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July 31, 2009, 07:09:11 pm »
just had a coil pack go down on number 2 cyl and was thinking of putting new plugs in too as its done 25k any suggestions ? also is there any uprated coil packs i.e s3 etc or are the std gti ones ok ?
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July 31, 2009, 07:17:30 pm »
Std coil packs are ok.
The oem plugs are also your best bet if you're not remapped...
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the car is mapped and has been for about 20k
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July 31, 2009, 07:44:38 pm »
In that case it's a toss up between the oem plugs or an one stage colder plug like the NGK BKR7IX.
The general consus is that the NGKs need changing more often than the standard plug
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any idea of cost and where to get these ?
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iirc the NGKs are around £6 each on ebay.
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do you mean NGK BKR7EIX ? cant find the others
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Quote from: gillm on July 31, 2009, 07:55:22 pm
do you mean NGK BKR7EIX ? cant find the others
My bad, you are correct.
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cool thanks for your help . i will order some tomorrow :)
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