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BlueSi4 · 03-11-2009, 12:46 PM

Either NGK or Denso

Supa Ninja · 03-11-2009, 12:59 PM

Cheese, I was throwing a misfire code steadily for #4 and randomly for the other three cyl. #4 spark plug was always clean and all the other three had some carbon on them. Pulled the head and #4 looked steam cleaned.

Radicalblackcivic · 03-11-2009, 01:15 PM

im about to change my plugs too, i had a nightmare when i change mine at the very beggining of my build, apperently one of my ngk broke and my whole cylender number 4 went out...luckly it got fixed. but i dunno, is there anything better than ngk?

Supa Ninja · 03-11-2009, 01:20 PM

I have always had good luck with NGK. Denso is factory for our car, they cost almost twice as much as NGK's. Hell I run NGK's in my bike and its redline is 12,500.

Radicalblackcivic · 03-11-2009, 07:22 PM

supa right now you got ngks on ur set up?

20CivicSi07 · 03-11-2009, 08:23 PM

whats the model of ngk for step one colder

BlueSi4 · 03-11-2009, 10:11 PM

I threw the box out, but i bought them from Excelerate and it says right on the website.

fa5_4lyfe · 03-11-2009, 10:12 PM

sup yall

BlueSi4 · 03-11-2009, 10:22 PM

wuddup wuddup mang

Supa Ninja · 03-11-2009, 10:53 PM

One step NGK's are BKR8EIX. Mine are right now gapped to .022

Radicalblackcivic · 03-12-2009, 12:04 AM

did the ngks came gapped like that?

07nhFa5 · 03-12-2009, 12:41 AM

can anyone send me the base map for the greddy turbo kit? please.

Radicalblackcivic · 03-12-2009, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supa Ninja

One step NGK's are BKR8EIX. Mine are right now gapped to .022

is this the stock gap or different? and do they come like that when u buy them?

Supa Ninja · 03-12-2009, 05:49 AM

they come gapped to .041, I have been trying different gaps. Just be careful of the electrode, and use a real feeler gauge not the spark plug ring thing.

Ainokea_Si · 03-12-2009, 10:46 AM

WOW! .022?!

i heard that you should try and run the biggest gap if possible. but drop it if you need to

my ngks all came with .036, my older plugs were much smaller i just adjusted the fuel, and spark a little.

supa have you tuned your car yet? you still have the gt28? what is to expect of the tsi?

Radicalblackcivic · 03-12-2009, 11:52 AM

oh ok, ya im gonna order the ngk tony, my stock plugs were already fouling.. im almost sure that they have them at the oreallies in town. but im gonna check. i guess they all come different gap. what does the big and small gap do?

Supa Ninja · 03-12-2009, 12:58 PM

Tony, I know your supposed to run as big as possible, but on a boosted car you start small and widen it till its running good. Still not tuned. The car has been down for a little bit, started out as a head gasket job but now is a timing chain job. A 4mm headgasket is too big for the stock cam chain, who would have thunk it? Hopefully this weekend I'll have it all back together, no CEL light, a good street tune , and then finally take it to my tuner at the end of the month. I'm going to be running 12 psi so I have no idea what kind of whp to expect, most likely over 300. It will be the first tuned K20Z3 TSI kit w/ a F/IC that I know of.

Supa Ninja · 03-12-2009, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radicalblackcivic

oh ok, ya im gonna order the ngk tony, my stock plugs were already fouling.. im almost sure that they have them at the oreallies in town. but im gonna check. i guess they all come different gap. what does the big and small gap do?

Big gap will have a longer weaker spark, close gap will have a shorter more intense spark. Its one of those things you have to play with to see what your setup likes.

Ainokea_Si · 03-12-2009, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supa Ninja

Tony, I know your supposed to run as big as possible, but on a boosted car you start small and widen it till its running good. Still not tuned. The car has been down for a little bit, started out as a head gasket job but now is a timing chain job. A 4mm headgasket is too big for the stock cam chain, who would have thunk it? Hopefully this weekend I'll have it all back together, no CEL light, a good street tune , and then finally take it to my tuner at the end of the month. I'm going to be running 12 psi so I have no idea what kind of whp to expect, most likely over 300. It will be the first tuned K20Z3 TSI kit w/ a F/IC that I know of.

that sounds like fun....the z3 tsi fic thing....sucks i know abut the timing chain oh to well. i had that little guy off like 5 times back when i was doing cams and stuff. be careful with that 12psi stuff. i would put thicker oil in, but hey you could get the k24 timing chain, it is a little bigger. running a bigger head gasket changes you compression some so that should be interesting. thought you would want the thinnest gasket.

