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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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witch way is the best way to index my tr6 spark plugs on my 6 liter stock heads with the turbo set up

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Should you really need to?
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no put i heard you gain 22% hp
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TondSS
no put i heard you gain 22% hp

If only that were true....
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Old Mar 7, 2006 | 06:47 PM
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I'd be happy with a 2.2% gain... No way they're worth 22%.

If you want to do it, I just use a Sharpie to mark the electrode position, and a set of Moroso Indexing Washers - they come in 3 different thicknesses that allow you to move the electrode position in approximately 60 degree increments.

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thanks in witch direction would you have them pointing and at what time like 10 and 12 or what ever it is?
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I always was taught to point the gap as close as you could to the center of the exhaust valve.

If you are careful, you can use those Moroso washers a number of times.

I index the plugs in all my motors. Every little bit helps.

Jim
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by DeltaT
I always was taught to point the gap as close as you could to the center of the exhaust valve.

If you are careful, you can use those Moroso washers a number of times.

I index the plugs in all my motors. Every little bit helps.

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I am not questioning you but why to the C/L of the exhaust valve and not toward the intake.
Would it be for issues of the f-a mixture hitting the plug from the side vs the front????
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We always indexed to miss the piston, lol.

Outside of that id just put 'em at 12.
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I think it's just a target point to ensure the gap is open toward the chamber.

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