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General Specifications

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Item Specification
Base ignition timing 10 degrees before top dead center (BTDC)
Firing order 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8
Spark plug gap (early build - black coil boot)a 1.15 +/- 0.13 mm (0.040-0.050 in)
Spark plug gap (late build - brown coil boot) 1.05 +/- 0.05 mm (0.039-0.043 in)
Spark plug type (early build - black coil boot) PZT-14F
Spark plug type (late build - brown coil boot) HJFS-24FP

a Spark plug gap is not adjustable.