I can't really go into details because i don't talk about things that i don't know much about it BUT you should contact Scott ( SOFTRONIC ) he is full of knowledge and willing to share it.

 

Because of your post I, will value you opinion from this point forward. I honor you honesty. I will wait and contact Scott as he may have the awnser to this. Thanks for all your help. I couldnt contact him without you.

 

Thank you! i'm sure he will tell you what's the best way for you to go!

Gluck my friend

 

Thanks! When do you sleep?

 

LOL now!! night, night nite!!

 

1.1mm is wider than the stock gap. If anything you want to be at stock gap or smaller on a modded car

 

$1300 seems like an awful lot for labor on plugs. Should be a 4-5 hour job at $130/hr +/-. I bet you could get it done for a ton less by a qualified indy and not sweat it yourself if so desired.

 

sorry for delay responce..i didnt take lines off..just take your time and you will b fine..Honestly not that hard just time consuming..Im no mechanic and was able to do it..i left turbos on and all..

sean

 

I completed the change. I will agree, “Torture.” Especially if you don’t take any lines off or remove the turbos. I ended up removing a line on the passenger side to complete it. I would like to see the tool that one would use to remove the torx type screw on the most front plug without removing the oil line.

Overall, all but the most front two plugs are very easy. The plugs I removed had a 0.3mm gap on them. I decided to go with 0.35mm for the new set as my next upgrade will be the softronics software.<O</O

 

Congratulations!!! no many people (i'm the first one) can fix their own car.... what exhaust do you have?

 

I got the Europipe stage 2. Exhaust is amazing. Turbo spooling above 2,300RPM. Not too loud at all. Will post an update after next weekends driving on it.

 

Nice! Enjoy your car!

 

Elite, you went with 0.035" gap? Not 0.025"? Still waiting for Softronic to confirm the recommended gap.

I am a decent DIY and am considering doing the plugs, but the plug stories are scaring me. Any good tips from your install? I hate unplugging fluid lines. Did you have to flush or something afterwards?

EP2 is awesome. A cold start from across the street apparently rattles the windows on my house.

 

Hi Steve TT. I managed to unplug the turbo tube without losing much oil at all. Just before the line reached its disconnection I slide a rubber damn through the connection eliminating fluid lose. I may have been too concerned about having to bleed lines. I did the same for the reinstallation process. Maybe someone else could shed some light on the correct process to this procedure.

Out of the box the plug gap was 1.10mm for the Denso IK20. The plugs that were removed were set to 0.30mm. I decided to set them at 0.35mm. I think most on the forum set them to 0.25mm. I believe that the temperature rating of the plug and chamber environment state will also demand the gap to be set differently. Sorry I can’t be much help on that exact number that I was originally looking for.<O</O

 

Scott at ST said 0.028 to 0.030 for the gap on my EP2/Softronic tune combo. I understand 0.032 stock and 0.025 for high boost, so I guess the recommendation makes sense for my 93 octane tune (I was told only 1.4 bar peak boost). Hope your gap doesn't cause problems.

Thx for the tips. I might consider doing the plugs myself now...