Quick Question About Gapping Plugs!!

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Jun 29, 2009 | 12:46 PM

Red93z28

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Quick Question About Gapping Plugs!!

Hey guys, im doing plugs in a couple hours, i no **** me right, well im getting the ngk tr55 plugs, i have a 280xfi comp cam, all the bolt ons, head work, what would be a good gap size for my plugs, no nitrous or boost at all straight n/a, i was thinking .045, all comments encouraged

Jun 29, 2009 | 12:59 PM

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I've heard that .035-.040 is a good gap with heads/cam. Surely someone will chime in with a similar setup.

Jun 29, 2009 | 01:10 PM

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stock compression?

Jun 29, 2009 | 02:11 PM

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I heard someone recently curse .035...said it ran like crap until it was gapped back to .050...but thats just one person...havent really seen anything else...

Jun 29, 2009 | 04:44 PM

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hmm.. i've got ac delcos and are gapped at .50.. lloyd recommended autolite 104's at .35. Am I missing out on anything? Car drives a whole lot better over the stock motor.