spark plug gap help
From what I understand, in a higher compression engine, the risk of "blowing out" the spark is high. A narrower gap provides less spark area for the intake charge to "hold onto," keeping the spark from blowing out.
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Verdad Gallardo .035 is not needed for N/A but suit yourself. You want the biggest gap you can run for the best burn. Toitight a gap when its not needed is wasteful. Might as well start retarding your timing like Nitrous guys do too. I don't see what the point of building a N/A engine is if you're not going to optimize it.
.035 is not needed for N/A but suit yourself. You want the biggest gap you can run for the best burn. Toitight a gap when its not needed is wasteful. Might as well start retarding your timing like Nitrous guys do too. I don't see what the point of building a N/A engine is if you're not going to optimize it.
Higher compression washes out spark at high rpms, and dropping the gap from .050 to .035 like he suggested helped drivability and noticeably cleaned up the top end.
