Auto lite iridium plugs, should i still check them for gapping? and if so what should they be gapped at on a 99 1.8t ^_^

 

.32 i believe

 

stock .35
chipped .28

 

sorry but it a pet peeve of mine when people forget the first zero. some noob could actually try to run a gap at quarter inch, or if they thought you meant millimeters, try to run a quarter millimeter gap. either way, the car wont run worth a ****.

i dont know about iridium plugs, but a .035 " gap on copper cores is way to big on stock coils i think. personally id just run .028" in any situation

 

I run .028" but this thread just reminded me that I need to check my plugs....

 

good **** thanks fellaz <3

 

i bought ****** auto lite iridiums because thats all they had for iridiums gunna return em and go bosch or somewhere along those lines.

 

i run .040. ah the wonders of owning an 01 and plug and play fsi coils. and since im on a tool binge lately i'll so you a nifty tool. just dont bid on this one cause i got an offer on it!
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just buy ngk bkr6e's if stock, bkr7e's for every other tune/turbo. believe me. if you wanna get fancy smanshy plugs, stick with ngk's. ive had bad experiences with all other plugs besides bosch, which i havent had any experiences with. im just gonna stick with the the $2 plugs.

 

i had .035 stock. i chipped it and didnt change the gap. wicked misfire. dropped down to .028, was pretty good, but at wot i would still get misfire up top. Drove it like that for a while as i dont romp it much. Saturday night, i was hammering it. misfired bad, threw check engine light. (8 codes came up lol)sunday am, i closed the gap to .024. Runs 8 million times better.
for what its worth, it will hold at 15 lbs, but spikes to 17/18.