Time to change out my plugs. Any suggestions?

I'm leaning toward this one because Champion is generally a safe bet:


I'm staying away from Motorcraft because I'm already dreading taking these out for fear of breakage and if I'm going to replace them, I'd like to upgrade to the best. I hear good things about NGK, but I've also read that they tend to be better suited to imports.

Price isn't really an issue and any help would be appreciated.

 

Do you have a 2010 5.4L? I have a 2010 5.4L and by 2010 the Motorcraft plugs are a one piece design. I did mine at 70,000 miles and had no problem at all when changing them. I went with the Motorcraft plugs again after some research it seemed that they were best suited from a temp range for the truck. One thing I did do was use compressed air to blow out the hole after removing the boot and before taking out the plug. Sand does collect in there and you don't want that getting into your cylinder. Other than that it was a breeze.

 

Just did this 2 weeks ago, extremely easy and this was the first time I had ever changed spark plugs on a vehicle. I used a ratchet with a flex head on it which came in handy a few times, but not required by any means. Magnetic grabber will be your friend during this, I bought one at Home Depot with a light built into the end which was nice (~$10). I also used compressed air to blow out the hole there, and let WD-40 soak in for a little over two hours. I ended up using a small piece of 3/8" rubber hose to start each plug, some say you only need it for one, but it made things easier. Torque to spec and reinstall boots. I expected the boots to clip into the plugs, they do not. Just push them down tight and bolt in. This may be common knowledge for some, but I really tried to push those suckers down before I figured it out. Also, I used the NGK double platinums, and my change was at about 139k miles. Good luck!

 

Who told you NGK are for imports? I use them exclusively.

 

I use NGK's in everything...... including the GTO

 

i had a set of ngk plugs last close o 300,00km on my car, they were severly wore out by that point but still firing.
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They didn't say there were just for imports, just that they tended to work better. My first choice was the NGK Iridium plug, but changed that to Champion after I read that. Looks like I'm switching back. Thanks guys.

 

So NGK is best for a 2009 and up 5.4? Should i go with iridium or platinum? I run a 5star performance 87 octane tune. Looking to order plugs soon and need to order some.

 

NGK all the way.....

 

Correction...NGK ON the way...