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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 09:24 AM
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rite cant afford new engine anymore so

i just gonna treat mine to a service & new standard cam

i haven't replaced the plugs in at least 2 years, think i should change them? also what plugs should i go for?

think i have champion in it at the mo

what about HT leads, is it worth buying a new set of them too?

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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 09:54 AM
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rite cant afford new engine anymore so

i just gonna treat mine to a service & new standard cam

i haven't replaced the plugs in at least 2 years, think i should change them?
Yes.


also what plugs should i go for?
What's the spec?


what about HT leads, is it worth buying a new set of them too?
For the sake of the £30 odd whatever it is, get new Ford ones
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 10:34 AM
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cheers for input adam

spec is

16psi, GRS, ahmed bayjoo chip, zorst, engine internals standard

for HT leads, just the usual standard ford ones or these blue motorsport ones?
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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Fit his lot and you will be fine

Plugs - NGK BCR8ES
Leads - Ford or Magnecor
rotor arm - Ford
Distributor cap - Ford
Fuel filter - Ford
Oil - Mobil 1 Motorsport
Oil filter - Ford

Then the car will be runing perfectly
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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do you get a feeling of Da ja vous davie?

sure we've discused this! lol

will do mate,

is there any point in change the dissy n rotor arm n stuff? do they wear n hamper performance?
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 11:27 AM
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For the value of a few pound do it when your doing the other bits
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 11:35 AM
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will do
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im thinking of ford motorsport ones , they worrth the money ?
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 12:25 PM
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Don't use magnacor leads - terrible. Std Ford or Ford motorsport...
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 12:28 PM
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sound cheers i'l get ford Msport 1s then
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Ive been using a set of Magnecor 8.5mm leads for 4 years without any problems at all
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Originally Posted by T28 RST
Ive been using a set of Magnecor 8.5mm leads for 4 years without any problems at all
how many miles have you actually driven though
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Originally Posted by Combi_Chris
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Ive been using a set of Magnecor 8.5mm leads for 4 years without any problems at all
how many miles have you actually driven though
About 20k
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in 4 years , damn thats well belowe av, im doing 400 a WEEK in mine
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lol, me too. Magencor's are known for inteference problems. They are more expensive than either std of Ford Motorsport.
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ford motorsport for me i think...........
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 04:07 PM
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rang ford, they said they dont have any motorsport ones listed
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Originally Posted by T28 RST
Ive been using a set of Magnecor 8.5mm leads for 4 years without any problems at all

ditto rick its the magnecor on the cosworths that are crap
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Originally Posted by Cawood
rang ford, they said they dont have any motorsport ones listed

they will not as its not in micocat and there are not many left try ebay pts sell them i sure doo will tell us more
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Originally Posted by Alex zvh cabrio
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Ive been using a set of Magnecor 8.5mm leads for 4 years without any problems at all

ditto rick its the magnecor on the cosworths that are crap
or anything with a 3 bar map sensor im told [ ford only ]
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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 08:25 AM
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cheers alex!

i'll give pts a ring
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Stu @ MSD sells ford motorsport leads.
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woodford garage sell um too(ford motosport leads), just got mine!
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Old Mar 28, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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how do i decide on what plugs to stick in it then?
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just use ford 071's - they cheap as.
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Old Mar 29, 2006 | 06:59 AM
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does it not really make a difference if you use ford plug or expensive plugs like champion or NGK (think i paid £30 for my last set!)
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