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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 11:22 AM
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are you boosting when this happens?

if so, how much boost and do you have stock coils and stock spark gap?
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by MF-Brain
are you boosting when this happens?

if so, how much boost and do you have stock coils and stock spark gap?
yea, 7-8psi on stock coils and stock gap. could probably use a new set of plugs. i think they have like 30k on them.
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 11:34 AM
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gap down to .025", wtf. then try again.
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by MF-Brain
gap down to .025", wtf. then try again.
how does gap effect the signal from ms to the laptop?
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 11:40 AM
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try it. dont question me.
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 03:00 PM
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um brain, how do you gap the multi tip plugs?
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 08:52 PM
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I was going to make a "the gap is in your wallet" joke

but then I realized that I run iridium plugs.
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 08:18 AM
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haha, I think the issue is where do you measure the gap. Is it from the side to the center of the electrode? or do you stick the gap tool between each ground and the electrode?
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 08:43 AM
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just gap each prong differently. .025, .030, .035, .040.
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 08:56 AM
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im just going to go to the parts store and get a set of ngk v power and call it a day
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