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Old Jul 13, 2002 | 07:59 PM
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Default Where do you gap your plugs @ ???

Just for the heck of it I wanted to see where the most common gap was ? I have my NGK's @ .055 What about you guys ?

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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 04:45 PM
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I believe the rule of thumb is to shave off .005 (from the stock .060) for every 10 HP you add.
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Old Jul 14, 2002 | 09:35 PM
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NGK recommends decreasing gap .004 for every additional 50HP you add...

http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/techinf...faqpregap.asp.

I've used TR55's at .045 & .050, and I honestly couldn't tell the difference.
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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 12:54 AM
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I kept the TR-55s at what they came with .059 and they're working great
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Old Jul 15, 2002 | 10:01 PM
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Thanks for the info guys! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Old Jul 16, 2002 | 04:58 PM
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Is a .035 gap too small??
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 05:31 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by LS1BlackZ28:
<strong>Is a .035 gap too small??</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I would think so, the stock gap is .059
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