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No worries mate was was just being a smart ar*se hahaha I still dont think there is much to be gained with doing this to our engines, even if there is I don't know how you could actually quantify the gains... I'd be happy to be proved wrong though.... so keep us updated

let us know what the outcome is cause I've recently had these tyres put on my car...

What Is Indexing? Generally speaking, the idea of indexing is to position the spark plug so that its gap is facing the center of the cylinder, angled slightly toward the exhaust valve—the most common arrangement. (Some engines work better with other gap locations.) This is important because, as the piston approaches TDC, the air/fuel charge is being compressed. The charge or "mixture" is being forced toward the area of the spark plug—and normally, the exhaust valve. The true speed of this force inside the combustion chamber is extremely fast. Some experts speculate that it surpasses supersonic speeds. Because of this, the spark generated from the plug should be in a "position" to create the best possible flame front. Looking at a typical side-gap spark plug, you'll note that the electrode can actually block the flame process. On the other hand, if the electrode gap faces the on-rushing air/fuel charge, it stands a much better chance of igniting a flame front. Well that does make sense only I think the biggest gains would be from doing it to old low tech engines rather then the new high tech barra... but by all means try it I'd be keen to see the gains (if any), altho you mite need to do a bit more reseerch yourself because if you point the plugs at the inlet you'll actually be going backwards (based on the above description...

I'm having trouble understanding this.... how can the plug being pointed at or shielded from the inlet valves have any benefit??? remember that the valves are well and truely closed at the time of ignition and the mixture has been compressed... how can boost entering the valve blow the spark out? (unless your running some wizz bang ignition system that ignites on the inlet stroke?

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well done mate, looks tops!

do you know what the codes were? sounds like the ecu did pick something up... and its probly too late now but the smaller spark plug gap is done to stop boost from blowing the spark out, it actually makes the idle a bit rougher (only by a bees d*ck, so definitly not the cause of your problem) hope you get it sorted out and I'm with the other guys, I wouldn't be blaming the ecu just yet...

thanks mate I'll take your place

if anyone drops out I'll take their spot

glad its sorted out mate! do you have any pics of the boot and how you did the earthing?

Wheres the best place to earth in the boot?

Insurance to what? I don't think abit of valve float is going to make anything go bang...(could be wrong?) it'll just hurt power in the top end. its a lot of coin to be throwing at something that might not be required...

Excellent day! can't wait to see tangcla's pics! qikshifts pics aren't too shabby either...

what happens to the fluid as it comes out??? looks like it will go into the bell housing... that can't be good?

Yeah I'm think we may need more time... should we make the meet earlier?

yep @ 15psi

I'll chip in for some photos too.. Is the west side pre meet still happening???

I've got the same problem - feels like the abs is kicking in on really light braking when comming to a stop, I can feel it thru the pedal and hear the abs unit working. its only just started after having the car lowered. I'm guessing one of the wheel speed sensors is buggered and at slow speed the ecu thinks the wheels are locked up and turns the abs on... does this sound possible???? I've checked brake operation and they still work fine its just when I'm comming to a stop <10km/h... thanks.

I've got an '05 BA with stock springs and have only just starting to have problems at 322kW but I still have the stock cat, I'm hoping they'll come good once I fix that. I've been told its a bit of pot luck as to whether you need valve springs or not so it might be worth waiting till you actually encounter problems...

anyone in the auto industry would know how shaky the ground is for ford rite now. onle producing cars for 1 shift 4 days a week has gotta hurt the companies wallet.....

Sorry chris i may need to pull outta this. My diff bush just sh*t itself so it depends on how much thats gonna cost me to fix... i'll let you know if anything changes

yeah cause they ran outta money and can't afford the advertising....

i'm in too

I'm guessing they're very lucky the engines in the back otherwise the car wouldn't have crumpled like that and they'd be in very bad shape...

your absolutly rite 747 but how does that relate to heat soak? your talking about ambient temps, not the temps under the bonnet. F6 is saying that the temp under the bonnet won't effect the air because its being sucked in that fast it won't get a chance to heat up.