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what to gap plugs at??

Old Sep 16, 2004 | 08:56 AM
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what gear are you reaching 13-14psi at? how many psi are you in 5th if you reach 14psi in 3rd? hey projectteg there's another room in paltalk belo sterlings' called cmkx dr.diamonds' room. i can get into that one. my name is cmkx_guru.
Old Sep 16, 2004 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by trebor_nordap
what gear are you reaching 13-14psi at? how many psi are you in 5th if you reach 14psi in 3rd? hey projectteg there's another room in paltalk belo sterlings' called cmkx dr.diamonds' room. i can get into that one. my name is cmkx_guru.
i reach max psi in every gear except for first, first will only spool up to about 9 before i reach redline, but yeah, i hit full boost in fifth just by stomping it on the highway, fifth will reach full boost around 5k. is there a pass word for that room?
Old Sep 16, 2004 | 09:46 AM
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Nice to hear that you got your problems fixde Kev...
I gapped my sparkplugs to .27 ...and I'm NA...just so i don't forget when I go turbo.
And it runs a lot better like that in NA than the stock gap
Old Sep 16, 2004 | 10:47 AM
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yea the pass word is rocks, sorry bout that i forgot. what i was asking was, since you're running 13-14psi now, in 5th gear how many more psi's over 14psi does your turbo put out since there's more load in 5th? i have the same car you do.
Old Sep 16, 2004 | 10:53 AM
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i've never noticed it go over, more load just means it spools up quicker, the wg and boost controller keep it regulated regardless.
Old Sep 16, 2004 | 05:11 PM
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For what it's worth I have mine gapped at ~.35 with a MSD 6al, btm and blaster 2 coil.
Old Sep 17, 2004 | 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by NYC86ZC
For what it's worth I have mine gapped at ~.35 with a MSD 6al, btm and blaster 2 coil.
yeah, let me add, this is for stock ignition. you can get away with a bigger gap with aftermarket ignition b/c you have a stronger spark.
Old Sep 17, 2004 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by NYC86ZC
For what it's worth I have mine gapped at ~.35 with a MSD 6al, btm and blaster 2 coil.
Nod, I have never gaped my plugs lower than .035, I have always used MSD on my engine/turbo setups, and I tend to keep the gap right at .038-.040, just a tad under stock. I always use factory heat range as well.

Old Sep 18, 2004 | 02:46 AM
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I always use factory heat range as well.
Even on your D's? Why not just put in some B16 6's. Makes me sleep better at night.
Old Sep 18, 2004 | 04:09 PM
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Projekteg, aren't those plug 2 steps colder than stock? I got the 6's yesterday and had to do some searching for those. How much of a difference would I see going two steps colder than just one?

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