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The Workshop => Performance Related => Topic started by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 17, 2016, 19:15

Title: Hotter Plugs
Post by: Essex2Visuvesi on October 17, 2016, 19:15
From the PE turbo installation guide

"The calorific value of the engine increases by use of this MR-S Turbo Kit. You need to raise the heat value of the ignition plug"

Any suggestions for some hotter plugs?
Title: Re: Hotter Plugs
Post by: Blue al on October 17, 2016, 19:51
How hotter do you think you need to go,

If it low boost?

 m http://www.ngk.com.au/spark-plugs/techn ... ce-engines (http://www.ngk.com.au/spark-plugs/technical-information/modified-performance-engines) m
Title: Re: Hotter Plugs
Post by: jonbill on October 17, 2016, 19:54
I vote ngk bkr7xx
Title: Re: Hotter Plugs
Post by: 1979scotte on October 17, 2016, 20:17
I am not getting this.
Arent you supposed to go a grade cooler for a turbo install?
TTE turbo has a reccomended plug one grade cooler than stock.
Title: Re: Hotter Plugs
Post by: stupink on October 17, 2016, 20:22
If I recall some manufacturers go higher number some lower number so that's probably where the confusions come from, you'd expect better wording from someone providing a kit though. unless that's not it.
Title: Re: Hotter Plugs
Post by: Anonymous on October 17, 2016, 21:00
Quote from: "1979scotte"I am not getting this.
Arent you supposed to go a grade cooler for a turbo install?
TTE turbo has a reccomended plug one grade cooler than stock.

Same thing really. You go a grade cooler is in fact picking a hotter rated plug if that makes any sense.
Title: Re: Hotter Plugs
Post by: Blue al on October 17, 2016, 21:14
A cooler plug has a higher number, if ngk

Cooler = moves heat from tip to engine quicker

I Ran 2 stage cooler plugs (8) in a 100hp hotter (as spinning much quicker supercharged) mini engine
I'm assuming a low boost turbo runs cooler than the mini

Far better to be too cool and foul, rather than to be too hot and suffer pre det
Title: Re: Hotter Plugs
Post by: Ardent on October 17, 2016, 22:24
All as above.

Stock = plug rating of 5
TTE = plug rating of 6

So higher number - cooler plug - as per Scott and  R Buck