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      01-04-2019, 07:48 AM   #75
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First post..... I just picked up a 2017 X5M and was thinking of going the bootmod3 route. Has anyone that is running tunes replaced their spark plugs to one step colder and re-gapped them? I remember reading that somewhere it was recommended to go one step colder and gap to .018" because of the increased boost.
Unless you're going for very high boost (25+psi) that gap isn't really required. I'd say stay with OEM plugs until you run into misfires maybe/possibly and then swap them out to the recommended NGKs with an appropriate gap of 0.018-0.022"
Can someone share the exact NKG plug?
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