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What Should My Plug Gap Be?


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You want the largest gap that your ignition system will allow for the best burn.

If you develop a missfire you can gap them down (or buy pre gapped plugs) until the missfire stops. Or you can look at your ignition system and see whether it needs time for a replacement.

Standard maximum gap that spark plugs usually come in is a 1.1 gap represented by -11 on the end of the part number.

Most people run a 0.8 gap due to running high amounts of boost or having poor ignition systems.

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You want the largest gap that your ignition system will allow for the best burn.

If you develop a missfire you can gap them down (or buy pre gapped plugs) until the missfire stops. Or you can look at your ignition system and see whether it needs time for a replacement.

Standard maximum gap that spark plugs usually come in is a 1.1 gap represented by -11 on the end of the part number.

Most people run a 0.8 gap due to running high amounts of boost or having poor ignition systems.

im running a microtech with 6 bosch coils and a x6 ignition module what should i use?

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Depending on how much boost you are running I would try a 1.1 gap and see how you go.

For reference I run Splitfire coilpacks with 0.8 gap NGK plugs (7 heat range) and don't get a missfire with 20psi of boost and nitrous.

Once the plugs get a bit fouled up, then it will miss.

Hence I changed them every 5000km.

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Stock boost 1.1, if you get it misfire at high rpm then go down .5 at a time till it doesnt misfire at high rpm.

I was running .8 at 15lb which seemed to work well, the bigger the gap the better so dont go smaller than needed.

There is a thread on plugs and gap size in the forced induction area.

Go copper and replace them every 5 000k, coppers are as cheap as chips.

The expensive ones are made to last along time but they give up performance after a while.

My 2 cents

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