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Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:32 pm

anybody used these+is there any difference compared to the standard bosch..?TIA
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Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:35 pm

Not needed for the E30.
Also, NGK have a strong following for the M20.
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Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:38 pm

:? will they work though..?
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Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:32 pm

Don't bother mate, treat your car to the best plugs there are.... Ngk bpr6es!!
Bosch are shite in comparison
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Tue Nov 23, 2010 7:37 pm

i use the 4 electrode jobbies, cant say ive had any problems, neither can i say i have had any gains.. they where cheap :cool:
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Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:31 pm

e30-dk wrote:Don't bother mate, treat your car to the best plugs there are.... Ngk bpr6es!!
Bosch are shite in comparison
are these the best there are for an m42 318is ?
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Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:12 pm

Bosch W8LCR or NGK BPR6ES are the only ones worth running in an m20, they don't foul up as easily as the Platinum fancy-BS 4+ plugs will...
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Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:21 pm

Quite right, I got confused as someone above mentioned m20 but I still recomend the ngk equivilent!!
Bosch in any case are shit !
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Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:23 pm

always ngk in an e30 for me too
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Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:41 pm

I put ngk's in any car I own or service for any1 !
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Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:00 am

really in these turds it will make little odds, iv had ngk, champion and bosch in the m20 with little difference (if any)

just traced a miss fire on cold start to plugs that were at least twice the gap they should be (over 1.4mm rather than the recommended 0.8mm) and that thing still ran fine, grumpy on cold start but after 30 secs or so it would clear and run good as ever, 6 nice light brown plugs and 28-32 mpg on a run.

for what its worth i just put a new set for bosch super plus plugs in for the mot this year with the full service (as gsf robbed me of £11 for 6) and theres nothing more to be said other than there "fine", nothing to report, fit in the holes and spark.

until you get into the realms of stupid high cylinder pressures and temperatures (turbo) or fancy ignition systems (pin to piston crown, surface discharge or laser ignition) then a plug is a plug.
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