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Old 04-13-2002, 01:16 PM
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Zimmy,

This I actually can help you with.. All FE motors can run 32's all can run 42's. or even 43's (which I am running now) If I were running long endurance races, for I would say 32's If I were doing a good deal of highway driving I would say 42's I tend to drive from stop light to stop light seldom over no more than 30 min. between starting and stopping. Summer is coming and I am likely going to consider 42's depending on whether or not I get run-on as the outside temp rises. You might want to start with a 42 and see.

Dr. Christopher Jacobs, PH.D., E.E. generally reccomends one step colder than stock for modified street engines, two steps for heavlly modified (11.0:1 compression) and three steps for the race applications discussed earlier.

It is best to use a copper plug of conventional design for use with an MSD. Exotic plugs work well in OEM applications with a marginal output, but tend to restrict the potential of a high performance CD ignition, and even reduce top end power.

I found with 10.5:1 compression .040-.042" gap worked best (for me). Standard gap out of the box is .035. MSD guidelines say .035-.055 depending on compression.. 11.5:1+ being .035 and 9.0:1 being close to max at .050-.055

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