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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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i have a 95 ta m6...bolt ons and a 75 dry shot (that i have not sprayed in months) and my car is backfiring like crazy...it did not do it when i had ac delco plugs and when i switched to ngk tr55 it started to get hot and backfired after a month or so...is it the plugs? do i need colder or just get ac delco again??? i have the ngk's that i am about to put in? should i? are they the right plugs? gapped at .50 thanks
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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NGK's TR6's or some AutoLite 106's not recommended to run hot plugs with nitrous
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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so i got the wrong plugs? you think thats it?
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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so i should go with the ngk tr6's or autolite 106's?
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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on a 75 shot you can run tr5's but if you step it up any switch to tr6's
start your gap at .035
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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Sounds like you might be getting some spark blowout. Check the gap -- but definitely with any forced induced application the TR6s are the way to go. Just make sure they're gapped correctly (.035)
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