What did you do to your Polo today?

[noone]

New spark plugs. Gone with NGK BKR7E's, a little colder to OEM.

I've wanted to check my plugs for a while, finally got around to buying the bits, thought for an extra < $20 I may as well change them.
I had some timing pull on one cylinder occasionally, even at close to idle rpm. The old plugs were pretty good, one of them had a little carbon buildup, but nothing obviously wrong with them.

Car seems to idle more smoothly and over time seems to be a little tighter in coming on boost, any changes to performance will work around the natuaral adaptation of the ECU, so have to wait and see if there is any real change. For the few $, its good insurance.

[GoLfMan]

chucked some new shoes on it

[VWindahouse]

chucked some new shoes on it

Pics please!!!

[Catfish]

Gone with NGK BKR7E's, a little colder to OEM.

From the NGK site, it appears that BKUR6ET is equavalent to stock, and (logically) BKUR7ET is one range colder - theoretically better for chipped motors. Was this the advice you got? I'm about to change also and want to try a colder plug.

[insanekiwi]

how many Kms have you done noone? And how much for all 4 plugs? thanks.

[noone]

Thats correct, the 7's are a little colder. I had been picking up on some sporadic timing pull and had checked a lot of other areas for answers, a few people had suggested it could be some fouling or carbon buildup on one of the plugs, so thought I'd check them.

The plugs cost me about $20, needed a long (10") extension bar and the plug socket as well.

Did some logging, it seems the occasional pull at low rpm has gone, so happy with that. I don't expect to feel any real difference in terms of how they operate, cleaning the existing plugs would most likely have yielded the same results.

I've only done about 23,000 kms, but I don't see the issue in changing them around this often given how cheap they are.

[GoLfMan]

Pics please!!!

went the boring option and chucked on some satin black TT wheels for now.

will move them on when i run out of rubber on these wheels, then go some stupid wide 16's

[vwthunder]

What your not going to show us

[woosh73]

i went a little cruise with the renault and xr5 guys, a little spirited cruise through the hills. I think everyone wants a polo gti now. They just couldn't keep up. I think the esp light went off once . They all said " jeez what the hell have you done to that car ? ... just chipped.

[woosh73]

i went a little cruise with the renault and xr5 guys, a little spirited cruise through the hills. I think everyone wants a polo gti now. They just couldn't keep up. I think the esp light went off once . They all said " jeez what the hell have you done to that car ? ... just chipped.

Also sprayed up the front VW badge in satin black . It looks alot better