Sparkplug gap?

Hi All,was hoping someone can give me some advice regarding what i should set the gap on a motor I just put in my 76 camaro. The block is a 4 bolt main out of a 79 chevy truck, the cam and crank is street/strip, the heads are world sportman II, hypertech coil/dist, headers, rpm air gap manifold, 750 holley d.p. with a 4 speed and posi- rear end. I'm using the accel shorty plugs which were pre-gapped at .35. Was wondering if that gap is o.k or if I should widen the gap and what difference if any a wider gap would make. Thank you for any info I really appreciate it.  

i usually gap mine at 35  

I gap mine at .045  
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well we all are pretty close I gap min at .040  

It also depends on your ignition system. When I was running the MSD 7 with thier matching coil they suggested a gap of .080. I imagine the reason they suggest that is for the bigger spark it gives you and the fact that thier system is much more powerful than a stock one.
The other factor you must consider when gapping plugs is the RPM range you will be running. When I ran an older stock system and was reving over 7000 I would gap my plugs closer, .030, since at higher RPM the coil has less time to saturate and a shorter gap is easier to jump.
Modern ignition systems are much better so if you are running aftermarket ignition I would check with the manufaturer and see what they recommend.  

Hi There,
      What leads are you using? I find that 8.8mm Top Gun and plug settings of
      32-35/1000" are long lifers IF you are NOT a full time road Warrior.
        With this combo I never had a cleaning session with the dizzy cap for
      over 3 years as a daily driver averaging 1200 miles a month. Skyeking  

If your compression ratio is under 9.5:1 then .040-.045 will work fine with your set-up.  

Thanks for all the info guys.  

Static or dynamic at 9.5:1?  

I said I dont use STATIC compression that doesnt mean I dont know what it is. Would you care to explain why you think static is  more accurate than dynamic?  

I don't think that at all.  I just never really thought about how misleading the specs can be at times.  No ball bustin intended here.  

No prob. Cam companies are very misleading. Think about the fact that they recommend the same cam regardless of engine size for a specific RPM. A cam that pulls strong to 5500rpm in a 283 will not do the same in a 400. Its all generalized for the masses! lol  

indeed!  

Cam companies generalizing things makes my job harder because some people think its a golden rule to follow.