Hi everyone .
What is the importance of spark plug gap and how would I know what the gap should be ? Vw 8v
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Re: Plug gap
the correct gap is designed for the best size spark depending on the strength of the coil. Commonly single coil spark plug gap will be 0.7 mm and most plus you buy will be pre-gapped at that.
single coil on spark or wasted spark setups can bridge a bigger gap and some will happily run on 1.1 mm and even bigger.
single coil on spark or wasted spark setups can bridge a bigger gap and some will happily run on 1.1 mm and even bigger.
Stephan van Tonder - Jhb - Putfontein Benoni
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'05 Audi A6 3.0L TDI Avant
'09 Touareg 3l TDI
'13 VW CC 2l tdi (repair project)
'05 Touareg v10
Perfect Power dealer. I do dyno tuning.
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Re: Plug gap
Thanks panic.
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