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spark plugs what do you use at what gap?

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Old 11-26-2009, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by MARKSKI@911tuning
correct.... but for anyone with 600 rwhp or so the stock gap on the plug is fine...
Exactly why I wrote this:

Originally Posted by Divexxtreme
That's the correct gap for smaller turbos at lower boost.
 
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Originally Posted by Divexxtreme
That's the correct gap for smaller turbos at lower boost. For larger turbos (30's and up) at higher boost, .024 prevents spark blowout.
Agree completely.
 
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Read all the post above - what do you guys recommend for a stock 02 996 TT X50?

Bosch FR6 LDC @ 0.032" gap
Denso PK20PR-P8 @.027"

or something else? I have 33k miles so I'm overdue for the spark plug change. Thanks for the help.
 
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