diff --git a/.vim/indent_finder/indent_finder.py b/.vim/indent_finder/indent_finder.py
index f98531b..df897f7 100755
--- a/.vim/indent_finder/indent_finder.py
+++ b/.vim/indent_finder/indent_finder.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ set sts=0 | set tabstop=4 | set noexpandtab | set shiftwidth=4
 VERSION='1.4'
 
 ### Used when indentation is tab, to set tabstop in vim
-DEFAULT_TAB_WIDTH = 4
+DEFAULT_TAB_WIDTH = 8
 
 ### default values for files where indentation is not meaningful (empty files)
 # possible values:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ DEFAULT_TAB_WIDTH = 4
 # DEFAULT_RESULT = ('space', 8 )
 # DEFAULT_RESULT = ('tab', DEFAULT_TAB_WIDTH )
 
-DEFAULT_RESULT = ('space', 4 )
+DEFAULT_RESULT = ('space', 8 )
 
 VERBOSE_QUIET   = 0
 VERBOSE_INFO    = 1
diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index de8fbed..16a471c 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ set smarttab
 set smartindent
 set autoindent
 " tab=4
-set tabstop=4
-set softtabstop=4
-set shiftwidth=4
+set tabstop=8
+set softtabstop=8
+set shiftwidth=8
 " real tabs
 " set noexpandtab
 
@@ -405,3 +405,4 @@ imap <buffer> <leader>it <Plug>Tex_InsertItemOnThisLine
 let g:Tex_DefaultTargetFormat="pdf"
 
 colorscheme mycolor
+cnoremap sudow w !sudo tee % >/dev/null