My Rb26 Wont Start... Why!

[Dahtone Racing]

not the best pics but they don't look too good

platinums foul up very very easily, which is why i put coppers in everything unless asked not to

[Owgasm]

Yeah, sorry, did it in the afternoon, when i got home and the light was going down.

Pics early morning.

[Swiper the Fox]

The spark plugs, look pretty bad to me, erossion and all.

corrosion too

[Owgasm]

Thats what i ment, errosion.. o.O what am i talking about.

[Swiper the Fox]

Thats what i ment, errosion.. o.O what am i talking about.

yeah it looks like someone has been washing their engine and letting water sit in the plug holes

[Owgasm]

Anyways, i'll take pics tomorrow, but regardless of the outcome, i'm gonna get some new plugs.

Do i need to spray them with something before fitting new ones?

Anything that needs to be done?

Just the normal copper ones are available from Autobarn, Supercheap etc ?

Whats the cost?

[Godzilla32]

No nothing needs to be done providing they are gapped as you require out of the box. Just put them in.

[Swiper the Fox]

No nothing needs to be done providing they are gapped as you require out of the box. Just put them in.

BCPR6ES's come in 0.8's and 1.1's

id go the 0.8's if your running more than stock boost

Edited June 6, 2008 by DiRTgarage

[Owgasm]

Oh ok, damn.

Yeah i read something about the gap, and i have no idea what i require.

Oh, edit: (after comment above).

Ok done. I'll get them tomorrow (Y) excellent.

Approx Cost? Possibly no big difference but don't wanna get stupidly ripped off.

Edited June 6, 2008 by Owgasm

[Godzilla32]

Standard its 1.1mm but if your running over 1 bar of boost sometimes it is necessary to close the gap slightly to say 0.9mm as the higher pressures can blow out the spark and cause it to miss under load/boost. By the way the bigger the gap you can afford to run the better as it gives you a bigger spark but like i mentioned sometimes its gotta be reduced to run well.

Edited June 6, 2008 by Godzilla32

[Owgasm]

Good information here, haven't increased boost, 2530's. and a little bit of other things..

[Godzilla32]

See how you go with the 1.1mm gap for starters.

[Dahtone Racing]

im with paul

id go straight to the 0.8s

you can get em out o the box gapped to 0.8 so you don't have to touch em

[Owgasm]

Hmms, mixed opinions. 0.8 and 1.1.

What are my problems if 0.8 or the 1.1 aren't suitable?

Cost difference?

Anyone know what the cost per plug i'm looking at?

[Craved]

it'll be like $25 for the set of copper plugs - dont fret its cheap as

0.8 you wont have issues - 1.1 might have issues depending on mods and fueling etc

worst case you can regap the 1.1's down to 0.8 if you know how. mist places will stock teh 1.1s and not the 0.8s so either or really.

still dont think shitty plugs will stop it from starting.

[Owgasm]

Re-gapping wont be a thing i'll do.

Alright, 0.8 gap if i can find, else order them in or something.

Even if it isn't the plugs, i think its about time i changed them, and from that i can start the search all over again but this time knowing it can't be the plugs.

Will keep everyone posted.

[blind_elk]

The gap on your plugs looks huge. What gap is it?

[Owgasm]

Not sure of what gap it is.

Says 11 on the spark plug i'm taking 1.1.

Bit of better light, pics below:

[Godzilla32]

Your right 11 means 1.1. I wouldnt gap it down to 0.8 unless you actually need to. Your reducing the size of the spark which will affect combustion effiency. Like i said the bigger the gap you can afford to run, the better By the way they do look black, hopefully it fixes the issue. Will be interesting to see the outcome.

[Owgasm]

Oh ok, didn't have 5 mins today to get the plugs.

Tomorrow morning.

So, the bigger the gap the more it will cost to run o.O?

I sure do hope that this is the end of it. PRAYING!!!