damn! the kids will play......
I look at it this way, if you got the tools, use'em

update: the heads are off, just cleaning up the piston tops, should be done tomorrow

 

That is what we figured.

 

Does anyone index their plugs?It's a pain in the you know what,but it's good for a few horsepower.

 

LOL ... Sea Foam would have done the same thing.

My old man always told me Work Smarter, not harder.

 

EDIT: BADMOFO, this is a copy and paste job, not an original composition

Indexing refers to an old racer's trick whereby the spark plugs are installed so that the ground electrode is oriented to face the intake valve (usually) in an effort to "open up" the spark to the incoming air/fuel charge. This is accomplished by placing a washer underneath the spark plug's shoulder area (of a specified thickness) so that after properly torqueing the spark plug, the electrode would be pointed in the desired direction, usually towards the incoming air/fuel charge from the intake valve.
Some racers have discovered that certain engine configurations made more power with the spark plug pointed away from the air fuel mixture.
It is important to note that any power increase will be small, typically 1-2% of total engine output, and the proper indexing orientation can only be discovered after extensive engine dyno testing.

 

you Texas boys are a funny lot

 

why???

 

Yeah,I guess I'm a old racer,but indexing the plugs always seemed to help.It's not as hard to do as it sounds.

 

Why use a torwue wrench for changing spark plugs?

 

Steel bodied plugs in an aluminum head. Heat cycling will make 'em really happy where they are. Just for ease of removal.

Do you have head studs or aftermarket bolts? Or are you removing and replacing the stock torque to yield bolts every time you take the heads off?