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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 01:01 AM
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what is the correct spark plug gap for a L82 motor with cap in coil HEI distributor, mild cam, intake and carb?
.035" or .045"?
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 01:15 AM
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 06:14 AM
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Posts 10 and 13 are good reads. .040-.045 seem to be just about right.
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 03:11 PM
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actually for performance .035 is the best for both electronic and points...those wider gaps were used for the 1970`s emissions solutions and they were stumbling all over the board up to .080 and catalytic converters.....
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 05:53 PM
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Always ran my race stuff at .038 showed good #s on the dyno too
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