it's the dwell time that affects the points, longer dwell gives more coil saturation/but lower point life from more time that the current is passing thru them. less dwell gives less saturation/but longer point life. more gap gives less dwell. There's alot of leeway there for experimentation and I'd say you're good. Ma upped the gap so as to lower the dwell time so the points would last a reasonable amt of time. For max power (& shorter point life) you can decrease the point gap (more dwell). bottom line is how often are you willing to change points. Also a large gap MAY contribute to point bounce at higher rpms and point spring tension is a factor also