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Iridium IX BKR5EIX-11
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 10:48 am
by tryg
Anyone using these?
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 2:47 pm
by SIR-VRX
The plugs you have standard are better
NGK Laser Iridium are the standard plugs, go look
Laser Iridium > Iridium IX
Part number is FR6EI-11
I just replaced mine the other day. Rated to 100,000 but changed at 54,000 because I had burn marks up the upper insulator. nothing to worry over really,but I just didn't like it and for the price I paid for the plugs it's no big deal.
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:00 pm
by Josh_Emerton
Adrian - if you had to recommend plugs, what would you be looking at? I know nothing about em lol.
edit: 2,000th post! lol 7th person to hit the milestone, sweeeet.
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:03 pm
by SIR-VRX
If budget permits, the HKS Superfire suited to our cars.
Usually I would recommend the NGK Iridium IX but since our car came standard with the NGK Laser Iridium, choose them like I installed (and had standard)
NGK Laser Iridium FR6EI-11
They are good for 100,000kms though. Iridium IX good for 60,000
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:36 pm
by tryg
Well if money isn't an object then better than the HKS are NGK DFE Laser Iridium...
I just went with one rating higher (hotter) because there is a fair amount of fouling on my plugs...
I may not keep these, will check after my run to your house tomorrow Adrian..
I would like to try the DFE Iriidum plugs.. if they ever bother to import them.
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:46 pm
by SIR-VRX
What type of fouling tryg? And what was the standard plug you had? Same as mine?
This is what mine looked like (this colouring is perfectly normal)
And here is the burn marks I was talking about before
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:51 pm
by LZY_EYE
My plugs looked exactly the same as yours Adrian... I didn't like the look of those burn marks either.
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:58 pm
by SIR-VRX
I looked at my brand new ones and I could see why they got the burn marks... There is a white powder around the base of the ceramic insulator... It appears that burns with the heat, sealing the insulator to the metal? Just a guess.
But for $7.69 each I wasn't going to not replace them while i had them out
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 3:59 pm
by LZY_EYE
True that..... not worth the worry
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 5:21 pm
by tryg
$7.69...???!!!! what the?? How did you get Laser Iridiums for that price?
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 5:22 pm
by tryg
I thought I was the ducks... getting IX plugs for $11 each...
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 5:23 pm
by SIR-VRX
hehehehe
I have contacts
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 5:45 pm
by tryg
no good unless you share them with us all !!!
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:06 pm
by SIR-VRX
Repco Staff Price
Would get it for everybody if I could!! Trust me!
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:37 pm
by The X
SIR-VRX wrote:Repco Staff Price
Would get it for everybody if I could!! Trust me!
I'm sure you could.
Mate's mateses mates's car y'know. Could do a GB out of it.