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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 11:10 AM
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Spark Plug Performance Increase?

Does anyone know or could estimate about how much of an increase in performance you would see/feel from getting the one step cooler NGK Spark Plugs?
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 11:22 AM
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It's not so much a power thing. It helps eliminate detonation. More air and more gas = hotter temps. The plugs are one step colder to help the situation. The gap of the plugs on the other hand have a little influence on power.
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 11:24 AM
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So what's a good gap for the SS/SC without a tune? I've heard people running .030 gapped with a tune.
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 11:27 AM
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My plugs are gapped at .38 and it works nicely. I don't know what the guys with tunes are gapping at. You will hear mixed emotions about gaps and what's reliable and what gives you the best performance.
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 11:29 AM
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thanks for the info
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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thanks for the info as well
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DTM2188
thanks for the info as well
No problem ya'll.
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