Want cheap mod? Replace the spark plugs!
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='756291' date='Dec 30 2008, 11:10 PM
Are they hard to replace? It sounds like a great thing to do on my day off tommorow, where can I get them, autozone? Any guides out there?
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Originally Posted by zen68' post='756150' date='Dec 30 2008, 07:47 PM
Well, the difference is amazing! Acceleration is SWEEET! 
Definitely feel like I gain some extra HP.
Definitely feel like I gain some extra HP.
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okay, so which plugs are the best???? im gonna do this NEXT YEAR. lol.....
it was a funny, well, alteast I tried.
it was a funny, well, alteast I tried.
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Originally Posted by r1racer' post='756381' date='Dec 31 2008, 12:35 AM
I replaced mine with NGK plugs.
I've always had bad luck with Bosch's in my Jap cars, so i've always stayed from them and used NGKs with excellent service. I wonder if the same holds true in bmw's?
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I just finished changing my plugs. Not a lot of room in that engine bay. Maybe I'm getting old but I thought they were all a PITA and the two rear plugs were a bitch.
I bought the new plugs from Turner. They had several options. I figured German car buy German plugs so I bought Bosch. What did BMW put in the car new... NGK's
Here are some pics of the new and used plugs.
The old plugs were in pretty good shape but I think they were due for a change and expect the car to perfrom better. My car had a slight engine miss at idle that the dealer could never diagnose. I'm hoping fresh plugs will fix that...
I bought the new plugs from Turner. They had several options. I figured German car buy German plugs so I bought Bosch. What did BMW put in the car new... NGK's
Here are some pics of the new and used plugs.
The old plugs were in pretty good shape but I think they were due for a change and expect the car to perfrom better. My car had a slight engine miss at idle that the dealer could never diagnose. I'm hoping fresh plugs will fix that...
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Originally Posted by ktlocklear' post='756586' date='Dec 31 2008, 08:22 AM
Which NGK's.......coppers, platinums, or iridiums?
I've always had bad luck with Bosch's in my Jap cars, so i've always stayed from them and used NGKs with excellent service. I wonder if the same holds true in bmw's?
I've always had bad luck with Bosch's in my Jap cars, so i've always stayed from them and used NGKs with excellent service. I wonder if the same holds true in bmw's?
Where's the best place to get them at?