Spark Plugs: Fact and Fiction
Compare the cool Champion RC12YC projected street plug (left) to the icicle C57HCX NASCAR Winston Cup version (right). The HCXs nose projects just 0.030 inch (instead of the usual 0.060). A large cross-section ground electrode cures breakage at the 400-mile mark on 15:1 engines. Hard to bend, its radically cut back to provide a 0.040-inch gap. View Related Article
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