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Supa Ninja · 03-12-2009, 05:07 PM

for boost you want the thickest to lower compression, stock is .4mm which is paper thin. 4mm is huge compared to it. I'm going to try a K24 chain, but they are 6 links longer which is a lot. hopefully not too much.

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03-11-2009, 12:46 PM	#141 (permalink)
BlueSi4 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Yawk Age: 25 Posts: 42,499 Oriol	Either NGK or Denso

03-11-2009, 12:59 PM	#142 (permalink)
Supa Ninja Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Log Squad #2 Age: 37 Posts: 8,668 Nick	Cheese, I was throwing a misfire code steadily for #4 and randomly for the other three cyl. #4 spark plug was always clean and all the other three had some carbon on them. Pulled the head and #4 looked steam cleaned.

03-11-2009, 01:15 PM	#143 (permalink)
Radicalblackcivic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Antonio Posts: 1,846	im about to change my plugs too, i had a nightmare when i change mine at the very beggining of my build, apperently one of my ngk broke and my whole cylender number 4 went out...luckly it got fixed. but i dunno, is there anything better than ngk?

03-11-2009, 01:20 PM	#144 (permalink)
Supa Ninja Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Log Squad #2 Age: 37 Posts: 8,668 Nick	I have always had good luck with NGK. Denso is factory for our car, they cost almost twice as much as NGK's. Hell I run NGK's in my bike and its redline is 12,500.

03-11-2009, 07:22 PM	#145 (permalink)
Radicalblackcivic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Antonio Posts: 1,846	supa right now you got ngks on ur set up?

03-11-2009, 08:23 PM	#146 (permalink)
20CivicSi07 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 698	whats the model of ngk for step one colder

03-11-2009, 10:11 PM	#147 (permalink)
BlueSi4 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Yawk Age: 25 Posts: 42,499 Oriol	I threw the box out, but i bought them from Excelerate and it says right on the website.

03-11-2009, 10:12 PM	#148 (permalink)
fa5_4lyfe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: lake mary FL youngest orlando crew member Posts: 3,714 sal AKA-salamander	sup yall

03-11-2009, 10:22 PM	#149 (permalink)
BlueSi4 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Yawk Age: 25 Posts: 42,499 Oriol	wuddup wuddup mang

03-11-2009, 10:53 PM	#150 (permalink)
Supa Ninja Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Log Squad #2 Age: 37 Posts: 8,668 Nick	One step NGK's are BKR8EIX. Mine are right now gapped to .022

03-12-2009, 12:04 AM	#151 (permalink)
Radicalblackcivic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Antonio Posts: 1,846	did the ngks came gapped like that?

03-12-2009, 12:41 AM	#152 (permalink)
07nhFa5 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Jersey Age: 26 Posts: 301 ronald	can anyone send me the base map for the greddy turbo kit? please.

03-12-2009, 05:49 AM	#154 (permalink)
Supa Ninja Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Log Squad #2 Age: 37 Posts: 8,668 Nick	they come gapped to .041, I have been trying different gaps. Just be careful of the electrode, and use a real feeler gauge not the spark plug ring thing.

03-12-2009, 10:46 AM	#155 (permalink)
Ainokea_Si Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 6,261 Tony	WOW! .022?! i heard that you should try and run the biggest gap if possible. but drop it if you need to my ngks all came with .036, my older plugs were much smaller i just adjusted the fuel, and spark a little. supa have you tuned your car yet? you still have the gt28? what is to expect of the tsi?

03-12-2009, 11:52 AM	#156 (permalink)
Radicalblackcivic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Antonio Posts: 1,846	oh ok, ya im gonna order the ngk tony, my stock plugs were already fouling.. im almost sure that they have them at the oreallies in town. but im gonna check. i guess they all come different gap. what does the big and small gap do?

03-12-2009, 12:58 PM	#157 (permalink)
Supa Ninja Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Log Squad #2 Age: 37 Posts: 8,668 Nick	Tony, I know your supposed to run as big as possible, but on a boosted car you start small and widen it till its running good. Still not tuned. The car has been down for a little bit, started out as a head gasket job but now is a timing chain job. A 4mm headgasket is too big for the stock cam chain, who would have thunk it? Hopefully this weekend I'll have it all back together, no CEL light, a good street tune , and then finally take it to my tuner at the end of the month. I'm going to be running 12 psi so I have no idea what kind of whp to expect, most likely over 300. It will be the first tuned K20Z3 TSI kit w/ a F/IC that I know of.

03-12-2009, 05:07 PM	#160 (permalink)
Supa Ninja Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Log Squad #2 Age: 37 Posts: 8,668 Nick	for boost you want the thickest to lower compression, stock is .4mm which is paper thin. 4mm is huge compared to it. I'm going to try a K24 chain, but they are 6 links longer which is a lot. hopefully not too much.

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