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Old Sep 30, 2010, 12:17 PM
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^^ Haha no kidding!!!! haha
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Old Sep 30, 2010, 12:48 PM
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Oh. Crap.

I randomly browsed to this thread. Mine are also backwards. Which might explain why my car is having some serious trouble starting and idling. I'll find out shortly.

Clicking on random threads FTW!

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Old Sep 30, 2010, 04:01 PM
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^ it WILL explain your problem lol. idk how you guys accidently put them back on wrong haha
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Old Oct 10, 2010, 11:35 AM
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I just got a set of iridium yesterday and installed them without gaping them, My car started just fine.
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Old Oct 10, 2010, 02:47 PM
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you sir aren't very smart. they will more than likely foul out early. its your car.
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Old Oct 10, 2010, 05:36 PM
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Yep i guess so, but it works for me.
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Old Oct 24, 2010, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by white_evo27
exactly! its meant to be idiot proof!.... well almost
A lesson learned, nearly every Dual Cam motor I have ever worked on with a waste spark ignition was 1/4 and 2/3.
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Old Oct 25, 2010, 01:42 PM
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lmao i dont understand why you didnt just check the coil packs first before making a thread. Pull the coil packs as a PAIR next time or hell take a picture of them b4 you take them apart..
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Old Oct 25, 2010, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 06Evo-Mr
I just got a set of iridium yesterday and installed them without gaping them, My car started just fine.
i put a new set in recently and they came pre gapped around .020-.021.. which is fine.

I run mine at .022 or .023
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Old Nov 2, 2010, 10:54 PM
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I always take a few pictures before I take things apart unless I have prior experience with the task on hand. I can't tell you how many times this simple rule of snapping a few pictures before starting on working on something (and sometimes during the process ... if it is a lenghtly process) has saved my rear end!

All in all, I'm glad it was a painless and easy fix. Cheers.
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Old Nov 13, 2010, 04:49 AM
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^ I would take pictures too haha... I have a problem not remember things. Short-term memory ftl!
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Old Nov 13, 2010, 07:38 AM
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No need for tqing them..
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Old Nov 13, 2010, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by one4
i put a new set in recently and they came pre gapped around .020-.021.. which is fine.

I run mine at .022 or .023
My oem replacements were pre gapped around .026. I thought this was fine for a evo IX?
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Old Nov 18, 2010, 10:00 PM
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doesnt sound right.. i would try putting the old ones back in and giving it a shot
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Old Nov 18, 2010, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by AdamWest
doesnt sound right.. i would try putting the old ones back in and giving it a shot
He already fixed the issue.
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