Have you been using any kind of octane booster? I thought I remember those usually causing a lot of red oxide. I could be wrong thoughYep, thats what they were! They don't show any sign of lean out...which is good. The amount of red oxide on em from only 10k leads me to believe they are a tad warm for the amount of boost I'm getting. Think the NGK 6510s are a good call at this point!
Haha...you caught me!
lol ahh that makes sense. I also bought a water/meth kit, haven't had time to install it yet though.Haha...you caught me!
I use it in my 455 olds, and my harleys also...yep thats what it does. Only been using it while playing w/higher boost settings on the jb4. I think I have found a setup that will work fine on pump 93 now tho. Have water/meth installed too
My understanding is that when you run a tune that affects ignition and fuel mapping you should also adjust detonation parameters physically with the spark plug. A colder spark plug has a shorter/smaller insulator to counteract the engine itself running slightly warmer due to your tune's beefier output.Sooo... What is this cold spark plug thing about?
This would be something you'd to do if you got the Ford Performance tune? Do you know if anything else is recommended?
I haven't investigated Ford's tune much but I'm sure it lists all requirements and instructions so that you can stay under the factory warranty!
I didn't for Ford performance tune. Added JB4 and water/meth, that's why I am switching to colder now. More boost=more cylinder pressure=higher detonation risk. Higher octane+boost cooling through water/meth+colder spark plug=reduced detonation risk. Just how you try to balance the forces of nature out when tuning
I gapped my NGKs to .028 per what was the common consensus among EB owners. I asked Panda why they gapped at .026 but never received a response. I felt .026 was just on the threshold of being too small of a gap considering the boost pressure the ProCal and JB4 combo was putting me at.23k miles - stock plugs. Lots of mods. Running at 25 psi peak boost for the past couple of months. Switched these out today for the NGK 6510. I had noticed a slightly higher idle lately after pushing the engine pretty hard with the stock plugs in terms of idling at high 800s low 900s so maybe the new plugs will help get idle back down to normal. I gapped the new plugs at 0.026 per Panda, though, as someone mentioned on another thread, most ecoboost people say 0.028 is the way to roll.
Stock plugs were all gapped at 0.30 when they came out.
Just took her out for a test drive - warm idle is back down to low 800s and noticeably more pep with the new plugs...
I saw your post asking Panda about the .026 vs .028 - it was strange that they didn't answer...
Correct. I’ve run mine about 3k-ish miles with the ProCal and JB4 on Map 2 on top.
Nice! I’m running much the same, minus the K&N CAI and pipes. I left the stock air box with a Whipple filter in it. I’m leaning towards the Injen kit once some folks run them for a bit. Do the hot and cold pipes make much of a difference with the CPe Intercooler?
I agree, everything I saw when doing research regarding the EB is that .026 to .030 seems to work fine for most applications. Maybe that’s why most landed at the sweet spot of .027-.028?
I run JB4 map 3 and the procal, runs great. Probably the last 5k miles with both. JB4 doesn’t affect procal at all. Both can be removed whenever.
