How Bizarre
#21
RE: How Bizarre
ORIGINAL: 1.8TK3MP
you should refrase that.. do not use autolite COPPER..we all know copper will fowl easy anyway, but i have always use autolite iridium on a .025 gap and have had great luck..but i have burnt a couple copper before, so i dont use those anymore
ORIGINAL: chaos92287
first thing you should do is get those autolites out of there
why? this is why- https://www.audiforums.com/m_147151/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm
first thing you should do is get those autolites out of there
why? this is why- https://www.audiforums.com/m_147151/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm
Why the hell are you running iridium plugs?
#24
RE: How Bizarre
coppers only downside is that the tips degrade faster but thats why you change them more often. they are cheaper too. i run f6dtc's and have no problems running them for 20k+ miles. and they are 1/3 the cost of iridiums. and copper is better conductor of heat and spark than platinum or iridium, and its a stronger more efficient spark that tolerates a wider range of cylinder temps. the only reason people run platinum and iridium plugs is cause of their long life, they are generally not used in performance applications.
#25
RE: How Bizarre
Kemp why don't you take a chemistry class and compare the properties of copper and iridium before you talk about how copper "melts"?
Here, let me run you through Chemistry 101:
At that temperature, the spark plugs melting should be the last of your concern. Granted, iridium DOES have a higher melting point, but the thermal conductivity is so much lower than coppers, which makes for a great susceptibility of damage done by heat created by turbochargers.
Class dismissed.
Here, let me run you through Chemistry 101:
Periodic Table of the Elements:
1357.77 K [or 1084.62 °C (1984.32 °F)]
1357.77 K [or 1084.62 °C (1984.32 °F)]
Class dismissed.
#28
RE: How Bizarre
you can fine tune the gap if you wanted to, but with cars like the 034 vr6-t and the fastest a4 in the world, running a tri-electrode copper plug without gapping them, i see no need to. you can use a feeler gauge to make sure the gap is consistent, but they dont need actual gapping
#30
RE: How Bizarre
zero problems. http://www.ecstuning.com/stage/edpd/...mp;engine=1.8T
if you want to run a single electrode either the bkr6e or bkr7e will be good. the 7's are a colder plug
if you want to run a single electrode either the bkr6e or bkr7e will be good. the 7's are a colder plug