Spark plug NGK or OEM Mazda

if the car isn’t stock and has been tuned, you’ll want to follow the recommendations of your tuner/just put NGKs in it.

Car is very picky about spark plugs because it uses the spark plugs as knock sensors, I used basic NGK copper plugs and replaced every 10k. Very easy to do.

Just changed my spark plugs.. went from 031/032 factory NGK1675 gap down to 027/028 gap (based on the feeler leaf gauge). i am here to state beyond shadow of a doubt that 027/028 gap feels way better. The car is smooth.. so smooth in fact that it makes me feel like the CEL is about to come on. In 7 years of ownership, I never felt it as smooth as it feels now. When idling I almost feel as its off.. also at speed!

Got new NGK BKR8EIX pugs today and gapped them to 0.024". Originally, 0.030" according to my gauge. Very surprised when I removed the old plugs as they were all at varying degrees of tightness even though they were originally torqued to 25NM. Car runs great with the new plugs. No complaints so far.

I installed 2 remaining NGK that I had into cylinders 2, 4. Vehicle is running like new right now.

I had 2 spare, new spark plugs and these got rid of the misfires in cyls 2 and 4.

I ***always*** use NGK spark plugs after I tried a set of Champion plugs in my old GT380, and two of them failed after 1,500 miles. NGKs have never let me down in 35+ years of riding.

Just use NGK and put them in dry, never had a problem.

New NGK plugs were a definite improvement. MSD coils were not!

I put in NGK PFR7S8EG plugs and man the car ran like absolute CRAP when it was cold. It ran fine, even great when it warmed up but it was so bad when cold that it was virtually un-driveable especially under moderate or hard throttle. I ended up putting the old plugs (Bosch platinum/iridium) back in because it was so bad.