As some of you may know I've had a slight pinging problem with my 99 1.8T since getting the Neuspeed chip...Anthony at GreedSpeed had the guys at Neuspeed turn my timing back a tad from where they normally put it...well the car would still ping but only occasionally.<p>In order to completely eliminate the pinging I've decided to change my plugs out for ones with a colder temperature range...I bought a set of Beru Ultra from GreedSpeed for $20.00 here's for the question how many foot pounds of torque is appropriate for the plugs on the A4 1.8T I don't wanna take any chances with an aluminium head. Does anyone know the factory spec...I called one dealer and they tried to interrogate me as to why I was changing my own plugs on a 99' :) I just told him I have my reasons. Anyhow he said just slightly tighter than hand tight.

As I posted when I did the Bosch Platin plugs, the factory manual spec's 22 (twenty two) ft lbs.<p>You can feel the washer compress! even tho it doesn't seem like much torque, remember it is an aluminum head !!!