Rick,
You're absolutely right on about wthe point I was making about mods and about
the plug indexing. Good one!
Andy
Rick Morrison wrote:
>
> Dan,
> What Andy was getting at, I think, was that alterations should be
> thought out carefully before the first wrench is turned.
> Yes you can gain the odd couple of HP by going with WELL DESIGNED
> components, without breaking the bank.
> Like wise there is a myriad of tuning tricks to pick up hp , without a
> outlay of money
> For instance, on an under 2 litre 4 cylinder engine, about 2 hp can be
> gained by simply indexing the spark plugs. This consists of matching the
> plugs to the cylinders such that the open side of the gap (opposite the
> side electrode) is facing toward the intake valve. Procedure is simple.
> Mark each plug (on the hex or metal portion) with a felt tip marker to
> indicate the gap opening. Install the plugs, one at a time in the engine,
> trying each one in turn till you get the one that when tightened, has the
> mark faceing the intake valve. Continue with each cylinder mixing and
> matching. (I've never had to have ove 6 plugs on hand to get a good
> match) Perfect alignment isn't neccessary, just as close as possible.
> The incomeing intake charge, by being allowed to pass unrestricted over
> the face of the plug, cooling and cleaning the plug on each intake cycle.
> It works, too.
>
> Rick Morrison
> 72 MGBGT
> 74 Midget
> On Mon, 19 Jan 1998 20:08:49 -0600 DANIEL RAY <danray@bluegrass.net>
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