[oldeguy]

darkpuppet,Sep 28 2006, 01:09 PM Wrote:

oldeguy,Sep 28 2006, 09:10 AM Wrote:Okay. While reading the replies to my post, (Thanks to everyone ), I have noticed that if I don't make any modifications, ie, turbo, exhaust, throttle body, etc, I'm being told that it's best not to do any small modifications. like putting in better plugs,  or better wires. Is this because the modifications or changes won't make a difference to fuel economy or performance? I can't afford to put in a turbocharger, or change the exhaust. I would like to, as things need to be replaced, replace the parts with better equipment, to improve performance or fuel economy.
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there are 'small' mods you can do that'll increase the performance of your car... in accordingly small increments.

Plugs and wires are one of those mods that really, nobody really needs to do, and swapping to aftermarket 'performance' parts can be more detrimental than helpful.

If you want to do some small things that'll make a bit of a difference, a cold air intake (a true CAI, not shorty or 'ram air') will help.. an exhaust will help a little. Porting the throttle body will give a bit more tip-in response. ... then moving on to the intake manifold, tune, and driveline components will offer some more gains.

So all we're saying is just do your research (which you're doing now), and you'll be able to do some mods that are both cheap and make a difference... sparkplugs and wires on an otherwise stock engine don't have any benefit.
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Thanks for the input and the time to help out. I'll be visiting my local Ford dealer for plugs and wires very soon.