Performance increase with Bosch 4 Pin Spark Plugs

[speedgear2]

Hi all,

I installed new Bosch 4 Pin spark plugs recently in my Honda City Ex Year 1999. My car feels like it has started flying now. I quickly hit 60 KM/Hr in 2nd gear now at 3600 RPM in around 7 seconds. I feel the car's pick and power has increased significantly. Normal spark plugs are single pin, these are 4 pins each which translates to me the current given to the engine would be at least 3 times, if not 4 compared to what it was before.

Anyone else having a Honda City of 99 or 2000 year can touch 60 KM/Hr at 3600 RPM? It would be great to know.

Kind Regards,
Murad.

[jazzy77]

Good !

I also have Bosch 4 tip plugs in my Baleno.
Its not like current increases 3 times but flow of current is made easy as if 1 tip resists flow of current the next one works.

[Xulfiqar]

Hi all,

I installed new Bosch 4 Pin spark plugs recently in my Honda City Ex Year 1999. My car feels like it has started flying now. I quickly hit 60 KM/Hr in 2nd gear now at 3600 RPM in around 7 seconds. I feel the car's pick and power has increased significantly. Normal spark plugs are single pin, these are 4 pins each which translates to me the current given to the engine would be at least 3 times, if not 4 compared to what it was before.

Anyone else having a Honda City of 99 or 2000 year can touch 60 KM/Hr at 3600 RPM? It would be great to know.

Kind Regards,
Murad.

that means that using 4 faucets of hot water at 70 degrees centigrade would collectively mean the water is 280 degrees centigrade? NO

what you are feeling is the placebo effect that your money was spent good - in actual fact the old plugs in your car were so bad that just replacing them with new items would have restored this original power that you are feeling

[irfansiddique]

in actual fact the old plugs in your car were so bad that just replacing them with new items would have restored this original power that you are feeling

+1

[Elien]

Nicely said Xulfiqar...

Speed you might expeirence the power because in cng 4 tip spark plugs work good than the stock ones as current get less resistance & multiple passage to pass through... Its good that u r satisfied!

but iff you want ultimate performance to compare, the 1 tip irridium would give more power than ur 4 tip plugs..

[speedgear2]

What makes more sense is the analogy that " the plugs offer less resistance & multiple passage to pass through"

Xulfiqar

in actual fact the old plugs in your car were so bad that just replacing them with new items would have restored this original power that you are feeling
Not entirely true. Over the years, I have installed new single pin spark plugs several times, mainly the Japanese ones but there was no performance boost, and no "feeling of original power", the plug replacement was part of routine maintenance.

So there indeed goes lot of credit to the 4 pin plugs for the performance increase they provide. Whats the whole point for Bosch to offer this innovation if there is no difference from the single pin ones which allegedly, can restore the original power?

[gamemaster]

I also have Bosch 4 point plugs in my Platz. I did not observe any remarkable performance improvement.

[imtishal]

The figures u quoted are with CNG or with petrol?
If u really think that 4 tips give performance boost and single Pin's don't then try doing a little DIY and do indexing of single tips.U'll feel the same 'performance boost'..

[speedgear2]

@Imtishal: The figures I quoted are with CNG. Put aside re indexing, I installed brand new Japanese plugs earlier, and there was not much difference.

@gamemaster: I presume, your Platz is relatively a newer car, my City is from the year 1999 i.e. a 12 year old car . You may need these 4 pin plugs in 2017

I cannot comprehend if there was no difference in single and 4 pin plugs, why would Bosch introduce them?

[Xulfiqar]

i'll tell you my experience
I overhauled my mothers Honda Accord engine somewhere in early 2000 - and installed bosch 4 tip platinum plugs - drove the engine for 120,000 kms without a misfire - with original engine performance (no enhancement) at that time I removed to inspect them and for fun installed new BKR6EY11 plugs that the engine originally should have, same performance with no change at all.

drove it around for about 25,000 kms like that - still no feeling of power reduction or anything - removed, cleaned and regapped, good performance - removed again at 50,000 kms upon which one plugs ceramic was damaged on removal. Put them aside and ripped open the new NGK platinum box I had - installed those - same performance as copper plugs - no different - funny part is that those plugs have seen 250,000 kms of driving now and the engine is still perfect with solid compression and no oil consumption.

I must add that the ignition cables being used are 6.6 kohms NGK plug wires that I bought in the year 2000 - now their resistance is about 8 kohms

the bosch units I removed were used in a MB engine for about 80,000 kms - one plug was lost during maintenance - then the rest 3 are still in service in a Charade engine

result - multi tip will not increase hp
precious metals will not increase hp - they just are very long life compared to regular copper plugs

[Xulfiqar]

What makes more sense is the analogy that " the plugs offer less resistance & multiple passage to pass through"

Xulfiqar

Not entirely true. Over the years, I have installed new single pin spark plugs several times, mainly the Japanese ones but there was no performance boost, and no "feeling of original power", the plug replacement was part of routine maintenance.

So there indeed goes lot of credit to the 4 pin plugs for the performance increase they provide. Whats the whole point for Bosch to offer this innovation if there is no difference from the single pin ones which allegedly, can restore the original power?

these plugs were invented to be used in high compression engines or with "dirty" air fuel mixture (dirty means EGR loaded) with a very very powerful ignition system. If used with a conventional average ignition system - you may also have loss of power as the spark is not dense enough - as the same amount of current has multiple paths to arc from.

[jazzy77]

these plugs were invented to be used in high compression engines or with "dirty" air fuel mixture (dirty means EGR loaded) with a very very powerful ignition system. If used with a conventional average ignition system - you may also have loss of power as the spark is not dense enough - as the same amount of current has multiple paths to arc from.

If I shift from these plugs to some other, can I go for some irradium or platinum single tip plugs ?
If yes, so what specific make-model should I go for ?

[speedgear2]

Some good insight there from Zulfiqar. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[tayyabbaig]

I'm using Bosch 4 tips in my VTI 2000, feeling no increase in response either on petrol or CNG.
It has longer life but it doesent have some after-burner installed in them to make extra thrust in combat situtaion.

[cool_shaizi]

guys can you tell me if i install irridium plugs(single pin) in my car then can they improve the acceleration of my car....???

[john0995]

plz can any one tell me the price of these Bosch 4 Pin spark plugs

[imrandahar]

i am using bosch 4 tip in my kia spectra its good reliable plugs but not performance denso plugs hv good pick thn this 4 tips i m using in my car and bike too bosch 4 tips r long life my car cross80k n plugs r still f9

[cool_shaizi]

can bosch 4 pin plugs increase the acceleration ?

[Ehsan4808]

i have put Iridium plugs in my car with just the intention that they last long.. I have tried many plugs over time, like the Dual Tip / Quad Tip / Platinum / Iridium.... Believe me none of these had such effect that i remember...

[jz]

the only thing the 4 copper tips so it prevent the spark from speading,that it & since the tip is made out of copper they wont last very long.you should have located & bought oem iridiums for ur engine.