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Old 02-05-2005, 09:41 PM
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What is the correct gap for plugs in an ERST S2 ?

I assume when buying some and fitting them straight away is not clever...

What should they be set at please ?
Old 02-05-2005, 09:51 PM
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Depends on your boost, if its uprated i'd set em to about 0.6mm
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how do you re-gap them if say, they come out of the box at 1mm ?

you close the gap down using what ?
Old 02-05-2005, 10:03 PM
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Tap them gently with a toffee hammer or against a flat surface.
Old 03-05-2005, 09:05 AM
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if ur running high boost, u need to close the gap a bit, as mine blew the spark out when running high boost
Old 03-05-2005, 11:46 AM
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I believe the standard gap is 0.8mm, I was running a stage 3 head & turbo at 22psi and stu advised me to gap them to 0.7mm. Hope this helps.

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0.6mm wont make much difference from 0.7mm will it ?
Old 03-05-2005, 01:48 PM
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It does make a difference mate.

Set em to 0.6mm you need to get a fieler gauge on them to check the gap and as someone said tap them against sumthign ever so gently.
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are the tips quite durable ?

I mean if they are gently hammered against a flat wall, it wont make them weaker or shit will it ?

A scratch or two will be ok ?
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Bang them gently on a wooden surface, wont scratch em then

It really is only lightly you have to tap them mate
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yeah i done one set already

against a wall though...

will they still be ok ? if slighty scratched
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Yeah should be ok mate, use wood next tiem tho
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i find it difficult though, as one hand had to hold the plug, and one hand holding the rubber mallet

and the third hand was tying to hold the feel gauge at the same time...
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