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Old 12-13-2005, 11:01 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: What Is Iridium?

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Originally Posted by rico387
Is iridium better than gold palladium, as once reccomended by Dr. Chistopher Jacobs?
Gold is an excellent conductor of electricity which makes it well suited for a performance plug. However gold is also a very soft metal, therefore the gold alloy is mixed with palladium, (a much harder metal), to form a premium fine wire performance plug with increased ignitability and durability.

Ngk's only has two gold palladium plugs (that I can think of at the moment) and they are made for powersport applications - motorcycles, race karts, etc.
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