Killer thread, but many do swallow the Cool-aid - considering the simple job of a plug, from which I've tried many brands, including NGK Iridiums that did quite well.
I'm stage II because of stage 1 mods plus torque cams and MUCH experimenting with exhaust baffles, and have the last of the carbed Heritages - (2005)
I am now running Pulstar plugs since I had an occasional idle stall - (that I still have; it wasn't the plugs) and the one biggie problem with them is that even if you're running rich, they just stay white and clean, so you can't read your mixtures even after a 70mph run in 3rd gear, or a long chug run. It will always read lean.
That said, I feel much better about chugging thru the burgs just above idle speeds. These guys just don't foul, IMO.