reading plugs

A&Q about 350Z
Q:

ok pulled the plugs today and they are all BLACK i know that the sparkplugs can tell u how ur engine is running but how? what does black black black mean? too rich? too lean?
A:

To much lots of bad things.

Black is a classic sign its running to rich, or its running to cold a plug, or the timing is to retarded, or any combination of all 3.
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