A&Q about 350Z
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Those spark plugs look like they are fun to get to...
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The only super car Iv ever worked on that had easy access spark plugs was a Lotus Esprit. The 4cyl, not the V8.
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the engine in the cutaway is from an acura. not a supercar, i just used it as an example.
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Ahhh, I didn't look to closly at it, I thought it was a bit odd that the diff was located under the engine. Its a very Japanese thing to do.
If its a Honda/Acura Legand then the plugs are not hard to get to. Certianly easier than than a transvese mounted V6.
The Camry for example, and the Ford Mondeo have one head stuffed so far back against the fire wall you have to pull the engine to change the plugs.
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that's where engines like the one in my golf have an advantage, it's a shallow-angle V5. it's closer to a straight five than a vee. so all the plugs are on the top.
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oh, thats true because in most exotics the intake spans over the plugs. But changing the Enzo's probably wouldn't be that bad.
Granted, you have to get the cover off, and you'd have to get under the throttle body
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there's a good 6-7 inches between throttle body and plug cover, you culd easily get a short plug-wrench in there. and im sure that the whole induction plenum and throttle bodies could easily be removed if you diconnected the them from the airboxes.