turbo spark plugs

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silviaNE
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I am interested in what plugs (brands/heat ranges) people are running and thier opinion on them?

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I like NGK V-power plugs, currently I use NGKBKR5E-11, I really like them, this is for N/A though.

When I go turbo I will most likely be running NGKBKR 6 or 7 ES depending on my whp. Go a heat range colder than stock for every 75-100 or so extra hp, this means at least one step colder for your turbo kit, maybe another when you start making serious power.

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i run bkr7e's. Make sure you close the gap on them to around 35/1000ths or so. I drove around for a long time pissed off until i figured that one out. lol

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oi138 wrote:i run bkr7e's. Make sure you close the gap on them to around 35/1000ths or so. I drove around for a long time pissed off until i figured that one out. lol


Really? That small? What gap were they at before when it wasn't working so well?

I gap my n/a to about .043.

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oi138 wrote:i run bkr7e's. Make sure you close the gap on them to around 35/1000ths or so. I drove around for a long time pissed off until i figured that one out. lol


What boost do you run? What ignition system do you have?These make a difference in the gap needed. -Jeff

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stock ignition.I was running stock gap at .044 and at 5 psi it would just blow the spark out. .035 is what i initially went to when it was happening so i stuck with that. I might could go a little higher but i haven't tried it yet.

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oi138 wrote:stock ignition.I was running stock gap at .044 and at 5 psi it would just blow the spark out. .035 is what i initially went to when it was happening so i stuck with that. I might could go a little higher but i haven't tried it yet.


You're heat range is too cold for your motor, and you'll be fouling plugs.I'm running stock ignition with 7 heat range plugs, but at 350+hp (I'll get on a dyno soon enough), and my gap is .027"From what a lot of people have told me is to increase the heat range by 1 step colder for every 100hp you add.-Jeff

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Yeah i know.i've got msd 50lb injectors sitting in my room to be thrown on in the next week or so. I'm only running 5 psi right now because of the stock fuel system. don't worry i'll be running 15 psi soon enough.


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