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whitepony5.0

whitepony5.0

My Car is Red :)
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Spokane,Wa
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06 GTI
So would there be any downside to using the NGK BKR7EIX in a stock application? I may be chipping the car eventually, but I do need to change my plugs I have noticed a slight stumble at idle.
Just wondering if running them now while I am stock has any downsides or if I should just put in new stock plugs??
thank you
 
Arin@APR

Arin@APR

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Auburn, Al
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B8 S4, MK7 GSW TDI
Every FSI I've ever seen seems to stumble at idle now and then. My car did it stock so it may not be the plugs.

FWIW, we send out NKG PFR7Q and PFR7B plugs gapped to .028 with our stage 3 kits. I've run those in my car and the iridium plugs as well. Never noticed a difference between any of them honestly. The way the race cars are tuned they must run the iridium plugs though but street tuners are never that aggressive.

Lastly, don't run the 3 prong R8 Plugs. I've seen too many issues with those in several different 2.0T FSI applications.
 
whitepony5.0

whitepony5.0

My Car is Red :)
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Spokane,Wa
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06 GTI
Bascially its between just buying stock replacements or getting the NGK's that are one heat range colder.
 
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Flapenn

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Location
Long Beach
the stock plugs i bought from VW about 3 weeks ago - NGK PFR7S8EG

EDIT- these ones are one step colder from VW they are the new revised spark plugs instead of using the old bosch ones
 
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panda_man22

Go Kart Champion
Location
Ottawa, Canada
Im going to be making some upgrades to my TSI car in the next few weeks (DP with apr stg2....ect) and while im at should i look at replacing plugs? (55000km)
Arin is the Platinum PFR7Q the new recommendation ? are these one step colder than stock or the same?
 
NJdubber

NJdubber

Performance Enthusiast
Location
Northern NJ
Car(s)
Audi A3 2.0T FSI
got a new set of OEM plugs that are about to go in soon, should they be re-gapped or install as is??
 
whitepony5.0

whitepony5.0

My Car is Red :)
Location
Spokane,Wa
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06 GTI
So I changed the plugs today with the newly revised OEM plugs from VW. They are infact NGK revised plugs now.





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RRacerguy717

Go Kart Champion
Location
ny tristate
whitepony5.0 said:
So I changed the plugs today with the newly revised OEM plugs from VW. They are infact NGK revised plugs now.





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Those new plugs are Hotter temp range than the old plug prob help with cold start mis-fires. IMO different plugs match up to different SW company , richer AFR like apr runs better with hotter plug. You may find a 100 oct tunes that tune leaner AFR will like a bit cooler. Then the seaonal wether plays into this too (colder weather likes hotter plug / warmer weather like colder plug ) and when spraying W/M it likes hotter plug. This is all general rule of thumb and you need to trial and error untill you get what works better in your cars setup and location. P.S. if the car feels like a flat spot and stumbles the plugs are to cold. Hope this helps. Bob. G:thumbsup:
 
whitepony5.0

whitepony5.0

My Car is Red :)
Location
Spokane,Wa
Car(s)
06 GTI
Those new plugs are Hotter temp range than the old plug prob help with cold start mis-fires. IMO different plugs match up to different SW company , richer AFR like apr runs better with hotter plug. You may find a 100 oct tunes that tune leaner AFR will like a bit cooler. Then the seaonal wether plays into this too (colder weather likes hotter plug / warmer weather like colder plug ) and when spraying W/M it likes hotter plug. This is all general rule of thumb and you need to trial and error untill you get what works better in your cars setup and location. P.S. if the car feels like a flat spot and stumbles the plugs are to cold. Hope this helps. Bob. G
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good to know, thanks
 
whitepony5.0

whitepony5.0

My Car is Red :)
Location
Spokane,Wa
Car(s)
06 GTI
Im not sure... but the safe bet is the new OEM ones.
 
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