Indexing spark plugs
 

According to wikipedia

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>A matter of some debate is the "indexing" of plugs upon installation, usually only for high performance or racing applications; this involves installing them so that the open area of the spark gap, not shrouded by the ground electrode, faces the centre of the combustion chamber, towards the intake valve, rather than the wall. Many experts[who?] believe that this will maximize the exposure of the fuel-air mixture to the spark, also ensuring that every combustion chamber is an even in layout and therefore result in better ignition ; others, however, believe that this is useful only to keep the ground electrode out of the way of the piston in ultra-high-compression engines if clearance is insufficient. In any event, this is accomplished by marking the location of the gap on the outside of the plug, installing it, and noting the direction in which the mark faces; then the plug is removed and additional washers are added so as to change the orientation of the tightened plug. This must be done individually for each plug, as the orientation of the gap with respect to the threads of the shell is random. Some plugs are made with a non-random orientation of the gap and are usually marked as such by a suffix to the model number; typically these are specified by manufacturers of very small engines where the spark plug tip and electrodes form a significantly large part of the shape of the combustion chamber.</div>

So does anyone here actually do it? dunno.gif

Nope...never done it

Unless you are looking for that extra .000001 second off your laptime it really isn't worth it especially on fuel injected cars.

Indexing plugs mainly works on a 2 valve engines. You aim the flame to the intake ports and its supposed to help combustion. Not really an issue on modern 4 valve heads.