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Ignition upgrade advice please

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Ignition upgrade advice please

Post by bb1boy » Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:30 am

Hi all,

I figure it's probably time to treat my car to some new plugs and leads (because I haven't changed them in the 2yrs I've had the car) but I'm not sure what to get. I hear talk of NGK Iridiums and Magnecor KV-85's - are they the recommended option? And if I'm swapping these, should I also change dizzy cap and rotor arm considering they are as old as my plugs/leads? Or is me messing with these things likely to throw up other issues?

Advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks
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Post by RattyMcClelland » Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:35 am

bb1boy wrote:Hi all,

I figure it's probably time to treat my car to some new plugs and leads (because I haven't changed them in the 2yrs I've had the car) but I'm not sure what to get. I hear talk of NGK Iridiums and Magnecor KV-85's - are they the recommended option? And if I'm swapping these, should I also change dizzy cap and rotor arm considering they are as old as my plugs/leads? Or is me messing with these things likely to throw up other issues?

Advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks
Yep that's what have. Same leads & Iridiums or platinums. Prob go for the platinums. Take your dizzy cap off and see what the contacts are like but if it ain't broke it should be ok.
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Post by Merlin » Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:37 am

I found the cheapest place to get KV85's was DC Performance http://www.dcperformance.co.uk/
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Post by bb1boy » Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:46 am

Brilliant, thanks, cheers chaps :)
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