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Jul 2, 2008 | 06:36 PM

boca996tt

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plugs needed after a flash?

Are stock plugs ok after having the ecu flashed? I heard someone say that they should be changed.. maybe changed from old to new or to a different plug???

Jul 3, 2008 | 07:45 AM

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I replaced my plugs after the 1.0 bar flash on my K16 car. The car stuttered after the tune, then I replaced the plugs with some stock equivalent. No problems here after 4-5k miles.

Jul 3, 2008 | 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by boca996tt

Are stock plugs ok after having the ecu flashed? I heard someone say that they should be changed.. maybe changed from old to new or to a different plug???

In general the stock plug is fine for most 1 bar flashes.

I usually recommend changing out to a fresh set if the plugs have more then 10k on them when getting flashed.

Jul 4, 2008 | 09:32 PM

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I would change them out. IK22 Denso. Colder plug and the car will run better.

Jul 4, 2008 | 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DRMitchell

I replaced my plugs after the 1.0 bar flash on my K16 car. The car stuttered after the tune, then I replaced the plugs with some stock equivalent. No problems here after 4-5k miles.

Had the same issue.

Stockers were Beru and were pretty beat up at 18k, stock....stock boost.

Put Bosch FR6 LDC's in. No issues.

JB