BBC spark plug gap help

[duby05]

I am currently running .044 on NGK R44 or R45 have pro comp aluminum heads 10.5:1 comp. Accel high performance HEI distributor with accel 8.5mm plug wires. I was gapped at .050 and ran .6 slower than with current gap. Question is will I see better et with a smaller gap? Also looking to get a larger carb. Any opinions?

[Swiley383]

I ran my big block at0.35 it was 9.5 to1 with iron heads and a 850 carb

[roadkill2]

I'd say .040 but it has a lot to do with Compression ratios, Combustion Chamber configuration, and timing, as well as what fuel you're using . .

Just another one of those things that make each of our engines "a little different" . .

[duby05]

I'll gap my spare plugs at .040 and swap them out at the track to see what happens. I'm running 110 fuel only.

[bjuice]

I am currently running .044 on NGK R44 or R45 have pro comp aluminum heads 10.5:1 comp. Accel high performance HEI distributor with accel 8.5mm plug wires. I was gapped at .050 and ran .6 slower than with current gap. Question is will I see better et with a smaller gap? Also looking to get a larger carb. Any opinions?

Whaaat ? you have.6 slower...thats 6/10ths.. Ain't No way !!! .daym mine didn't slow down that much after breaking push rod wiping out cam lobe dropping a cylinder.....do you mean .006 ????? :shock:

[duby05]

Nope I meant .6...first pass ran a xx.61 something didn't feel right and only thing that had been changed was plug gap, pulled plugs re gapped and ran xx.01

[Swiley383]

I think you may have had a diffrent problem that was fix when you pulled the plugs like a bad connection/ connections on your plug wires. how much did your MPH drop off?

[duby05]

Only a few mph

[bjuice]

Only a few mph

a few MPH is a lot of ET....1/2 second or 2 mph in my Outlaw car is 3 car links easy... thats a Big Loss !

[duby05]

All is well right now. Going to see what a .040 gap does for me