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NGK Iridiums BKR8EIX ***12k mile update on page 13***
RedRobin:
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I know that I have advised this before, and probably already in this thread, but I believe it's very good advice to change plugs every 20k miles on a remapped car, regardless of which plugs they are - It maintains a consistent spark and helps keeps things running smoothly.
gigolo456:
would you also advise changing stock plugs to ?????? when going from stock map to a Stage 2 (for example)? In other words, i've had my stock plugs now for about 18mths, but only had remap for a few weeks.... :confused:
RedRobin:
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Although VW don't suggest such a regular change of plugs, I still think it's a good idea. Afterall, VW are not writing their Handbook recommendations for anything other than their ex-factory cars.
As you are now running with a remap and it's also been 18 months (depending on your mileage) I would change plugs. I'm not suggesting that you'll get problems if you don't but only that's it's good maintenance on a tuned 2.0T FSI car.
gigolo456:
well at idle its quite jittery now, since the remap i mean, like it's coughing (from the exhaust), although of course this could be to do with fuelling!!??
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: gigolo456 on July 04, 2012, 02:59:31 pm ---
well at idle its quite jittery now, since the remap i mean, like it's coughing (from the exhaust), although of course this could be to do with fuelling!!??
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....First and easy port of call is to change the plugs (I'm assuming from your earlier post that you haven't recently done so).
Fuelling issues usually only manifest themselves when the throttle is under load and the fuel pump is gasping a bit. The ECU does quite a bit to to automatically correct this but it's why you can get fuel cuts and it's why remapped folks usually upgrade their HPFP.
Modding is a slippery slope. You might have found the slope less steep if you had upgraded via Stage 1 instead of straight to Stage 2.
Which air intake are you using?
Someone with VCDS can probably diagnose issues for you.
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