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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 05:11 PM
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spark plug gap

hey guys, ive got a 393 , aluminum heads, moderately built with a lightning efi system on it. any thoughts on what kind of gap i should be running on the plugs? thanks!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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Off the top of my head I'd recommend ~.045" for starters. If you're feeling adventurous open the gap up ~.0025 at a time until it starts to stumble at WOT and then close it up one step, measure, remember for future reference.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 08:28 PM
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thanks alot!
 
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 07:54 PM
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.044 should work nicely.
 
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