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Just got my first skyline(r33 gtst s2) the other month and was impressed with the performance and overall car, i got it 100% stock so i put in a KN pannel filter next i got some yellow jacket coils and new spark plugs( NGK iridiumi BKR6EIX-11) car was running fine then i fit the plugs and coils and car was running rough as and would misfire after 4000RPM so i thought it might be the coils i put the old ones back in and it was fine at idel but still missfires at 4000rpm.

Can someone help a newbie out?

Thanks

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Sounds like plug gap. Gap the plugs down to about 0.8mm and the misfire should dissapear. Iridium plugs are not the best for forced induction. They have a really small contact point and a large plug gap the spark phsyically blows away from the electrode under revs and boost. So gap them down or go back to 0.9 on a standard ngk. Ive used standard ngk in cars making over 800hp.

Regards

Drews performance

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Looks Like everyone ditched ya lol

Diagnosing problems can be a pain in the arse but half the time its process of elimination.

And thats the easy part.

ask yourself these questions.

did you get it past 4000rpm when you first drove it or before you installed the plugs and coils?

the problem could of been there before you brought it.

If thats not the case then something you put on the car is giving you trouble,its to coincedental.

Get a mate rev it to 4grand and do the ol' disconect a coil at a time test to see which cylinder is playing up

that will give you a leg to stand on.

you have set the gap and 100% sure you have the right spark plugs?

then its not them,you didnt say if the coils are brand new if they arnt test the resistance with a DMM

also maybe ur air filter is in the wrong way haha.

if the prob is fixed let me know what it was :)

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