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Old 04-09-2007, 11:04 AM
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do ngk gpower platinum plugs have to be gapped for a ls1. it just hads lt headers and a lid. and if so what do they have to be gapped to?
Old 04-09-2007, 11:36 AM
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gap every thing. Even if they say they are "pre gaped" Its all bull ****. get a feeler gauge and gap those things. Let me look for the right distance. Some one else might beat me to it though.
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ok
because the parts place says there supose to be gaped to .044 but the company that makes them say they come gapped at .059
Old 04-09-2007, 12:49 PM
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They all won't be gapped at .059. You need to regap them regardless. With your mods .055 would be sufficient enough.

Btw...never listen to anything the parts store people say to you. They are all morons.
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all around

Always check them even if they're pregrapped. You don't know how many times the case or the individual box the plug was in got dropped, or how far off the tooling might have been at the factory. It only takes a second and could save you the time of troubleshooting a misfire problem later.
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so gap them at .055?
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Originally Posted by fuseone
so gap them at .055?
Yes
Old 04-09-2007, 01:35 PM
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but just so you know they are the ngk-gp ones.
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if that makes a difference
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always check the gap.


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