Hi Ober,
Maybe you are the better one for this question.
Everything online(autozone/advanced) is telling me that these wont fit a 2014 chevy cruze eco manual transmission. Yet it seems that people on the forums are using these for that exact purpose. can you confirm these work for a 2014 cruze 1.4t manual?
Jordan
Hey bud,
Everything online is telling me that these wont fit a 2014 chevy cruze eco manual transmission. Yet it seems that people on the forums are using these for that exact purpose. can you confirm these work for a 2014 cruze 1.4t manual?
Jordan
Iridium BKR8EIX is the right plug on a high boosted cruze, Stock gap is good and i would recommend most cruzers leave gap stock.
I had to drop mine down to 20 thou to fix heavy spark blowout 3-4k rpm.
No measurable MPG difference, i was doing 50 MPG @ 50 MPH on a road trip with this gap and lower compression ratio on my pistons.
I lost more MPG's by removing the plastic panels under the engine, that really took a toll over 65 MPH.
Multi-quoted for context. Also, all are for the Gen 1 Cruze 1.4T (LT, LTZ, ECO).
NGK BKR8EIX will give the best "long" term low RPM responsiveness and should be good for up to 60,000 miles if you set the initial gap at 0.028"
NGK BKR7E vPower Copper plugs are probably the single best plug for the Gen 1's 1.4T engine, but they have to be regapped after about 10,000 miles and replaced between 15 and 20,000 miles.
NGK IFR7X76 are rebranded as AC Delco and used in some model years as the OEM plug
The BKR plugs will not be listed as "won't fit" by anyone, but they do fit and provide better low end performance and as good high end performance as the OEM plugs, which are rated for 100,000 miles with the initial gap set at 0.028"