Gap Question with TR55's
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Gap Question with TR55's I took mine out because they are pretty much shot, and on one side were all different gaps...
With a stout head/cam combo what would an ideal gap be for these?
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Cool, just wanted to make sure. I was gonna select one out of the motor and just gap the new ones according, but I got curious and found that they were all freakin different! I think that I am going to go with the .050 route. Thanks 7's!
How high is your compression. I run TR5's gapped at .046 with 11:1. I might try TR6's at .042.
For reference, TR5's are the same as TR55's but gapped at .035. The manufacturer recommends not moving the gap a full .010
For reference, TR5's are the same as TR55's but gapped at .035. The manufacturer recommends not moving the gap a full .010
Last edited by Viper; Jan 27, 2006 at 04:47 PM.
Originally Posted by Viper
How high is your compression. I run TR5's gapped at .046 with 11:1. I might try TR6's at .042.
For reference, TR5's are the same as TR55's but gapped at .039. The manufacturer recommends not moving the gap a full .010
For reference, TR5's are the same as TR55's but gapped at .039. The manufacturer recommends not moving the gap a full .010
I am going to try TR55s tomorrow and see how they look.
I am running 11.3:1, btw.
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Well, so you think that .039 is way to cold? I thought about just trying the .045 route and see where that lands me. You think my plugs being gapped differently would have anything to do with the SES light coming on due to misfire? 
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Well, so you think that .039 is way to cold? I thought about just trying the .045 route and see where that lands me. You think my plugs being gapped differently would have anything to do with the SES light coming on due to misfire?
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Originally Posted by orangeapeel
Well, so you think that .039 is way to cold? I thought about just trying the .045 route and see where that lands me. You think my plugs being gapped differently would have anything to do with the SES light coming on due to misfire?
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It is acting really strange though. It will go off then come back on. I already got new O2's and everything. My gas mileage dropped from around 22 to 14.6 overnight. And the SES is still going crazy. I think that it is the plugs though. We will see. I just need find a comfortable gap for them.
"Lol I just looked at the box again and found out that they are TR5's not the 55's. So they come with a tighter gap then?"
Yes, and for about $2.00 you can grab a gap tool at Autozone although I prefer the old style ( with about 20 different sizes that you match up depending on what you need ).
TR5: http://www.motorsporttech.com/c5_ignition01.asp
Yes, and for about $2.00 you can grab a gap tool at Autozone although I prefer the old style ( with about 20 different sizes that you match up depending on what you need ).
TR5: http://www.motorsporttech.com/c5_ignition01.asp
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Originally Posted by orangeapeel
I took mine out because they are pretty much shot, and on one side were all different gaps... With a stout head/cam combo what would an ideal gap be for these?
With a stout head/cam combo what would an ideal gap be for these?.
