You could probably gap it out to .045 or even .05. The thing with gapping is, if the spark can jump the gap then the propagation can begin sooner and this should give you a bit more power. On the other hand, if the system can't handle the added gap, you can destroy the coil, the cap/rotor, the plugs, or have misfire city going on. So experiment a little. I'm gonna gap a little bigger and see what happens to mine.