Scott and list,
I have used wire electrode plugs for experimental runs (when I have no idea
what to expect!) for years. What that does is let the wire electrode burn
off the plug before the pistons burn. Believe me, it works! Plugs are a
little pricey but not as pricey as pistons, torched heads, etc. If I run
nitrous someday, the first run(s) will be with wire electrode plugs. No
question in my mind about that! Will also happen with the first dyno runs
on the turbo engines in a few weeks. Maybe I'll have the mixture too fat
and all will be well.
Skip
At 08:03 AM 5/23/02 -0400, you wrote:
> Well now that my engine is fully disassembled I can tell you that 7 of 8
>pistons are beautiful scrap, #8 having suffered the worst meltdown but all
>the other 6 were on their way too.All eight spark plugs had the side
>electrode burned clean off. So in about a couple of seconds of stupidity on
>my part as a driver I have cost myself a lot.But my question is why. If the
>nitrous system is jetted properly, and it was-NOS specs, why would
>activating it with the throttle closed cause such tremendous heat in such a
>short time? To recount , I hit it in second gear, spun the wheels hard and
>released the throttle before the button-brain fade!
>Scott
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