Tall Geezer

Hi Guys,

Well after 9 months of TLC the Sapphy is now ready for the road....well, nearly anyway - it's MOT is on Monday which I'm hoping it'll fly through now. So - when the MOT is done I'm gonna give it a service and then we're ready to roll, REALLY can't wait I'll tell ya!
Spark plugs, now atm it's got 57C's in. I've used these before in the past but is was a long time ago and I used to find they lasted 2k miles and then were choked up to hell and needed swapping again. A few mates have mentioned 071C's might be worth putting in but thought I'd see what you guys thoughts were?
The car is 400hp on greys running circa 30psi.

Open to suggestions!

GARETH T

071's are not the best,, but they are very cheap so can be changed as often as you like

i use them in mine

Alvyn

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Champion C59C's are better than the C57's your currently using for you spec!

rabmc

I got told 071`s are cheap crap from a respectable tuner , swapped for some champions

St3V3_C

That they sold you right?

I use 071's, seem good

rabmc

Not sure what you mean, i was at the rolling road with 071`s and got told there crap, so bought a set of champions from woodford and replaced them, cured a missfire a had anyway , im not clued up on it , just what i got told

Tall Geezer

Thanks guys, seems like a bit of a mixed bag! So long as it doesn't melt the tips off or anything I'll give them a try.
Appreciate it!

cossie4i+

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Off topic, but how tall are you Tall Geezer ?

From another Tall Geezer lol

Steve.

Daveyboy

as said above, they dont last forever, but for what they cost you can afford to replace them every week

run them in saph and escort with no problems.

pete mcrash

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i have used them in the past (071's)...............sound........now on iridiums

abdr500

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i use them wilth no problem

Tall Geezer

6ft 5" mate.

I've bought some, nine quid a set so bought two sets just to keep me going a coupla months.
Lets hope she passes the MOT now!

cossie4i+

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Only 6ft 5", you short arse

Steve.

Tall Geezer

lol! Go on then Steve.....

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...iridiums are best..BUT be warned they are not meant to be adjusted...but you need to do it for cossie application..this has been known to cause the end to fall off!

Chip

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There are at least a couple of 6'9 fokls on here (bignige and xrstu are two that come to mind)

cossie4i+

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6ft 7"

Steve.

cossie4i+

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I best meet up with these two then, i might feel normal lol

Steve.

Tall Geezer

It'd be the first time I'd feel small too!

Porkie

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My car HATES Champions... misfire central

Loves the 071's though

Tall Geezer

Looks like they got here this morning, recorded delivery - when I wasn't in! Doh! I only went out for 10 minutes as well, typical eh!
I'll be off to fetch them later, looking forward to giving them a try....

silky16v

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for price and availablity 071's can't be beaten

have had denso's in the past and both time the tips have fallen off

fitted 071's into same engines and never had a issues

i just keep a spare set all the time they last about 4000-4500 miles of hard use

Mike Rainbird

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Just a little bit of advice with the 071s - occasionally you can get a duff brand new one and also the screw on caps have to be done up with a spanner on the plug and a set of mole grips. If you fail to do this, they come undone from the vibration and cause misfires.

I have used these in my Cossie for the last four years and replace them every 3-4000 miles.

Tall Geezer

Cheers Mike, noted.

richm

071's over champion C5x all day

much cleaner idle as a bonus

Tall Geezer

Cool - got 'em now, I'll stick them in over the weekend!

R4N SS

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got them in mine and never had issues.

boXXer

i had champions, and they ran like SHITE on my car. Didnt like them at all.

Put some 071's in, and they were spot on, until the end fell off and killed my engine.

Dunno if it was the plugs fault or not, but i was gunning it at full throttle.

I have been told a few times that 071's are not the best to use on high boost cossies, as they were a plug designed for 150hp RS turbo's, not 300hp cossies. Dunno if thats true or not, but they do run well.

Stu @ M Developments

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Absolute Bollox mate. We run more 500+ YB's on these plugs than you have fingers mate and have NEVER lost a tip.

Porkie

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Boxxer, thats poo mate, I run them on my 600bhp car. They were supplied by the Stu at MSD at an UNBEATABLE price

Great plugs. I had no end of problems with Champions... one 3rd gear misfire caused Ł2,000 worth of gearbox damage... AND more importantly caused me to miss driving at TRAX.... AGAIN! that was pretty fucking unfunny let me tell you!!!!

boXXer

ok chill out

I was just saying.....

thought PP8's were the ones to use?

Like i say, i use 071's, and they are a brilliant plug. Just repeating what ive been "told"

The DIVA

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Interesting that Mike.........

I put a brand new set in the Sapphy for the ring trip and had terrible on boost misfire on the way there that turned out to be the plugs,i just thought they were shite and put the champs back in but it`s possible i may have had a duff one,so i might give them another try....

Tall Geezer

That makes me more relaxed Stu. Thanks for posting.

Smit

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PP8's = stay away over a stage 1...

boXXer

i wasnt saying they are a shit plug

I must trust them as they are going into my Fresh rebuilt engine, and i run them in my S1

Stu @ M Developments

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Correct, now these WILL lose a tip and wreck your engine!

boXXer

i ran them for a while only ever on stg1 though. So didnt get the chance to try them on stg3. Glad i didnt now.

Smit

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As you can clearly see i learnt the very expensive way!

JamesG

What plug gap for 071's in a 4x4 cos, 0.8mm?

Mike Rainbird

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More likely the caps were loose .