This is a necessity for setting and checking gaps for coils, CDI packs, ring end gaps, points, crankshaft end play, etc., etc.
To use anything else would just be a guess. Prices vary from $5 to $25 depending on accuracy and amount of gauges contained in set. Good for inch as well as metric.
I just bought me one at Kragens auto parts on monday for like $6. Comes with 26 different gauges. I know that it's really a necessity for accurate measurements.
[FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1] Humbug...:toetap05:[/SIZE][/FONT]Engine will not operate at peak [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]efficiency[/SIZE][/FONT] using that method. [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Efficiency = Horsepower
[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Simple math.
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