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Old 03-05-2007, 05:14 PM
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just wondering what gap everyone is running... ive seen on here it said 60 but i was told to gap it to either 50 or 55........ whats the difference between the the gaps.... the car right now is full bolt ons for the time being
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NGK TR-55's like to be gapped at .050-.055. They usually come at .055 and I left them that way before the cam (check each one though). Now I close them up to .050 with the cam.

The stock gap would work, but you are supossed to close the gap a bit when you start making more power, and who the hell is stock?
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
you start making more power, and who the hell is stock?
its me for now im waiting for the summer though
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i got some Autolights APP104 and i gapped them 55 hopefully they will work good with my set up
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I checked mine before i put them on and made sure they were all gapped at 55. (NGK TR55)
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always check gap before installing, they do get thrown around during shipping and stocking. I have found some that are not gap'd correctly. my plugs are at .55 . after reading this I'll try .50 since I'm running H/C.



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what are tr6's spost to be?
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I am using the TR55-IX Plugs and they were gapped at 0.050". I have used this gap for 8 years and have had no issues. I have used NGK Spark Plugs for the same amount of time with no problems.
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Originally Posted by motomike734
what are tr6's spost to be?
.038, they come at that gap, but some people like to close them up even more for bigger shots of nitrous. Lots of reading about them in the nitrous forum.


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I am using the TR55-IX Plugs and they were gapped at 0.050". I have used this gap for 8 years and have had no issues. I have used NGK Spark Plugs for the same amount of time with no problems.
On a side note, you should never alter the gap on an iridium/platinum sparkplug. You can damage the electrode pretty easily.
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I gapped my NGK TR-55s to around 52.




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