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Old 02-07-2009, 01:13 PM
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I WAS USING PLATINUM PLUGS WITH MY SET UP AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I USED THEM BECAUSE I HAD JUST INSTALLED THEM LIKE 2 WEEKS BEFORE I DECIDED TO GET A SUPERCHARGER. THEY WERE GAPPED AT LIKE .052 AND LIKE I SAID, I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS DYNO TUNED WITH THEM IN. JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO MY #3 SPARK PLUG BACKED OUT AND DESTROYED MY COP AND PEENED THE THREADS. I FIXED EVERYTHING AND INSTALLED A SET OF COPPER PLUGS. I REMEMBER READING IN MY PROCHARGER MANUAL THAT THE PLUG SHOULD BE GAPPED AT .035 FOR HIGH BOOST APPLICATIONS. I CALLED ATI AND THE TECH GUY RECOMMENDED I GAP MINE AT .035. MY CAR SEEMED TO RUN A LITTLE SLUGGISH AFTER I FIXED THE PLUG BLOW OUT PROBLEM AND NOW LIKE A WEEK LATER I AM THROWING A PO175 OR 172 I CANT REMEMBER, BUT IT MEANS I AM RUNNING TOO RICH. I JUST DUMPED A BOTTLE OF SEA FOAM IN THE TANK AND I AM GOING TO CLEAN MY MAF SENSOR TODAY BUT I WAS WONDERING WHAT YOU SUPERCHARGED GUY ARE GAPPING YOUR PLUGS AT.
I AM RUNNING 10 PSI.

PS. I AM NOT YELLING.=))

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Old 02-07-2009, 01:17 PM
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Old 02-07-2009, 01:50 PM
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i have mine gapped at .032
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Old 02-07-2009, 03:28 PM
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edit: .032 is what I'm gapped at as well

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Old 02-07-2009, 03:31 PM
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mine are gapped @ .032
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Old 02-07-2009, 04:19 PM
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Cheap TR6's is the best. **** platinum.

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Old 02-07-2009, 04:28 PM
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Plugs should be gapped around .032 for a blower like stated above
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Old 02-07-2009, 04:36 PM
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I've got TR 6's gapped at .032
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Old 02-07-2009, 04:37 PM
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I CHECKED THE GAP ON MY OLD PLATINUM PLUGS AND THEY WERE .042 AVERAGE. I CLEANED THE MAF AND CLEARED THE CODES AND ALL SEEMS TO BE OK BUT ITS STILL HESITATING. IT WASN'T DOING IT BEFORE THE PLUG BACKED OUT. I DID NOTICE RUST STAINS INSIDE MY CHEAP PROCHARGER PLUMBING AGAIN. THIS YEAR I'M TAKING MY CAR TO GET CUSTOM ALUMINUM TUBING INSTALLED. PROCHARGER'S QUALITY SUCKS. SHOULD'VE WENT WITH A KENNE BELL.
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Old 02-07-2009, 05:08 PM
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yeah, gap on even the most docile blown combination should be less than .04" period, not to mention, there should be almost ZERO variation between plugs. They all need to be the same.

Gap them at the most .035", I personally gap mine at .02", but you don't need to worry about that. Just make sure you gap them around .033"
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