Which are the best Spark plugs for a 95 FireBlade engine?
My engine comes with a set of NGK CR9EH-9.
However it starts and then chokes and floods. The engine has been sitting in my car for over a year now. Presumably I need to clean up teh carbs (needle jet seat) as well but should I stick with teh NGK or there are superior offerings?

I started the engine once more since i am now dismantling the whole car back to pieces for painting/finishing off and then for teh long awaited final assembly

the only thing you can do is

the using the same NGK one but with other material.. or the denso equilavents but i think they are the same or less....

soow just clean the jests etc en change the sparks..

note that the sparks are expensive..

Tks

It sounds more like carb problems if you ask me. It's not uncommon for floats to stick open if left drained for a period. I'd be dropping off your float chambers and having a look at your floats and float valves.

Hope this helps!

So are the standard NGK plugs the ones to use or is another brand better? I'm nearing the point of turning the engine over, then hopefully starting soon after.

Also, can the NGK plugs for the Blade be bought at a standard auto parts store or do they need to be purchased from Honda?

--Thanks, Chris

I am starting it using my wife's car battrey with jump leads. Does it have any effect on the voltage/spark generated?

Last time I did the same procedure and worked. However I did notice that the started motor got pretty hot after a couple of turns.

I'm afraid to say I'm of the opinion that if they were good enough for old man honda to fit as standard then they must be good enough for normal use.you could go for a harder grade plug but really thats only for racing or hard driving.
could be an earthing problem try taking the battery out of your wifes car and putting it in yours and see if it still does it
tony

the problem is that what is hot??

How hot is hot??
for my fingers 40degrees is like burning..
but it could be 80 to ?? An starter motor...
usaly gets hot..and if you crank allot it can get really hot...

altough you could ask your self if the engine is in good condition you don't need to crank soow long/often....

Tks

the engine is desinged arround that plugs,if you get new plugs it cant be the plugs anymore....

spark power should be that much that it goes thru the lead if no spark is fitted....

if your wives car is 12volts there should be any problem..i also use a car battery in my BEC..



[Edited on 8/6/05 by tks]

NGK are about as good as you'll get. Nippon Denso are also very good (look at the labels on most of your electrics....).

Jumping off another good 12v battery is fine - just make sure you have good clean connections.

I'd still be looking at your carbs first....

you might wanna check this out, bottom line is trhey dont like being flooded etc, but think you'll find once its running and set up you wont have the problem, so unless the plugs are really jiggered , leave them and save the pennies
HTH
Colin
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=12520

IMHO - the sparks are imperative and NGK are the best plugs to use. Go for the new IX - iridium one's the spark is more focused and helps improve tickover and emmisions...

A recent survey by my company suggested that 90% of bikers prefered NGK plugs.

if your jumpstarting the bike engine,make sure the ignition is off before you attach the leads,,the slightest of sparks can ruin the ecu,seen it happen and done it my self,just be carefull

Gee thanks for all the information, what a greta site this is.............