I bought new spark plugs for my teg. they came stock at 45. i need them to be 30-35. could i just hit it with some wood and a hammer. or would that fu*k the spark plug up.

 

the gapping?

if you have a gapping tool then just press the plug against a piece of wood.

 

yes the gapping but that wont do anything to the skark plug, it'll be fine?

 

dude, just push the end piece down with something metal. You don't need to ****** pound the thing.

 

It will bend easily, you just got to slightly tap on it.

 

Do none of you own a proper gapping tool? Don't whack on the electrode. That's just stupid. You see that t-shaped claw thingy on the end of an actual spark plug gapper? Grab the base of the electrode with it, and gently pry in or out to get the proper gap.

 

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I have a Snap-On tool for opening, but to close it you just press it down with whatever.

Said pressing tool sounds....nice.

 

lol hammer it down...just don't hit your thumb!

 

yes i have a spacing tool thats how i found out what the spacing was. all i need to know was how to make it smaller without ******* it up. dick!

 

i just gently tap it against the ground

 

Don't gap your plug!
Try this: http://plugs.janmax.com/




Modified by Mns at 6:14 PM 10/14/2003

 

so when i put some new ngk plugs into my car i needed to gap them. what is the stock gap for a 99 ls. also what is the stock gap of ngk v-power plug.

 

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Try this: http://plugs.janmax.com/




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ngk's came in the box gapped 1.1, my gsr requires 1.3 gap.. gapping tool is 3 bucks at any local auto shop, takes 15 seconds to gap them. gsr and type r DO NEED gapping. check the manual.

 

so what is the stock gapping for a 99 ls integra. could not gapping the plugs properly lead to poor gas mileage and bad 1/4 mile times?

 

Make: ACURA
Model: INTEGRA - LS
Year: 1999
Engine: L4 - 1.8 - B18B1

Stock gap 0.044

Suggested NGK: ZFR5FIX-11 http://ngk.com/results_cross.asp?pid=PZFR5F-11


Suggested BRISK: DOR17LGS http://plugs.janmax.com/msearch.aspx

 

that helped zero amount. and the plugs i bought were the exact same as the stock ones.