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 Posted: Jun 18, 2020 06:22PM
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Just read somewhere that BP6ES was now discontinued  
... You mean like my post above?

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Just read somewhere that BP6ES was now discontinued  

 

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Hello Gang,
Can anyone recommend a good plug for my geography?  I will be running a 1275CC with a 3 pipe exhaust and dual SU Carbs.....IN FLORIDA ! 
And it's bloody hot down here with temps in the 90's all the time.  Also, I am running an extra electric fan to draw hot air out of the engine bay. (while at slow speeds and idle). 

Any ideas for keeping me cool?
Thanks in Advance.   

Three pipe exhaust ??  Is that a header where all three go to a collector (3 into 1) or the more common header where the outer two go together and the center pipe joins into a 2 into 1. 

A = I have the latter.....2 inti 1

I will assume you have the twin HS2 setup.  What year (A or A+)

A= Yes, Dual SU

Any Ideas for keeping you cool - go swimming

A = I jump into the pool daily, My mini can't swim.

As for the car make sure it is in tune,  When was the last time points were changed? air filter? carbs cleaned/rebuilt? tappet clearance checked? decoked? radiator flushed? timing checked?

A= Everything is either new, rebuilt, or spotless.

What thermostat are you using? there is one for summer, one for winter as well as the one for more normal temps   165/180/195 ranges - there is also a blanking plate normally used in racing.

A = Good idea, I will have to check, Which one would be better?

What fan are you using they go from a 2 bladed 4 bladed 11 bladed (plastic and is clearly marked which way it goes on) 16 bladed metal, and finally a 6 bladed tropical fan.

A= A new 11 blade plastic. Plus an extra 12Volt , 10" electric fan inside the fender wall that I can switch on a low speeds and idle. 

You will also find that there are at least 4 different water pump pulleys.

A= Stock pulley  

Then there's the radiator 4 core. super 2 core, or an aluminum one.

A= Super 2 core new from Mini Mania

Then there's an oil cooler, auxiliary radiator, and water wetter,

A= 13 row oil cooler

If you need more info - email in profile , Thanks. I will check my thermostat, which one should I go with? 

 Posted: Jun 9, 2020 12:44AM
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Plug "temperature" ranges are pretty remote from atmospheric conditions...  The 6s in my car are fine on a winter morning (less than 0) or summer afternoons (more than 40)...  If you're having to change plugs after you look at the weather report you have other problems..  The temperature that matters is at the electrode tip .... and is probably measured near a 1000 (no real idea of the number ..but its HOT).  A few degrees at the cheekbones is irrelevant.

In the day Champion 9s were the "official" fitment but anyone with a choice ran NGKs..

Cheers, Ian

 Posted: Jun 8, 2020 04:23PM
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Originally Posted by PaulMcDude

Hello Gang,
Can anyone recommend a good plug for my geography?  I will be running a 1275CC with a 3 pipe exhaust and dual SU Carbs.....IN FLORIDA ! 
And it's bloody hot down here with temps in the 90's all the time.  Also, I am running an extra electric fan to draw hot air out of the engine bay. (while at slow speeds and idle). 

Any ideas for keeping me cool?
Thanks in Advance.   

Three pipe exhaust ??  Is that a header where all three go to a collector (3 into 1) or the more common header where the outer two go together and the center pipe joins into a 2 into 1.  I will assume you have the twin HS2 setup.  What year (A or A+)

Any Ideas for keeping you cool - go swimming
As for the car make sure it is in tune,  When was the last time points were changed? air filter? carbs cleaned/rebuilt? tappet clearance checked? decoked? radiator flushed? timing checked?

What thermostat are you using? there is one for summer, one for winter as well as the one for more normal temps   165/180/195 ranges - there is also a blanking plate normally used in racing.


What fan are you using they go from a 2 bladed 4 bladed 11 bladed (plastic and is clearly marked which way it goes on) 16 bladed metal, and finally a 6 bladed tropical fan.

You will also find that there are at least 4 different water pump pulleys.

Then there's the radiator 4 core. super 2 core, or an aluminum one.

Then there's an oil cooler, auxiliary radiator, and water wetter,

If you need more info - email in profile

 Posted: Jun 8, 2020 03:01PM
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I recently purchased a set of NGK plugs at NAPA.
seems the sku is BP6ES and the part number is 7333.

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NGK BP6ES.

Tried 7's and 8's for the hotter Georgia weather and 6's just work better in my 1293 (Swiftune mods and electro distro ).

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Just for clarity... that part number is NGK BP6ES.

The NGK website says that the standard BP6ES plug is now obsolete and replaced by the resistor plug equivalent, BPR6ES. I see that Amazon still has the BP6ES for absolutely ridiculous prices.  If you use the BPR6ES resistor plug you will ideally want to use them with solid core (not resistor) plug wires.

For years the common plug was Champion N9Y.  Then there was the copper core version of the same, N9YC.  Both are still available.  As with the NGK plugs there is a resistor version for Champion... RN9YC.

The last regular NGK plugs I bought came from eBay as NOS.  You may still find some there.  All the resistor plugs and the standard Champions are available with VERY good pricing through Rock Auto.  Remember none of these plugs will arrive with the necessary gap.  Be sure to re-gap them before installation.

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I use NGK6ES, probably the most commonly used classic mini spark plug.

 Posted: Jun 7, 2020 07:20AM
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Hello Gang,
Can anyone recommend a good plug for my geography?  I will be running a 1275CC with a 3 pipe exhaust and dual SU Carbs.....IN FLORIDA ! 
And it's bloody hot down here with temps in the 90's all the time.  Also, I am running an extra electric fan to draw hot air out of the engine bay. (while at slow speeds and idle). 

Any ideas for keeping me cool?
Thanks in Advance.