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Plug Gap Setting

Old 06-26-2014, 03:47 PM
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Plug Gap Setting

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I am replacing the old AC iridium plugs with some standard NGK's.
Can anyone tell me the correct gap setting for these thanks, they are not Iridium ones.

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Old 06-26-2014, 04:00 PM
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Re: Plug Gap Setting

LT1 stock gap is .050".

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Old 06-26-2014, 10:21 PM
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Re: Plug Gap Setting

He's right, of course, but consider a gap of .045 since the gaps will open up with use, and as much of a pain as they are to change, you can buy some extra miles of use that way.
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Re: Plug Gap Setting

Originally Posted by Kevin Blown 95 TA
He's right, of course, but consider a gap of .045 since the gaps will open up with use, and as much of a pain as they are to change, you can buy some extra miles of use that way.
A good reason to stick with Iridium plugs, for anything other than a big "power adder" setup (forced induction or nitrous). I can't think of any advantage in using a non-precious metal plug in a normally aspirated application. I run conventional plugs, but only because they get changed frequently switching between street driving and 300-shot track use (at least when the car actually used to get driven).
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