jimlloyd40
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Phoenix
- Car(s)
- 2018 SE DSG
Real world review:
They good.
Really happy for Andy Reid.
Real world review:
They good.
Real world review:
They good.
15k probably. Think I might be at 7k now?what kind of intervals are you doing on them? 10k? 40k?
15k probably. Think I might be at 7k now?
5K on the Rutheniums, no issues. Runs great at all rpm's.
depends on the tune. Pick a tune and then ask the tuner. If going unitronic, you want to stay far away from the RS7 plugs, and in most cases you'll want to stick to oem plugs anyway.Considered making another thread but probably better to piggy off this thread. I track my vehicle and so subject the car to extreme use, where engine oil temperatures get as high as 130C in the summer. Rest of the time, I drive normally, don't race it, and just use it for commuting, regular daily driving where I barely go past 3000 RPM. I have a stock tune right now but will be going stage 1+ later this year or next year.
I know the Audi RS7 NGK plugs are very popular because they're 1 step colder, but are they suitable for my use? Or should I just stick with the OEM plug?
Nope. Rs7 plug interval is 30k I believe.I had OEM Plugs with my APR stage 2 now for 50k miles without issue.
I was thinking about trying RS7 plugs, but I might to stick to the OEM since they been good thus far.
Would RS7 plugs last just as long?
JB4 Map 6tuned?
I haven't installed any plugs in my 2019, obviously, but I do have a general rule with dirty engines:
Use a fine wire iridium plug.
The harder material holds up for quite some time, but more importantly, they're able to use that smaller wire. This gives less surface area for crap to stick to, and as such they'll "last" longer. You can clean plugs, obviously, but odds are you aren't going to. Overall spark can be more reliable, as well, given that small wire, and given the surface area they cook the junk that does accumulate off more easily.
Stay away from platinum, which isn't actually a particularly good conductor. Iridium is still a platinum group metal, but it's much better in that regard. Copper, iridium, potentially silver alloys if they've got it right now (best conductor; but needs a bit of help in a combustion chamber), but for dirty, hot engines, it's hard to beat a fine wire that's also hard.
Just general stuff, but there's no reason a Golf can't use one of those plugs if appropriately specified. They'll all blow up gasoline, but in filthy engines... I think it's important to reduce the surface area as much as possible without sacrificing conductivity or sharp edges.