would a change in spark plugs cause engine failure?
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would a change in spark plugs cause engine failure?
i have been racing my track built fd3s for 2.5 years now without any engine issues and have regularly serviced it. my tuner opted to change the spark plugs to a different heat range without a retune and at my second race event following the change, i blew an apex seal and ripped my turbo apart too.
old plugs: HKS M525 RE - heat range = 10.5
new plugs : HKS M45 RE - heat range = 9
would it be fair to relate the engine failure to the change in spark plugs?
the car is tuned on 100LL AVGAS.
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old plugs: HKS M525 RE - heat range = 10.5
new plugs : HKS M45 RE - heat range = 9
would it be fair to relate the engine failure to the change in spark plugs?
the car is tuned on 100LL AVGAS.
thanks
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were the electrode arms bent or damaged? did he increase the gaps?
i have seen some of the non-surface discharge plugs extend into the housing and touch the apex seals.
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ditto that, if it was a conservative tune you would know if the plugs were too much of a change in range, if it is at the opposite end of the tuning spectrum then the plugs will not give a noticable change until the engine just gives up.
were the electrode arms bent or damaged? did he increase the gaps?
i have seen some of the non-surface discharge plugs extend into the housing and touch the apex seals.
were the electrode arms bent or damaged? did he increase the gaps?
i have seen some of the non-surface discharge plugs extend into the housing and touch the apex seals.
i am confident that the tune was fairly conservative for reliability as my tuner always ignored my requests for more power and focused on improvingt eh cars handling and reducing weight.
what would i have seen or felt if the plugs were too much of a change inrange?
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