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Offline sporty

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8v gti- spark plug preferences?
« on: 09 July 2009, 16:46 »
Hi.  Any views on if super 4's etc are worth the extra £££'s?
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Offline BlazinGTI

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Re: 8v gti- spark plug preferences?
« Reply #1 on: 09 July 2009, 16:50 »
in my opinion no difference and not worth the cheddar, i usually opt for the standard reccomended plugs. but then again what do i know!!!

Offline Adam

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Re: 8v gti- spark plug preferences?
« Reply #2 on: 09 July 2009, 16:56 »
I have boch super 4's, cant complain. Pulse Spark Plugs can be good.

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Offline funkyfive

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Re: 8v gti- spark plug preferences?
« Reply #3 on: 09 July 2009, 22:05 »
I also have bosch super 4's again not really that sure they are making any real difference tbh.

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Re: 8v gti- spark plug preferences?
« Reply #4 on: 09 July 2009, 23:44 »
in my opinion no difference and not worth the cheddar, i usually opt for the standard reccomended plugs. but then again what do i know!!!

Beru/NGK all the way for me.
Done the Magnecor leads and super4 thing not worth the cheese on a stock engine, maybe on a proper race tuned jobby.
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Offline DOA

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Re: 8v gti- spark plug preferences?
« Reply #5 on: 10 July 2009, 09:34 »
Just buy stock single prong cheap ones from NGK or whoever VW recomend, the only benefits of the multi prong items is a longer service life and its been proved a number of times in independant tests that the differences in power and torque between various types can be pretty much explained away by differences in conditions of each test the differences are that small.

The same goes for plug leads, stock ones are as good as any fancy ones you could buy.

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Re: 8v gti- spark plug preferences?
« Reply #6 on: 11 July 2009, 15:08 »
vw as standard use 3 prong plugs...so an extra prong wont make much difference, just go for a quality brand like ngk (bosch made in germany are fine but most are made in the east!!)
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Re: 8v gti- spark plug preferences?
« Reply #7 on: 11 July 2009, 15:10 »
I've got the recommended NGK plugs on mine, which have 3 electrodes. Got them brand new boxed for £2.88 from ebay  :smiley: