NGK Iridiums BKR8EIX ***12k mile update on page 13***

[56OctyVRS]

Would that gapof 0.64 also apply to the 7 heat range. I am stage 2 k03 and am going stage 3 soon. I will get some 8s once these need replacing.
Cheers Matt

[jimk04]

I run 260hp gti and fitted 8s at the weekend. Measured them and are set at .7. They seem fine

[DonalM]

Just ordered these. Looking forward to fitting them. Good price.

Thanks for the link. 

[Jussa]

Guys,

Any good advice on the best place or URL's to buy these?
Also, what would the best gap be for an S3 at stage 2+?

 

[alexperkins]

Ebay link on the first page

And .7 as they come should be fine.

[micaerin]

ill be going stage 1 soon,  on a GTI K03, so will it be worth getting these plugs?

[alexperkins]

Aye they are good for any mapped GTI

[rdfcpete]

Encouraging results from all that have fitted, so ordered and my set are sat on my desk. Will fit in the next couple of weeks 

[mark53]

I went for the  BKR7EIX found the  BKR8EIX was to cold 

[sub39h]

I went for the  BKR7EIX found the  BKR8EIX was to cold 

how do you mean? what was the problem with the BKR8EIX?

[mark53]

I found the BKR8EIX would foul up due not getting hot enough to burn off the carbon deposits

[Jaywoo-GTI]

I spoke to Revo about the above differences and was to as long as the car is given a good spirited drive occasionally  running '8's will not be a problem,
the '7's are more suited to a standard gti.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Got the coils off, at which point i noticed one of my coils (cyl 4, not the one misfiring) was rusty despite being changed less than 3 months ago under the recall:



(Advice welcome about that^.)

There is a special grease which the stealers should have used - it has only been out about three years - so VW stealers might not yet be up to speed. 

Here we go - G 052 141 A2 - its only a dinky 20ml tube, and you'll need about 15 beer tokens - but if used correctly, will stop coil rusting, and make insertion and removal much easier.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

0.8 should be the standard gap. I always gap them down to 0.64.

Why?  Is that not old skool practice? 

That was the kind of adjustment when you say, increased the compression, or massively increased turbo boost - and more importantly, with old skool ignition systems with single coils.  Modern super high voltage multi coil systems shouldn't really need plug gaps closing at all. 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

ill be going stage 1 soon,  on a GTI K03, so will it be worth getting these plugs?

Stick with standard plugs on S1 K03 - I tried colder plugs on mine, and I got cold running fouling and misfire.