[DeTomaso] .050 is the bomb!

[Erik Anderson]

Indeed.  Thank you, Thomas.
 
On the next rainy day here, I will pull my plugs and confirm my "packaged" gap ... and then consider re-gapping into the .045 to .05 range.
 
EA
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From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com on behalf of Asa Jay Laughton
Sent: Wed 20/05/2009 9:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] .050 is the bomb!



Thomas,

Thank you for the feedback.

Asa Jay

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Thomas Tornblom wrote:
> Erik Anderson skrev:
>  
>> What are plugs typically 'gapped' at right out of the box?
>>
>> I just replaced mine with NGK UR4 V-Power plugs and they ran awesome
>> straight out of the box.  That said, if there's more power to be had, I
>> am all ears!
>>    
>
> I just checked a new UR4 and it is 0.9mm/0.035" out of the box.
>
> I had a set of NGK BPR5FS-11, where the "11" signifies 1.1mm (~0.045").
>
> The proper gap for a 4.6L Town Car, which is where I got my EDIS
> ignition from, appears to be 0.054" (~1.35mm). I'll open up my UR4 set
> before installing them.
>
> Cheers,
> Thomas
>
>  
>> Cheers,
>> EA
>> #3528
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
>> On Behalf Of Dan Courtney
>> Sent: May-20-09 2:05 PM
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] .050 is the bomb!
>>
>> >From San Diego to Nevada The Winged Warrior ran AP 25's at .040 with
>> MSD 6AL.
>> >From Vegas to San Diego it was AP 25's at .050.
>> With no other tuning or adjustments, the difference was night and day.
>> Pull those plugs and re-gap em!
>>
>> Dan
>> Dan F. Courtney
>>
>> La Jolla, CA
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