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spark plug question

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  • Start date Start date Jan 21, 2008

belzebub2u

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when i installed my turbo on the '06, the kit told me to take the stock plugs, gap them to 30-34 thousanths, and re-install. i have since purchased a colder plug, the autolite ht0's. my question is this: do i leave them at stock since they are a colder plug, or should i gap them at .035?
 

psfracer

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Still gap them at .035 or less. I run a s/c @16psi with ht0's and I have mine gapped at .028. The Ht0 is 1 heat range colder, but you gap the plugs down so you don't get spark blow out with the increased cylinder pressure. How much boost are you running with the turbo?
 

belzebub2u

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im at about 7.5 right now, but im gonna push it to 9 or so.
 
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