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Re: opening spark plug gap? Eastman!

To: Kevin Sullivan <kevins@borris.khoros.unm.edu>, british-cars@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: opening spark plug gap? Eastman!
From: Jay Quinn <jpquinn@cyberramp.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 1997 10:04:55 -0500
This sounds like something Eastman was talking about in great
detail, like flame fronts and all that.

Perhaps he can give us some feedabck on changing the gap of a plug.

Q

At 09:00 AM 4/24/97 -0600, Kevin Sullivan wrote:
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>A few days ago someone mentioned that they opened their plug gap to
>something like .040.  I'm running totally stock and yesterday tried
>opening my plugs up to .035 from .025.  Seems to have more power but I'll
>have to do some more experimenting.  Was the idea to open the plugs until 
>you get high speed miss (coil voltage can't keep up?) and then close them 
>.005?  Bigger gap, higher voltage, better burn?  If the car runs best at 
>.040 why is the spec. .025?
>
>Kevin Sullivan -- 1960 MGA                kevins@khoral.com
>Khoral Research Inc.                      http://www.khoral.com
>Albuquerque NM USA
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Jay Quinn       '62 Austin Healey MKII Sprite
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jpquinn@cyberramp.net
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