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Old 18 Mar 2004, 01:22 pm
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Yep.

That has been discussed to death.
The tiny platinum tip is designed to run hot enough for self-cleaning.
Like your oven runs hotter than normal in the self-cleaning mode.

That super hot tip can pre-ignite the fuel and cause misfires. This is amplified under forced induction.

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