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Old 04-30-2012, 08:08 AM
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Changed my plugs this weekend (car in sig w/ 29k miles).
I hardly every drive this car but have been noticing a slight miss for some time now. Plugs were installed by my 'old tuner' some time ago and here's what I found #3 plug was really loose w/blow by and every plug had a different gap from .040 to .060.
Installed TR55's gapped at .050 and now runs smooth as silk.

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Nice! good job! make sure you get some anti-seize on those threads
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I did. He didn't, had to wrench them all the way out.
I also put dielectric grease for ease of boot removal next time.
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how long ago were they installed?
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Originally Posted by ULTIMATEORANGESS
how long ago were they installed?
About 5 years ago




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