1st Gen JCW One step colder plugs??? Helppp

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  1. Roosey

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    my cars a 2004 JCW

    the things done to it are Header, jcw exhuast with deleted resonator, CAI, assuming it has the smaller pulley like all jcw's do, and recently i just bought a Schrick cam but its not installed yet.

    My question..should i go one step colder plugs? i researched but i couldnt come up with much considering the new cam thats going in.
     
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    I believe the JCW plugs are 1 heat range colder than the standard MCS plug. Could be wrong, but I seem to remember reading that somewhere.

    Why do you believe you need colder plugs?
     
  3. Nathan

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    JCW Plugs ARE 1 range colder than S plugs.

    You do not need to go any colder than the JCW Plug.
     
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    #5 Dave.0, Mar 12, 2012
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    These are the ones you want: NGK BKR7EQUP (1 range colder plugs)


    +2 :Thumbsup:


    Do not get the Iridium plugs.
     
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    Lots of folks seem to have issues with all the latest & greatest plugs. NGK FTW, at least for my money.
     
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    It's already been said but I only recommend the JCW NGK plugs, they are the most reliable.
     
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    #9 Jason Montague, Mar 12, 2012
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    :cornut: I was just wondering..........what(generic market equivalent)kind of plugs does Mini put in my car(08 R56 MCS/JCWm)? Yes I know that they are Mini plugs which means that some one else made them and put the Mini/BMW brand on them but, who makes them and how do they equate to the NGK plugs that y'all are talking about?:Thumbsup:

    Jason

    Addendum: Well I answered my own question by going to y'all's site. You don't carry plugs for 08 R56 JCW engines. You only carry them for the MCS. Oh well.
     
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    #10 Mr. Jim, Mar 13, 2012
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    They are NGK's not MINI.....
     
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    If one looks closely at the MINI plugs they are indeed marked NGK...
     
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