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Old 03-10-2011, 02:25 PM
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I have a bolt on car with no nitrous or forced induction and i was wondering if i can use the ngk tr-6's? I have a bolt on car with cam and fast 90 setup. will the tr-6's work good or should i run the tr-55's? thanks
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Old 03-10-2011, 02:31 PM
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with that little mods id do the 55's. but thats my .02
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^^^^^ I agree....
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i have tr55's in now but i wanna replace them and i didn't know if there were any advantages of going with the tr6's
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If you are planning on spraying I would run the TR6's because the run colder. But if you are staying N/A I would run the TR55's.
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alright i guess im going with the tr55. or unless someone thinks there is a better plug than that
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Originally Posted by JohnJanz@Texas-Speed
If you are planning on spraying I would run the TR6's because the run colder. But if you are staying N/A I would run the TR55's.
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Exactly what I was gonna say. Tr6 run a colder heat range. Stick with TR55 (or tr5 gapped correctly)
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what gap do you guys recommend?
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I have mine gapped at .40
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that is what NGK recommended.
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running na with stock compression run tr55
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We usually gap the 55's at .050".
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