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[1995 brian]

so i own a 95 gst stock and yesterday i just bought a 97 gsx and im going to do oil and spark plugs. i picked up the oe plugs witch are ngk bpr6ekn that have dual tip. my question is how do i gap them. do i do .28-.32 on each side?

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what do you guys think?

 

[96' Eclipse GS]

Nice, but you need to get those steelies off!...You should know that .032 should be fine, but there is always "bpr7es" that you can use.

Edit: Wait, it's snowing never mind, Question answer...haha

 

[jcarmichael]

most people are going to say to use ngkbre6es. and gap them to .28 thats what it is for a 1g anyways.

those are just regular copper spark plugs

 

[tom_and_case]

.032 is the recommended gap.
Car looks good! Clean body.

 

[007jimmy]

I would ditch those duel tipped spark plugs. No advantage using them because spark will only go to one tip anyways. NGK BPR6es are the OEM plugs for our cars and it is a single tipped plug. They have been proven to be one of the best choices of plugs that work with our cars. Gap for the plug should be around .028-.032... If you are planning to run more then stock boost you should give the BPR7es plugs a try as mentioned earlier. The BPR7es is a colder plug. hope this helps!

 

[1995 brian]

Just found out it has bpr6es on it so thats a plus because they dont even look that bad.

 

[kchaazz]

^^ BPR6ES is what you should have, and gapped at .032 is where they should be on a stock car as well. Id check the gaps before you put em back in, just to be sure the previous owner didnt just throw em in without gapping them

 

[1995 brian]

I will do that. Also one thing i forgot to mention. The suspesion is crap because of the fact it has coilovers and i can feel every bump and it bounces like hell ima need some new struts for this thing.

 

[kchaazz]

^^ Especially if theyre EBAY coilovers; theyre junk, and noone ever seems to install them properly to begin with. Get ya some KYB GR2 and an Eibach pro it for cheap setup at a good price, or, a lot of 2G guys like the Tokico blue shocks as well, and if youre not concerned with dropping the ride height at all, Im sure someone will just give you some stock springs, which, with a set of shocks that arent blown like the ones on the car now almost certainly are, will make for far better handling and a nicer ride than any of the ebay- special coilovers could ever offer

 

[1995 brian]

Im goin to look on that thanks. Also want to do the timing belt but scared of not getting it right .

 

[jason91dsm]

hey when it comes to doing the timing belt thedsmgraveyard.com has a good tutorial that will show you how to do it with out even coming close to messing it up he makes it dummy proof

 

[1995 brian]

Lol alright ill check that out. Were do you guys get your timing belt kits? Any ones that you would recomend?

 

[TurboLaserRS]

That's where I got mine. I see in most searches I have done about it that quite a few people run it with no problems.
You may be able to find it cheaper if you shop around, but I generally go local.

EDIT- I made a boo boo. I still had my laser entered so that link was wrong. Here are some corrected links.


http://www.built4g63.com/Timing-kits-c-382/
http://www.thedsmgraveyard.com/product_p/ntbk7wos.htm
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...433929_3302&keyword=timing&pt=03978&ppt=C0141
http://www.maperformance.com/complete-dsm-timing-belt-replacement-kit.html

 

[1995 brian]

Whar do you guys think about the gates timing and balancer shaft? Are they a good product? Do they last?

 

[kchaazz]

Ive used them, theyre just fine. Hell, Ive even used the ones that come with the Evergreen Performance kits on Ebay and have never had a failure..

 

[bryanwheat]

Gates makes the best timing belt on the market in my opinion. They actually make belts for 90 percent of manufacturers out there.

 

[DOHCTA]

gates ftw, nice clean body you got there. get some redline shockproof in tcase and rear end

 

[1995 brian]

Thanks. Yea i think ima go with t
he gates

 

[1995 brian]

Will this kit fit my car?
Built4g63 :: 1G DSM 90-92 :: Engine :: Timing kits :: Gates :: Gates TCK167 Timing Belt Kit

 

[bryanwheat]

Yes, but you can get the same kit from rockauto for like 57 dollars. They don't list it for the 2g engine, but the belt and pulleys are the same. Look it up for a 1g.

 

[slidesidwayz]

I heard .28 FTW.. Maybe I should regap mine.. :/

 

[1995 brian]

Yea but that one will fit the 97gsx. I just dont want anything cheap that will snap quick.

 

[bryanwheat]

Yea but that one will fit the 97gsx. I just dont want anything cheap that will snap quick.

IT is the same exact kit with the same exact part number. It is just cheaper thru rockauto.