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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 10:58 AM
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Hey what is the recomended spark plug gap on a 02 Z28 Mostly stock???

Any one?

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What spark plugs?? I have NKG tr-55's and everybody said .55 for the gap
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Thats what I have too. And it seemed the car was running really ruff with them at that gap, so I brought it down to about 42-43. Now it is running like real crap. it has a dead miss in one cylinder. not sure witch one yet. But it is back firing and sputtering. Really bad. So I wonder if I might have fucked them up...
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you might want to look beyond your plugs and at your coils or plugs......that stock gap you were running them at is the correct gap unless your running NX
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I found the problem!!! It was a bad coil on the Passenger side. Thanks for your guys input
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you might want to look beyond your plugs and at your coils

just gotta toot the horn
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was there ever a answer to what gap would be best for a bolt ons 02 camaro?
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was there ever a answer to what gap would be best for a bolt ons 02 camaro?
From what I understand if you have the TR55'S you can run .055, But my self I think that is a bit to much so I have them at 42-43. I know I read on here before that people say not to be over .060. Correct me if I am wrong guys.... But thats what I remeber reading
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I have them at .55 and the car runs great!!
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I have them at .55 and the car runs great!!

Same here with Tr-55s
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Yeah my car runs great with them at .55
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wat about the TR-6's cause my friends getting ready to run a 125 wet shot and what gap would he need to run?
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Originally Posted by CaMaRo67RS355
wat about the TR-6's cause my friends getting ready to run a 125 wet shot and what gap would he need to run?
.035-.038
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.055 for the tr55's? i could swear everyone else was saying .06? would it really make much of a diff though, and if so, which should i use?

ps. my car is stock except for a lid and soon to be ported tb
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.055 for the tr55's? i could swear everyone else was saying .06? would it really make much of a diff though, and if so, which should i use?

ps. my car is stock except for a lid and soon to be ported tb
Stock is .060, most people run .050-.055 in the TR-55's.
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is this the right gap for the tr6's .035-.038 ?
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is this the right gap for the tr6's .035-.038 ?
If I tell you it's Christmas............ hang your stocking......




That joke works better when it's not December....

I'm fairly sure that's the gap that 90% go with. Search TR-6 in here and the nitrous forum and you'll have your answer.
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Awesome Never heard that before.
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