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Old May 9, 2007 | 01:03 PM
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Sparkplugs??

again... no idea where to put this 1... so here sounds good...

i rele dont know alot about sparkplugs... i take that back... i know minimal info bout them... so heres my question... i have a box of NGK Bpr8es from my old evo 8... now i compared them to the suggested plugs on Sparkplugs.com and the only difference i can see is the hex size... it says the 1s for the cooper is 5/8... and the 1s i have are 13/14... ne 1 have a clue wtf that means... haha please let me know so i dnt detonate the everliving hell outa my motor... thanks
 
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Old May 9, 2007 | 01:12 PM
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That would be 13/16" and just looking down the sparkplug tunnel on my MINI, I doubt that you could stuff a 13/16 socket down there let alone a big plug.
 
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Old May 9, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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but if it did fit it wudnt detonate right... i mena it has the same reach n gap... n same heat i believe... its jus the size of the hex or is it the diameter of the entire plug?
 
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Old May 9, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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Just because it fits dosen't mean you should use it. Yes it may fit and it may work, but for how long and how well are in question. I forget the plug number but the factory plugs are a, I think, laser platinum 4 electrode design. These are designed to go 50-60k miles. A high compression Mini motor, wether it's supercharged or NA, needs the platinums so it dosen't blow the flame out.
 
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