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Spark Plugs
SteveP:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on June 11, 2009, 11:00:10 pm ---....
Steve, I've been advised by several tuners and others whose opinions I respect, that it's good practice to change plugs every 20k miles on a tuned engine. It's not expensive and a wise precaution to help everything run sweet.
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It's something I do already Robin :happy2:
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: iainalpine on June 12, 2009, 07:36:54 am ---
Like a few of you i would like to try and see what they do as "proof is in the pudding".
Iain
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.... :party: Yum yum! Pig's bum! :party:
pazz:
You can tell if your running the wrong or right heat grade of plugs by how they are burning. Take them out and compare the non-gloss ceramic and spark tip to a spark plug colour guide.
(I have a guide on my home pc so will post it up tonight)
------> http://www.dansmc.com/Spark_Plugs/Spark_Plugs_catalog.html <------
There are also other symptoms to too hot or cold a plug. Too cold a plug can result result in bad start-ups and can result in mis-firing.
Too hot a plug can lead to detonation (det) or pre-ignition issues. (not a good thing)
pazz:
Cheapest place to order the BKR7 NGK's is here: http://www.spark-plugs.co.uk/
£6.77 inc VAT each.
Thats £27.08 a set + p&p.
I change mine every 12 months. I just order them from the website above and put them on the passenger seat in the car when it goes into VW.
Me being me, I also check to see if they've done the job! :indifferent: :grin:
Teutonic_Tamer:
--- Quote from: iainalpine on June 08, 2009, 02:56:03 pm ---Have a look at these mate. There have been some real good things being posted about them. Also have a look on the site with the demo on how the flame front moves http://www.pulstar.com/ignitionvelocity.htm
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Snake oils, and pure BS. The spark only initiates the combustion process - the spark has jack schit to do with the speed of the flame front
--- Quote from: iainalpine on June 08, 2009, 02:56:03 pm ---There is some real interesting stuff here. With these in place you could advance the timing quite a bit which would increase BHP and Torq.
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And burn holes in your pistons. :sad:
Just stick with the OEM plugs, they are afterall good enough for the S3!
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