What spark plug gap?
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Mazda specs the stock gap at 1mm because, that's right, they've got the metric system! If you do the math it's pretty close to .040" which is a nice easy number to remember.
Being still N/A I haven't felt compelled to run BKR7Es but I do run BKR6Es (one heat range colder than the stock BKR5E) because it hits the track a few times a year. On a totally stock street only car I don't see any need to run colder than stock plugs.
Being still N/A I haven't felt compelled to run BKR7Es but I do run BKR6Es (one heat range colder than the stock BKR5E) because it hits the track a few times a year. On a totally stock street only car I don't see any need to run colder than stock plugs.
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Mazda specs the stock gap at 1mm because, that's right, they've got the metric system! If you do the math it's pretty close to .040" which is a nice easy number to remember.
Being still N/A I haven't felt compelled to run BKR7Es but I do run BKR6Es (one heat range colder than the stock BKR5E) because it hits the track a few times a year. On a totally stock street only car I don't see any need to run colder than stock plugs.
Being still N/A I haven't felt compelled to run BKR7Es but I do run BKR6Es (one heat range colder than the stock BKR5E) because it hits the track a few times a year. On a totally stock street only car I don't see any need to run colder than stock plugs.
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I just turbo'ed my car, with an HKS kit w/o intercooler boosted at 5,8 psi:
I bought NGK BKR7EIX-11 where 11 stands for the 0,043" gap...
It is the standard gap of the NA version, could it be too much?
I tried to boost @ 6,5 psi and i heard it knock, could it be because of the plugs' gap?
what if the gap is too much??
I bought NGK BKR7EIX-11 where 11 stands for the 0,043" gap...
It is the standard gap of the NA version, could it be too much?
I tried to boost @ 6,5 psi and i heard it knock, could it be because of the plugs' gap?
what if the gap is too much??
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anyway I put the gap at 0,035"...
It went good...
I tried the car on the motorway and reached 6500 rpm in 6th gear at 225 kmh...
It seems it is good!!
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