Spark Plugs

[Trex101]

$3.50 AUD ea or there abouts.

Hey check out ebay au, happen to see a post of NGK G-Power platinum going for $5 buck with free shipping..

NGK G-Power

[Wobbz]

Hey check out ebay au, happen to see a post of NGK G-Power platinum going for $5 buck with free shipping..

NGK G-Power

Another interesting thing to note, for R32 owners etc... the coil pack PLUGS (loom side), have a tendency to DESINTEGRATE... especially if they're 13-15 years old... I've seen this happen before, and today I changed my plugs (after having missing on 2 cylinders... sounded like a WRX ) to copper BCPR6ES-11's gapped to 0.7mm, and had TWO stuffed coilpack plugs. She runs a charm now.

Even if the inside yellow/brown section of the coilpack plug desintegrates, DONT cut the plug off... you CAN NOT buy these new (as far as i know), and will have to source them off another wreck. They still work fine if the yellow/brown plastic comes out, just push the pins/resitors back in, and connect the plug carefully... no dramas!

[t51rjohn]

i iused the BCPR6ES and had major missfire problems under boost which then killed the plugs so it sounded like scooby. i then replaced them with BCPR7ES and all is well. i have an R32 gts-t std boost but HKS air filter, exhaust including downpipe with bov.

Im in england by the way.

Thanks John

[Cubes]

With regards to the V-Power.

They are a little difficult to get here in SA but I have found Motortraders stock the BCPR6E.

The BCPR6E are the V-power/groove plug. I believe they dropped the Y.

From memory a set of 6 from Motortraders is around $17.

Don't bother with supercrap they wanted 3x the price.

Dirt Cheap.

[Busky2k]

Cubes, can you personally verify that the BCPR6E is V-Power? Interesting. BKR7E are getting harder to track down now... I found them at Autobarn of all places last week!

[Cubes]

They are..

I've been running them since they were called BCPR6EY. Around 2-3years ago for some reason they dropped the Y.

So in total including the Y's I have been running them since I bought the car 4.5yrs ago.

I have an old spark plug laying around somewhere, I'll grab a pic of it and post her up.

But as I said the only place that stocks them is Motortraders, specifically Motortraders at Edwardstown. The BCPR6E-11's appear to be a little more abundant.

Here's a quick google result.

http://www.overboost.com/obs/hin/product.a...name=Sparkplugs

and this from an old NGK link.

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:sSDfG7y...lient=firefox-a

[Busky2k]

Thanks man Cubes. If they can get it in the 7s, ie BCPR7E, that would be a bonus. Might give them a call later on!

[Cubes]

I gave them a buzz as Im going to throw in a set of 7's in a couple of weeks.

Unfortunately they don't have the BCPR7E/BCPR7E-11 or BKR7E/BKR7E-11 listed, the BCPR6E's are.

Bugger..

EDIT: And a couple pics of the BCPR6E that have done 30,000km's.

They were still running fine in the car but you can see they were on their way out as the electrode is well and truley rounded.

No octane boosters and the like only ever BP98.

[Busky2k]

Sweet. Good stuff they have the BCPR7E then!

And yeah those sparkies look well and truely shagged. Lucky their cheap!

What gap are you running? I've found I can gap V-Powers around 0.1 - 0.15 bigger than NGK Platinums which is a testimony to their efficiency.

[Cubes]

Sweet. Good stuff they have the BCPR7E then!

Nope.. They don't.

Unfortunately they don't have the BCPR7E/BCPR7E-11 or BKR7E/BKR7E-11 listed, the BCPR6E's are.

[Busky2k]

Oh, musta misread. Damn

[Cubes]

After buzzing around a little it appears the BKR7E-11's are easy to get just not the pregapped 0.8mm's.

[Busky2k]

Yeah actually come to think of it, I've never been able to get my hands on the 0.8mm version. Always the BKR7E-11. Kinda annoying. The guys in the States debate about gapping the -11s down to 0.8mm (or less) as they say the electrode isnt parallel anymore. Still works good though..

[Cubes]

The guys in the States debate about gapping the -11s down to 0.8mm (or less) as they say the electrode isnt parallel anymore. Still works good though..

I've noticed this also when I gapped a set down, which is why until now I've avoided gapping down.

[dangerous_daveo]

Couldnt you guys just order in a whole bunch, group buy it on here or something?

Im going to try and find them tomorrow tho, and do it on the weekend see how it goes and all.

Quick question tho. If my little sprung coilpack contact things are gone, but the coilpack other than that is still good, what would I use as a replacement for the spring?

[Busky2k]

I'd be up for organising a GB.

NGK BKR7E, a plug that would fit the bill in the majority of modded cars here on SAU.

Or maybe Cubes can see if he can find something ?

[R33S2]

I tried last wekend at my local Repco & Autobarn, both had the Iridiums but no coppers at all in stock.

I would be interested in buying 2 sets of the BKR7E's.

[R33S2]

Well my worst fears are confirmed, 3 of 3 coil packs I pulled out had cracks and tested at the 20k ohms setting 1.5,1.6 and 1.7, I have allready found some new ones at Kudos motorsport, has anyone bought from them and these are OEM units.

[bbe]

i found 7's are better in my car

honestly does everyone think iridiums are overated and lose power and gain pinging ???

[rob82]

i found 7's are better in my car

honestly does everyone think iridiums are overated and lose power and gain pinging ???

Nope I dont think that at all.