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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 01:31 AM
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ok the ngk website says gap at.44 , the ws6store.com were i got the plugs says gap at.60, and everyone on the site says .55-60 i just put them in and i did the gap at 55 and the car runs like **** . what am i doing wrong????


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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 08:00 AM
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.055 .060 is good, you might of damaged one of the plugs putting them in, or your plug wires are not on good.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 08:30 AM
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Hey what are the '55s gapped at straight out the box?
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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Mine came out right at .55. and all were right on.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 07:37 PM
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.055 .060 is good, you might of damaged one of the plugs putting them in, or your plug wires are not on good.

yes sir i actually had a buddy put them in and i asked him if he dropped one or anything he said no but heard one make a cracking noise when putting it in. So i was like k well screw it ill change that one see what happens and yeah that was it thought it might have been a coil that would have sucked
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