Which spark plug?

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Which spark plug?

Postby rodent » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:59 am

dorifta wrote:Shouldn't you gap the plugs on se to 0.8? That's what all us Nissan boys run on anything above stock boost

Yeah all these plugs discussed come gapped at 0.8mm. But they can have different heat ranges based on other dimensions of the plug.

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Which spark plug?

Postby Garry » Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:16 am

They actually come out of the box gapped at 1.1mm rodent, that's what the 11 at the end of the plug number means.
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Which spark plug?

Postby Szemen » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:19 pm

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Running NGK BKR5E-11...Is it too hot? Note the white build up....Should I switch to 6E?
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Which spark plug?

Postby GP » Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:12 pm

White buildup is burnt oil I'm afraid :(
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Which spark plug?

Postby Szemen » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:54 pm

I thought white is too hot and black gunk is burnt oil...
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Re: Which spark plug?

Postby dorifta » Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:25 pm

black gunk is too rich
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