Rover 3.9 V8 spark plugs advice

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Rover 3.9 V8 spark plugs advice

Postby AshleyO » Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:20 am

Does anyone have a recommendation on which ones to use? I can see a lot of writing on t'internet to go for standard NGK BP6ES, but open to suggestion.

Question 2. ANy recommendations as to whether there is any advantage in changing / upgrading the leads, and to what?

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Re: Rover 3.9 V8 spark plugs advice

Postby b33fy » Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:06 am

I use the standard plugs you mention which work fine.

No real recommendations on leads only to make sure they are in good condition and clipped away from the exhaust manifolds. I made my own up as I'm running coilpacks mounted at the front of the engine.
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Re: Rover 3.9 V8 spark plugs advice

Postby kenton » Wed Apr 25, 2018 6:21 pm

I've got those on the Viento too. Standard leads from a motor factor but long enough to go from coilpacks at the front of the engine.
On the seight I've these plugs NGK 3546. Magnecor leads from the dizzy
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Re: Rover 3.9 V8 spark plugs advice

Postby b33fy » Wed Apr 25, 2018 6:55 pm

kenton wrote:I've got those on the Viento too. Standard leads from a motor factor but long enough to go from coilpacks at the front of the engine.
On the seight I've these plugs NGK 3546. Magnecor leads from the dizzy
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I’ve a set of NGK as well for my new engine. I wouldn’t bother with the NGK Ashley, both Kenton and myself have them fitted to Merlin Heads. The metal body is narrower than standard with a smaller Hex size iirc to fit the heads I had to get a thin wall socket to fit them. They’re not really necessary in the rover heads.
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Re: Rover 3.9 V8 spark plugs advice

Postby AshleyO » Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:54 pm

Cool. Thanks for that

Any specific lead type?


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