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Old 10-04-2010, 09:44 PM
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i gapped my sparkplugs to .60 is that fine?
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yes if the motor and plugs are stock.
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yes if the motor and plugs are stock.

they are ngks and the car is cammed
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If they are tr55's then gap them @ .045-.050, if they are tr6's gap them at .038-.042
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weird. Tony Mamo (AFR) told me to gap my TR6's to .050-.055
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i use .060.......it runs fine
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srry i was thinkin w/ nitrous when I posted tr6 gap... anyways fwiw, I was always told to decrease gap .05 when going from a factory platinum to non platinum style plug of the same heat range... gap even lower if you go a step colder.

Tr55 = .055-.060
Tr6 = .050-.055

http://www.ls1.com/forums/archive/in...p/t-13070.html

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