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  1. #1 WTF spark plugs! 
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    I've been running with AL103s for a few months since I dropped to the 3.1 pulley, back then I kept the TR6 plugs that I was using with the 3.25 pulley since I only used them for a couple of months.

    Now I switched back to the 3.25 but kept the AL103s. Today I decided to take out the TR6s that I kept and put them on, but when I turned on the engine, it started miss firing a lot.

    After a lot of tests with the wires and what not, I decided to switch back to the AL103s for now, but to my surprise it was also miss firing!!!

    All plugs have been used for a few months and are not damaged lol! I ended up leaving it with a mix of TR6s and AL103s and I'll go later to the autoparts store to pick up a new set.

    I just can't believe that the plugs literally started miss firing just by taking them off an putting them back on.
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    Hit one and mess up the gap?

    Sure you didn't do...the noob trick..?

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    Yea, sounds to me like you put the wrong wires on the wrong plugs.
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    nah, I always do one at the time so I don't mess up the firing order. It's not missfiring now with the mix of TR6s and AL103s. I'll just put in a new set later. hopefully it wont do that again.
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    Gap?

    I gap mine at .050" just to avoid that problem...that and I'm lazy to boot.
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    I gap them at .055 always.
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    Try new AL103's @ .050".

    Trust me.
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    I installed brand new TR6s at .055 and it worked fine. I'll see if it's absolutely necessary to switch back to brand new AL103s when I get back to the 3.0 pulley. I really don't like how the car feels on the 103s. It has rougher idle with the VS cam and you need accelerate a little more for it to take off during normal driving conditions.

    What happens if I run too hot spark plugs? KR or missfires?
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    It could knock
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    LoL I scanned it on the way back home and the trims are now in the -12s and -15s. They were pretty close to 0 in cruise.
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    Going to a hotter plug should lean it out.
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    dont you wanna run the hottest plug you can with no knock?
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    Hotter plug has less forgiveness
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    .....indeed
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    Yeah you want the hottest spark you can get while running a good amount of timing and afr.
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