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Old 08-28-2009, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Chowbow View Post
While there was absolutely no data provided on why the plugs would improve the situation except that Japanese NGKs "NEVER" work in German cars, and that it'll just work... I swapped plugs and wires with my friend's 300E anyway. He has the H9DCOs. We both have the OEM Bosch wires, mine were somewhat newer than his.

And it solved nothing at all. Problem persisted on my car, and his car drove no differently either. It's not the plugs, or wires. Period...
Yeah, some guys just get off on these tangents without any empirical evidence to support their biases. The correct non-resistor NGK plugs work just fine in the M103 motor, as do the correct Bosch, Beru and Champion plugs.
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