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Help before everything is closed!

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boston2k4

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well good news and bad

i nailed 440 hp on the dyno !

bad.... my plugs went south and are officially checked out
now i bought some autolite ht0 and i have to set the gap to .035 i have never seen a plug like this in my life and conventional tools dont do it anyone have a trick to this? or know of a tool i can scoop at a store to make it happen maybe tonight? need to run her at the track tommorow. also the plugs come pre set to .045 i checked ahead of time

thanks ahead of time
 

Adam2004

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440 at the wheels? what supercharger do you have and how much boost?
 

allcarfan

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there is a special gapping tool for newer style plugs out there. Any part store should have it.
 
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I have a procharger at 10lbs and I have hot all the local store and got looked at like I'm craY
 

allcarfan

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you have to use some kind of special blad style plug gapper, you cant use the coin style. Thats what I was told
 
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funnt story about all this... did you know that ford got rid of the blade style for 2010 i sure as heck didnt know till i yanked all my coil packs out and disconected everything.... good news is lethal performance hase the new plugs in colder heat ranges for superchargers and giggle gas apps.. like my gradma always said look before you leap dumba$$ ...loving woman
 
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