed the idle was pretty smooth.
Tbh the old plugs looked fine but they were in there for 110k miles so were gonna need a change soon anyways.
Took it for a drive and everything feels normal. Idle is smooth, sounds good. However idk if it’s my mind but I feel like the acceleration is a bit sluggish. No engine light
It could totally just be my mind making up things like maybe I was expecting a performance increase and this is probably more or less the same as how It was before. Mayne it’s all mind game. If I put it into first gear and give it a rip it feels smooth and good.
The more I drive it I’m starting to think maybe it’s just the same as how it was before. Is there anything I can do to bring some more peace of mind? I tbh don’t want to take it apart and check the gap. They were brand new from rockauto in a 4 pack so I doubt they were opened or dropped and I am certain I didn’t do anything wrong during install.
Or do all my findings and signs that I outlined above Indicicate all is well and even if gapping was an issue then the findings would have been worse?
Thx
I didn’t have a gapping tool so didn’t care to check the gap however I used a torque wrench and the install went great. Fired it up and it sounded good and I noticed the idle was pretty smooth.
Tbh the old plugs looked fine but they were in there for 110k miles so were gonna need a change soon anyways.
Took it for a drive and everything feels normal. Idle is smooth, sounds good. However idk if it’s my mind but I feel like the acceleration is a bit sluggish. No engine light
It could totally just be my mind making up things like maybe I was expecting a performance increase and this is probably more or less the same as how It was before. Mayne it’s all mind game. If I put it into first gear and give it a rip it feels smooth and good.
The more I drive it I’m starting to think maybe it’s just the same as how it was before. Is there anything I can do to bring some more peace of mind? I tbh don’t want to take it apart and check the gap. They were brand new from rockauto in a 4 pack so I doubt they were opened or dropped and I am certain I didn’t do anything wrong during install.
Or do all my findings and signs that I outlined above Indicicate all is well and even if gapping was an issue then the findings would have been worse?
Thx