[Healeys] 26.5mm Iridium plugs in AEC960 head - xpost

[Chris Dimmock]

I see your point Steve. These plugs you mentioned are 26.5 mm reach, whereas
the conventional Healey spec is 19mm reach.
So these plugs will go deeper into the AEC960 head (by .295in) if it was
incorrectly machined at the factory (which all the ones I've seen were)
http://www.myaustinhealey.com/aec960-healey-cylinder-head.html
So to answer your question, no, I haven't tried these plugs, I just had the
head machined at the spark plug seat so the plug fitted correctly. I can't
remember how much had to be machined, but i don't think it was .295in -
probably closer to .200in But I'm just guessing, you know, measure twice...
I use NGK B8EGV plugs, which cost around $5 - $6 ea in the US ($18 ea here
retail in Australia, so thanks Amazon and eBay!!)
Best
Chris


On 08/03/2013, at 11:11 AM, "Steve Gerow" <steveg at abrazosdata.com> wrote:

> I measured the hole at 24mm - see homemade gauge:
>
> http://www.pbase.com/stevegerow/image/149102920
>
> Am looking at using 26.5mm Iridium sparkplugs: NGK LFR6 series or Denso
> IKH20 (aka 5344). The washer at 1.5mm takes the protrusion down to 1 mm
into
> the combustion chamber. There is 29mm of room between the spark plug face
> and the top of the piston at the bottom of the spark plug hole.
>
> I see these plugs are used in many turbo & normal cars and boat engines.
> They are pricy but might add up to a slight performance increase from
better
> combustion.  Do they require an HEI ignition?
>
> Has anyone tried these plugs.
>
> Steve Gerow
>
> Altadena, CA,