04-07-2008, 10:14 PM
ScottyB Wrote:no you are right on, coppers tend to respond better to forced induction than iridiums or other long-lasting plugs. i had platinums in my old 1.8T and with coppers in it, there was a noticable positive difference.
i put coppers in thinking i might be able to get some better results and it was not a good choice. they were pretty rough the last 2k miles of their life. for this engine in NA form the iridiums are doing well.
sorry, but the NA's are super easy to change plugs in :wink: all that is required is to remove the washer resiviour and the airbox. the top of the engine is really exposed. i think the second time i changed plugs it took me 20 minutes, while i was farting around with changing the wires too.
Damn I'm jealous. I'm lucky to get the washer fluid, fuel filter, and the battery and its tray out of there in 20 minutes. Then it's another hour or more of knucklebusting fun down between the block and the fender getting the suckers out of there.
And now that you say that, I'll probably stick with the coppers then even though changing them 2-3x as much does suck pretty bad haha