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Old 01-26-2006, 03:47 PM
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all i have is bolt-on's on the car right now...what should my tr55 be gapped at??
Old 01-26-2006, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by lowchevy2go
all i have is bolt-on's on the car right now...what should my tr55 be gapped at??
.055
should be close to that right out of the box
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my tuner gapped mine at .046 and car runs awsome.
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I'd go with the .055....as long as you don't go so large as to weaken the spark (jumping too big of a gap), more gap means more exposure to the air/fuel mixture.
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gapped mine at .050
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I gap mine at .055, NGK's site says .050 for '98, and .060 for my '01???
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Factory recommended gap for the LS1 cars is .060". Every pack of TR55s I've ever bought have come gapped at .059". After trying a few gaps in the .050-.060" range, I've settled on .055".
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.050 here as recommended by TSP.
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IMO, leave them at the stock gap .059/.055
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I would leave them at the .055 gap. Run the car for a week or 2 and pull a couple to see what they looked like. Mine were running too hot, so I switched to TR6 plugs.
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.050 here.
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I just posted this same thing this morning in the Internal section. there is some good info in there as well. Czech it out!



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