Regapped Plugs

[ugy]

Regapped the plugs today to .98 and seem to have aquired a s..t load of stonk down low.

Am I dreaming or has anybody else noticed this that has done theirs?

[blueboost]

I did not get any inprovement when I gaped mine, but if your plugs were missfiring, it is possible to pick up a bit of power.

[bugster70]

ugy, do you mean 0.89 and not 0.98? As blueboost says, there is no reason why you should get more power by regapping your plugs to a smaller gap unless your plugs were misfiring/blowing out due to increased boost in the first place. Theoretically, the wider the gap the better the flame front/ignition of fuel/air mixture and the better power you should make. On a stock car there should be no reason to regap the plugs. Have you had any mods done to yours?

[ugy]

ugy, do you mean 0.89 and not 0.98?  As blueboost says, there is no reason why you should get more power by regapping your plugs to a smaller gap unless your plugs were misfiring/blowing out due to increased boost in the first place.  Theoretically, the wider the gap the better the flame front/ignition of fuel/air mixture and the better power you should make.  On a stock car there should be no reason to regap the plugs.  Have you had any mods done to yours?

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Hi, yea I meant 0.89. I did not notice any misfiring but it seems to boost a lot quicker when you take off. I have a few mods. Capa flasher and custom tune, centre muffler removed with just straight pipes CAI. K&N. IC, and Injectors 285rw. Running 12-13 psi

[bugster70]

Capa flasher and custom tune ... running 12-13 psi

And there's your reason why regapping your plugs gave you more power. I'm very surprised that with that much boost your car wasn't running really badly without regapping your plugs!! Regapping plugs is simply a must when you increase boost to those sorts of levels, I'm also surprised your tuner didn't make that abundantly clear to you.

[ugy]

Capa flasher and custom tune ... running 12-13 psi

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And there's your reason why regapping your plugs gave you more power. I'm very surprised that with that much boost your car wasn't running really badly without regapping your plugs!! Regapping plugs is simply a must when you increase boost to those sorts of levels, I'm also surprised your tuner didn't make that abundantly clear to you.

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Thanks for that, I am sure I'm making more power. You learn something every day on here.