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Post Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:08 pm

the other day i swapped the standard halfords bosch sparkplugs for some proper ford motorcraft cosworth pp8 plugs.i think the car idled smoother and felt more responsive.is it in my imagination or does that sort of thing really make a difference? :?
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Post Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:41 pm

They can make a big difference on ford engines.

Could it have been cause your old ones were toast?
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Post Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:44 pm

the old ones where only 6 weeks old and in perfect light brown condition,i just felt like puting the proper ones in as someone else told me they melted the bosch plug in their cossie twice.i also didnt realise you had to gap new plugs, i thought when you bought new plugs for a specific car they were set and ready to go :oops:
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Post Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:32 pm

fuzzy wrote:i also didnt realise you had to gap new plugs, i thought when you bought new plugs for a specific car they were set and ready to go :oops:
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Post Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:36 pm

fuzzy wrote:it in my imagination or does that sort of thing really make a difference? :?
YES!!! a massive difference! most car manufacturers, especially performance manufacturers such as cosworth, use a specific spark plug based around the design of the engine

even the M20 has to specific plugs or it runs like shit. S50 spark plugs are also a special design, and we've had so many people come in complaining their M3 is running like shit, and we look at the plugs, and they're not the specific ones! mind you, im not surprised people dont put the proper ones in - they cost nearly £30 each i think!!!
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Post Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:42 pm

well you learn something new every day winkeye
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Post Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:46 pm

So what's the best spark plugs for M20's then? Just out of interest?

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Post Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:57 pm

no idea mate,didnt keep my m20 long enough to find out,best to do a search or start a new thread to get an answer :wink:
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Post Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:12 pm

Thanks fella................your Cossie sounds SICK!
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Post Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:56 pm

Not sure you will be too much wiser for reading this but its quite funny :)
http://e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?name=F ... park+plugs
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Post Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:03 pm

oguz3001 wrote:Not sure you will be too much wiser for reading this but its quite funny :)
http://e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?name=F ... park+plugs
beat me to it :D
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Post Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:25 pm

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Post Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:27 pm

how come that links telling me im trying to accesss a restricted area? :?
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Post Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:30 pm

have i posted the wrong link, any other peeps getting this?
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Post Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:32 pm

Yup me too.
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Post Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:08 pm

thats wierd, i just went to the post and copied and pasted the link addy.
try doing a search for best spark plugs for m20 in chat section instead, sorrys guys
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Post Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:09 pm

there you go boys, try this link...

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=38296
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