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Old 11-02-2016, 06:54 PM
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So who isnt indexing their plugs and setting their tdc timing mark with a dail indicator for acuracy?
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I'm running them there BU8H Ninja Kays, they're self-indexing.
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They are all self-indexing once the ground strap melts off..................
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^^^^lol^^^^

I cut the ground strap off, and mount an electric pole transformer in the cabin to use as the coil. The engine's piston then takes the place of the ground strap.
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Anyone who has time to do things that that are not adding to preformance.....
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no need for me to index with my dished pistons.every engine i build gets tdc marked correctly.
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Originally Posted by BenPerfected
Anyone who has time to do things that that are not adding to preformance.....
Can u translate that for me... i got caught up on that
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Originally Posted by mike tkach
no need for me to index with my dished pistons.every engine i build gets tdc marked correctly.
I think indexing helps on any thing. Only takes a sec i even do it on my whoopdy but ive always got a sharpie around
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If I remember rightly that was requirement for the ficht engines.
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Didnt know that on the fitch engines im hanging a pair on one of my boats this week

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