"Platinum should be gapped at 0.039in to 0.044in and Copper at 0.031in and 0.035in."
Platinum vs Copper NGK spark plugs
i dont think there is anything personally amongst the members against iridium, its just the piece of mind of changing the things every year. it takes like 5 minutes to swap all 4. a new recently set spark plug will always have the best efficiency rather than an old one.