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Old 01-10-2010, 03:23 PM
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what spark plug should i go with in a 2002 5.3 with these mods? i was looking at e3's and the Bosch Platinum+4's but i figured i'd ask first


also what should i gap them at?


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Most people on this site run NGK tr55 on n/a motors .That's what I use in my t/a.
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Most people on this site run NGK tr55 on n/a motors .That's what I use in my t/a.
gapped to what?
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gapped to .050" works pretty good.

$2 ngk tr5s are hard to beat
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Originally Posted by nastychevelle
i was looking at e3's and the Bosch Platinum+4's but i figured i'd ask first


also what should i gap them at?
Both of those plugs are gapped during manufacturing and are not supposed to be gapped by the end user. They're also overpriced junk.




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