I'm definitely not arguing against that point, reading plugs is an amazing wellspring of knowledge regarding how the mixture is burning in each cylinder. The tutorials I've seen, where the band/change on the ground electrode falls for example, is really a good bit of info.
The problem I have is pulling the plugs was hard enough on a cold motor in my 70 Roadrunner.
Unless my next ride has more access, and being a drag focused car it may, and the position and angle of the spark plugs may be better on the TrickFlow 270s, but if it's difficult like the Roadrunner was, I honestly can't imagine doing a hot engine plug pull outside in the summer in south Mississippi at night! I could drip so much sweat into the intake I'd hydrolock a cylinder! That's after shutting the engine off at the end of the 1320. I'd need a push or pull to a spot to do the plugs inspection.
That's a LOT to deal with.
The A/F dual wideband O2 system sure does tell a story, like a video instead of a few pictures.
There's a place for both, but I will likely have to rely more on what the O2 system tells me, unless I manage to get easier plug access.
NON-STICK reusable bowl gaskets, I had my 6bbl tuned in nicely. Multiple carbs bring the most "OOHs and AAHs" when the hood is popped, certainly compared to one carb intakes. The power and performance is spectacular, especially when you consider the age of the engineering.
