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Offline rockmonkey69

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Re: spark plugs
« Reply #40 on: 12 December 2014, 20:00 »
Standard gap should be closer to 0.7mm and not 1.2mm

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Re: spark plugs
« Reply #41 on: 12 December 2014, 21:42 »
Should I change them to .7mm?
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Re: spark plugs
« Reply #42 on: 12 December 2014, 22:57 »
Some plugs cannot be gapped, check your set are fine for gapping first, or alternatively purchase a set that comes pre-gapped to 28thous (~0.7mm)

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Re: spark plugs
« Reply #43 on: 13 December 2014, 17:41 »
Okidokies I'll get on it tomorrow, cheers pal ;D
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Re: spark plugs
« Reply #44 on: 14 December 2014, 19:00 »
Just would like to tell everyone that reads this thread in future that my plugs were at 1.1mm and I suffered from dip in acceleration almost as though my car was holding back, So I changed the gap on my spark plugs to 0.7mm and my god she pulls well instant throttle response! Think she's back to 200bhp :')
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Re: spark plugs
« Reply #45 on: 14 December 2014, 19:02 »
P.s NGK spark plugs ftw.  :grin:
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Re: spark plugs
« Reply #46 on: 14 December 2014, 19:43 »
1.1mm is only good when you have mk5 coil packs on the 1.8T...


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Re: spark plugs
« Reply #47 on: 18 December 2014, 16:29 »
I see, I have Bosch ones. Don't think there mk5
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