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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 05:12 AM
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Hi,

I'm building a turbo 97' miata and I'm left kinda clueless about exactly what kind of spark plugs i should use with an 8 PSI setup.
my best guess so far is the NGK bkr5eix, are they ok?
any suggestions?

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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 05:23 AM
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well most people use colder plugs like the BKR7E factory 1.6 is BRR6E so what your talking about would be hotter
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 05:34 AM
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Stock 1.6 plugs or BKR7Es. I run BKR7Es gapped to .025 at 15psi on my 1.8 with decent results. Anything over 12psi really wants a different ignition system.
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 08:31 AM
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Ngk Bkr7e
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What plugs should I run on my 03?
Old Jun 19, 2008 | 11:59 PM
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BKR7Es for a car that gets driven really hard at high boost. Lower boost on a DD I would use BKR6Es if they didn't induce any knock.
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