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    Quote Originally Posted by Sabrewings View Post
    They're the only place to get the Plog. They designed it.

    As for the dealer, it won't void all of your warranty, if they even care. It's not like your windows stop working and they blame the Plog. I can see them possibly raising a stink about anything exhaust related. But that's up to the dealer.

    If you're wanting to drop a pulley, they might notice that too and it'd cause more warranty issues that the Plog would.
    many of you have been very helpful, but I wanted to drill down a little more a a few things.

    What trouble am I looking to get into if I add a Plog, autolight 104, a 3.5 pully with GB belt, and a overkill pcm. I have my factory PCM so I can switch it before I go into the dealer, but I don't fee like pulling off the plog or the pully when i go in to the dealer. You mention that the plog might cause warranty issues with the exhaust. Why would a pully drop cause any issues?

    I have of course the 100,00 power train warranty and I have a addtional extended warranty for 48 months/48,000 what ever comes first.
    I bought my car a few months back with 28,000 miles on it so I have coverage to 2011 or 76,000 which ever comes first.
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    Quote Originally Posted by massivesystem View Post

    What trouble am I looking to get into if I add a Plog, autolight 104, a 3.5 pully with GB belt, and a overkill pcm. I have my factory PCM so I can switch it before I go into the dealer, but I don't fee like pulling off the plog or the pully when i go in to the dealer. You mention that the plog might cause warranty issues with the exhaust. Why would a pully drop cause any issues?

    You would have to talk to the dealer to be sure about what would void your warranty. I have no idea what would or wouldn't void your warranty.

    What that said i would imagine that exhaust work [or an intake] wouldn't void warranty because it can really only help the car perform better and extend the life of the engine. A pulley on the other hand is adding more boost which could be potentially harmful to the engine [without the right supporting mods].
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    Quote Originally Posted by massivesystem View Post
    Why would a pully drop cause any issues?
    Because the smaller pulley puts more stress on every engine component. Anything fails, they can blame that pulley.

    If you want to mod, you should forget about your warranty. Better to save the warranty money in a bank account for when something goes wrong. As you get deeper into modding, though, you usually replace the parts that are going to go bad anyway.
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    So I have not installed the Al 104's yet because I am alittle confused. I have read many post on this forum and as well as other information I collected.

    From what I have came to is the Iridium plugs are rated high performance wise evne when compared to the Al 104. So would the IX be a better choice. If so what

    Iridium IX Spark Plugs are the most technologically advanced high performance plugs available. Featuring a 0.6 mm iridium center electrode tip, they offer superior ignitability without sacrificing durability. The tapered ground electrode increases flame kernel expansion, while the superior heat range design is ideally suited to the demands of high performance environments. Specially designed to meet the needs of serious enthusiasts, Iridium IX Spark Plugs offer outstanding acceleration, high fuel efficiency and long life. When you demand the most from your engine, rely on the proven performance of NGK Iridium IX Spark Plugs. Which IX would I run. 2007 GP 3.8 III Supercharged. Over Kill PCM, CAI, 3.5" coming soon and possible ZZP PL

    Iridium plugs burn clean and a colder range of plug can be used without the normally associated risk of plug fouling. TR55ix's are recommended for non boosted applications. TR6ix plugs recommended for low boost applications. The Iridium line of plugs are designed for maximum performance with maximum life. They will last 50k miles plus and perform better than the standard NGK plugs.
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    Our engines prefer copper plugs more. I'd stick with the AL 104's.
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    But dont you have to change out the AL 104's every 10k miles, or am I wrong?
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    Quote Originally Posted by 04CompG View Post
    But dont you have to change out the AL 104's every 10k miles, or am I wrong?
    Yes does anyone have a answer for 04CompG's question
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    Yes. They're copper core plugs and require more frequent changes.
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