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Your car is only as good as its spark plug. You can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a flashy ride, but it means nothing without a quality spark plug to get it going. Today, I’m going to show you the best spark plugs to literally start your engine.

The Importance of a Quality Spark Plug

Although the typical spark plug looks relatively unimpressive, it plays a vital role in the combustion of your chosen fuel. Located within your engine’s cylinder head, your spark plug ignites and causes a small explosion of air fuel which brings your car to life.

It’s a complicated process to comprehend, but it happens a couple of thousand times per minute, so you need a spark plug that is capable of withstanding a great deal of pressure. Failure

The center and ground electrodes are coated with platinum, which increases the plug’s durability and resistance to corrosion.

Features and Specs

11 mm platinum center electrode and similarly sized reinforced titanium ground electrode
Purified alumina powder insulator for greater dielectric strength and resistance to stress
Weight of 0.3 ounces
Promotes fast start and complete combustion
Above average lifespan

NGK Standard Spark Plug

As the name suggests, the NGK Standard Spark Plug is straightforward and simplistic in its design, offering few, if any, of the “fancy” features seen on some other spark plugs. That being said, it does what it says it is going to do and it does it with startling effectiveness. With one of these spark plugs fitted inside your engine’s cylinder head, your engine will run for miles on end.

Features and Specs

Specially designed for smaller engines
Weight of 2.1 ounces
Leaves factory pre-gapped
Easy installation
Resistant to corrosion caused by moisture and chemicals

BOSCH Platinum+4 Spark