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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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how many of you guys actually INDEX your plugs?

how many of yall know what INDEXING is?
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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I've done it, but I dont like the idea of the plug not completely in the chamber. If you have the time and plugs to do it without shims then great... When I did mine with the heads off, I bought an extra set, I still ended up shimming three or four...
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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I know what it is, I've just never done it...I was contemplating doing it on my 71 Camaro back in 1988, even marked the plugs with a marker, then never followed through.
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 08:18 PM
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have done it in the past and don't do it anymore

it's a slow tedious process that just doesn't making any difference (at least for the amount of effort)
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 10:10 PM
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I know of a lot of the dirt track cars that run alcohol do.. these autolite racing plugs are the next set of plugs i put in my truck.. i like how the spark wont be underneath the grounding strap
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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did that with my old set of tr-6 plugs too..
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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Is it really worth wasting the time? I've heard good and bad things about it.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by dirt track racer 81
I know of a lot of the dirt track cars that run alcohol do.. these autolite racing plugs are the next set of plugs i put in my truck.. i like how the spark wont be underneath the grounding strap
I've heard of a lot of older guys doing that to plugs. They would cut the tip off or file a V shape into it to bring the spark out some.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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old school yes, new school with these efficient engines, no.
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Old Oct 7, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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I bought some of these and never could figure out which way i wanted to index them..




Got tired of trying so i just got some of these..
figured they would work either which away they landed?


























HAHAH jk,, i just throw some TR6s in there and hammer down..
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