Quote Originally Posted by rkm View Post
Not at all, but in my defense I asked this question earlier and no one answered it....
But are there any scenarios you can think of that would call for a setting such as that?

Are people still going to tell me it is 100% totally wrong to use a smaller pulley and not put on headers? Its those type of misconception that I am trying to weed out. I am no expert but I know that is also 100% false.

I also asked earlier, First question: After 100k miles +/- 5k or so. How much do you suppose the gap would open up during that time?
Again no one answered the question but had no problems telling me I am wrong. If I am wrong, why?
Well, first post in this thread by FFDP: "Run a .050 to .060 gap." So, answered 3 days ago. Then mguzzo answered your question about the gap "opening up": "even after 100K, the plug wouldn't erode that much." That one answered as well.

If I was a betting man, I'd say the PO didn't gap the plugs at all, he just took them out of the box, assumed they were pre-gapped, and .070 is just what they were at when they left the factory. Don't be the PO, gap them correctly (spec is .060, most of us tighten it to .055 because we have mods, some to .050, some even smaller for nitrous setups). Ideally, you want to run the widest gap possible (up to spec of .060, not .070+) without spark blowout. If you're so inclined, you can play with the gaps and see what your car likes and how wide you can go.

Not sure who told you headers were a REQUIREMENT for a smaller pulley, but that's no reason to just assume a .070 gap is ok when spec calls for .060. You're wrong because the damn spec calls for .060, google it if you want. I thought the gap specs were pretty much common knowledge.