bazz780 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 hey dubbers, I just found out i have been running on 5 cylinders as petrol consumption and lack of power made me suspicious. Turned out a lead was buggered so put a temp one in for now and car feels much faster with great acceleration!! , can anyone advise which magnecor ones will be a good replacement?7/8/8.5 mm?? i want them to fit into the guide rails securely so i guess the 8.5mm is a no go.will the 8mm fit in or do i have to stick with the 7mm?cheers guys! Link to post Share on other sites
bazz780 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 oops ... ok decided to go to magnecors website and found out that they will all fit - 7mm and 8mm - direct replacements8.5mm the clips on guide rails have to be filed off. Link to post Share on other sites
mk3anni 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 i have blue ones!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
bazz780 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 blue ones are the 8mm ones right? did they make a difference in performance at all? is there any point getting the 8.5mm ones if running a standard engine? Link to post Share on other sites
mk3anni 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 car ran better, but i put them on at the same time as my schrick!!!People generally seem to rate them. Dunno about 8.5mm Link to post Share on other sites
jb9999 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Should find you get a bit better throttle responce Bazz. I had 10mm Quadcore ones on my Mk2 16v and made quite a difference on that compared to the standard ones. Link to post Share on other sites
bazz780 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 cheers guys, i will go for the 8mm ones to keep the cost down as i have spent a fortune as it isthanks again and i will order from awesome gti soon. Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 I've got 8mm ones and i had to take one side of the little pegs on covers to get em in Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Rich 3 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Ive had to remove the little pegs to fit my 8mm ones Link to post Share on other sites
dubloke 4 Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 likewise Link to post Share on other sites
bazz780 0 Posted March 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 ok - so the magnecor site is not as experienced as vr6oc lol, thanks for the advice guys - i will go for the 8mm ones as they are the same price anyways Link to post Share on other sites
bazz780 0 Posted March 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 ok... so anyone know where is the best place to buy these from? awesome gti have them for £75 but totals to £93 inc delivery and VAT. Link to post Share on other sites
bazz780 0 Posted March 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 ordered them from awesome gti as they had them in stock and a friendly service overall. Link to post Share on other sites
jb9999 0 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Got mine today. Just no car to put them on. Bastard. ~ Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Rich 3 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Good price, I paid £100 from Stealth and picked them up in person :-( Link to post Share on other sites
bazz780 0 Posted March 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 dont worry jimbo - iv been there with my fair share of mechanical probs. had a new engine and box put in a week after i bought the darn thing.you will soon enjoy the car so look forward to it Link to post Share on other sites
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