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Old 04-28-2009, 12:48 PM   #32
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Originally Posted by bobc455 View Post
However a larger gap will also REQUIRE more voltage, especially under heavier load. The more mass (air/fuel) in the cylinder, the harder it is to initiate the spark - and if the spark doesn't have enough "juice" to fire, then you completely miss that combustion cycle (which really will kill your MPG altogether). Generally your super-high HP race cars will run a very tight gap just because it is so hard to get a spark to jump from the electrode (or to the electrode, whatever).

For example when I run my Buick "day-to-day", I am fine with a gap of about 0.042". However if I go to the track and hit the nitrous, I have a different set of plugs which are set to 0.028" (and much colder heat range obviously).

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this was my understanding as well, but i am no expert.
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