Reviews of Autolite spark plug

Don't put autolite (autocrap) in your car, they're junk.

I've gotten autolites a few times for some domestic cars and they've been 0.005\" - 0.010\" off seemingly across the board, compared to what the box said they should be. And I wasted a day hunting down a misfire that turned out to be a bad spark plug out of the box.

Don't go with Autolite XP iridium. I had on my Jetta and one of the tips basically melted after 25k. They suck.

autolites 3923 platinumsgave me the same mpg as the expensive NGK platinum.....

I took a peak at mine the other week and the gap was HUGE so gapped them down to .035 and now cold starts are ROUGH. The pugs in there suck, anyway - old autlites.

Autolite 4162's, I changed them out every 1000 miles.

I installed a set of Autolite 3923's gapped to .032 and guess what? FIXED! unbelievable, after all this testing only to find out that all I needed was new plugs.

So, I went ahead with the Autolite XP iridium plugs. Right now, I cannot complain. Everything is running pretty good. I put these in to compare to the standard Autolite copper plugs that I put in my 2001 2.0L AEG in January of 2009. Here is what has happened so far. 1. Since the new plugs, my idle rpm increased about 50-100 rpm to low 800s to mid 800s . Whether this is good or bad, I don't know. This may consume a small bit more of gas though while sitting at a stop light. 2. Since the new plugs, I can also feel a small vibration that seems to come from the engine bay. This only happens on a cold start as I am accelerating from around 15-40 mph. When it's warmed up, it's gone while accelerating. This may come my new catalytic converter and flex pipe that I just got installed, but I don't know. It may also come from new front rotors and pads that I just put in that haven't had time to properly be bedded, I don't know. I am putting some new dog bone mount inserts in within the next few days as well. 3. Since the new plugs, my engine seems to have had a small performance increase in acceleration, response, and in smoothness; except in cold start accelerations as stated above. This may not make a big deal to some, but I am happy with this. 4. Since the new plugs, the best deal I have had is the lower rpms when I am using cruise control around 40-55 mph. I am serious when I tell you that my rpms went down a good 150-250 rpms at these cruising speeds. I do believe that because of these plugs, I will get a small boost in mpg; I will let you all know shortly. Also note that only the plugs and nothing else was changed at this interval. Can I tell you what happens at 65 mph+, no because I don't go on a highway to school or work. So, my overall impression with the iridium plugs is a positive one so far. I have gone just over 500 miles since the new plugs were put in.

Good old standard Autolite Coppers work just as well as anything on the market, as long as you replace them every few thousand miles. At $.99 a piece, you can't beat 'em.

the plugs are autolite platinums AP3924. the wires are the blue ignitors from techtonics. the rest of the ignition is stock. do i regap the plugs, or should i leave them where they are now. i'm leaning towards leave them since it ran fine before and i don't want to deal with a no start issue when i start it or the first time with the new cam.