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Stage 1 - EQT - Autocross and the right plugs
- Thread starter Roald
- Start date
avenali312
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Mableton, GA
- Car(s)
- 2015 GTI
No clue. I've never checked. It's stock other than an aFe dry filter and TIP haha. Those plugs were in it for like 7 years and 60k miles.
search is terrible on FB. you'll get the same shit repeated 70 times because one guy is an expert because he has name recognition.
the companies that exclusively use IG are smarter I think. one of the best things eqt has done is that MQB FAQ page, aside from the silly spark plug stuff (ed's answer in this thread applies to what, 90%+ of their customers?) and is way better than endless random info from FB.
Ed @ EQT
GOLFMK7 Official Sponsor
- Location
- Fairfield, CA
- Car(s)
- MK8 Golf R
This is 100% a dumb question - is it possible for a cylinder to be lean and rich at the same time? Assuming the injector is clogged or not functioning properly to create an even mixture of air/fuel.
I saw this post too...and I honestly don't blame a new GTI owner for posting this question. This is what happens when you read weeks...or months worth of misinformation.
This is not a dig at anyone at EQT. I realize that they have a business to run and can't moderate a group with so many people. The FB page has just gotten so big that it's almost become a general Mk7 group.
tigeo
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Richmond, VA area
This 100%. I am a mod for the Alltrack/Sportwagen FB group and it's pretty good b/c a few of us handle the misinformation crap but I agree with you, with no real info/knowledge you will get that. I'm not in the EQT group b/c I don't have enough Xanax or dope to handle it....same with the general MK7 group.
zwalk
Drag Race Newbie
- Location
- United States
- Car(s)
- GSW 4motion
EQTs FAQ says not to mess with any potato (aftermarket) plugs/packs, OEM is the move.
Id also advise you to sick with more recent posted stuff. There's more actual data out these days instead of broscience
Id also advise you to sick with more recent posted stuff. There's more actual data out these days instead of broscience
it specifically recommends colder, aftermarket plugs. they also recommend running $140 of marked up raychem ground wire (because their customers think they're driving a japanese car in the late 90's) to remedy an issue with coilpack bolts.
CaptainRatty
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Car(s)
- MK7 GTI
That’s how I like my women and my plugs!
avenali312
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Mableton, GA
- Car(s)
- 2015 GTI
Yeah, the sarcasm was noted haha.
zwalk
Drag Race Newbie
- Location
- United States
- Car(s)
- GSW 4motion
My bad I misspoke, I was trying to save another person from buying the red packs. Yes, colder plugs. I'm running rutheniums with a tighter gap without issue.
Ed @ EQT
GOLFMK7 Official Sponsor
- Location
- Fairfield, CA
- Car(s)
- MK8 Golf R
Sure is. If one injector flows more than the others, that cylinder will run rich and the others will run lean. And vise versa of course.
-- Ed
Appreciate the response - but I meant within a single cylinder. Say you have an injector that’s clogged and not atomizing properly, could you have lean and rich parts in a cylinder? 100% a hypothetical lol, and would really not serve any useful purpose, just curious.
Ed @ EQT
GOLFMK7 Official Sponsor
- Location
- Fairfield, CA
- Car(s)
- MK8 Golf R
Not very likely. If an injector is clogged enough to not spray well, it will also not be delivering the same amount of fuel as the others. So that cylinder is going to be lean regardless.
-- Ed