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electronic dizzy (plug gap required)urgent

Started by _ultrabluea9x_ , Mar 15 2006 06:34 PM

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#1 _ultrabluea9x_

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Posted 15 March 2006 - 06:34 PM

hey guys i need to set the plugs up for a v8electronic holden bosch distributor,
can some tell me what to gap them at ......thanks glenn

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#2 FastEHHolden

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Posted 15 March 2006 - 07:01 PM

According to my books its 1.5mm...according to others on here its 1.3 mm..I'm not getting into another slanging match over 0.2 mm...take your pick.

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#3 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 15 March 2006 - 07:16 PM

I thought it was 1.3mm. It's a bit academic really, just go down and buy a set of VK Commodore V8 plugs, they are pre-gapped.

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#4 _J&S Racing_

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Posted 15 March 2006 - 08:03 PM

Glenn,
when i changed mine to 6's i gaped them at 1.3mm & there doing well although i think i could go to 7's.

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Posted 15 March 2006 - 08:18 PM

1.5mm according to the Improved performance L6 and V8 engines book (blue motor)

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#6 rodomo

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Posted 15 March 2006 - 09:17 PM

Thickness of a hacksaw blade.

OOOPS sorry thats the mower :blink:

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#7 _ultrabluea9x_

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Posted 15 March 2006 - 09:21 PM

THANKYOU ALL

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#8 Dangerous

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Posted 16 March 2006 - 09:08 AM

Ultra, if you're likely to be running rich at any part of the rev range and have a rev range well in excess of the standard specs for an electronic ignition V8, go a little smaller than the specified gap. Richer mixtures are harder to ignite, and higher revs mean less time to build up to peak spark energy. A slightly smaller gap will result in a 'fatter' (but shorter) spark, which should give less chance of misfires due to richer mixtures or higher revs.